Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic

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The tables below contain United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority data from 2006 and 2002, on the busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic, including information on international, domestic and transit counterparts. The data also shows total aircraft movements and cargo volume handled at each airport.

London serves as the largest aviation hub in the world, with five international airports, handling around 137 million passengers annually ^[1], more than any other city^{[citation needed]}. The United Kingdom is home to many of Europe's largest and busiest airports as well as the busiest international airport in the world, London Heathrow Airport, which handles over 60 million international passengers annually. This is over 10 million more than its closest competitor (Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France)^{[citation needed]}.

London's second busiest airport, London Gatwick, is the world's busiest single runway airport.

1 List of the largest airports in the United Kingdom by passenger travel
2 2007 - 10 largest airports
3 2002 - 10 largest airports
4 1997 - 10 largest airports
5 Future airport expansion
6 Gallery
7 See also
8 References

List of the largest airports in the United Kingdom by passenger travel

London Heathrow Airport

London Gatwick Airport

London Stansted Airport

Manchester Airport

Birmingham International Airport

Edinburgh Airport

Glasgow International Airport

Leeds Bradford International Airport

The following is a list of the UK's largest airports. Airports largest enough to make Europe's largest 100 are included. No airport in Wales is large enough to make it onto the list. The figures are taken from 2006/2007 figures.^[2] All of the below airports except London City Airport and Aberdeen Airport currently operate Trans-Atlantic flights. Note also the exceptional growth of London City Airport, taking it into the table.

Rank	Airport	City	Code (IATA/ICAO)	2006	2007	Change
1.	London Heathrow Airport	London	LHR/EGLL	67,339,227^[3]	68,068,304^[4]	+0.8%
2.	London Gatwick Airport	London	LGW/EGKK	34,080,345^[3]	35,218,374^[4]	+3.1%
3.	London Stansted Airport	London	STN/EGSS	23,680,352	23,777,194	+0.4%
4.	Manchester Airport	Manchester	MAN/EGCC	22,132,762	22,112,625	-0.1%
5.	London Luton Airport	London	LTN/EGGW	9,414,829	9,939,672	+5.3%
6.	Birmingham International Airport	Birmingham	BHX/EGBB	9,056,004	9,232,198	+0.9%
7.	Edinburgh Airport	Edinburgh	EDI/EGPH	8,606,651	9,049,188	+5.1%
8.	Glasgow International Airport	Glasgow	GLA/EGPF	8,820,462	8,812,617	-0.6%
9.	Bristol International Airport	Bristol	BRS/EGGD	5,757,963	5,923,814	+2.9%
10.	Newcastle Airport	Newcastle upon Tyne	NCL/EGNT	5,431,976	5,701,395	+4.1%
11.	Liverpool John Lennon Airport	Liverpool	LPL/EGGP	4,963,886	5,520,283	+11.0%
12.	East Midlands Airport	Derby / Leicester / Nottingham	EMA/EGNX	4,735,000	5,422,102	+14.5%
13.	Belfast International Airport	Belfast	BFS/EGAA	5,044,924	5,279,606	+4.7%
14.	Aberdeen Airport	Aberdeen	ABZ/EGPD	3,183,214	3,434,265	+7.9%
15.	London City Airport	London	LCY/EGLC	2,373,246	2,929,155	+23.4%
16.	Leeds Bradford International Airport	Leeds / Bradford	LBA/EGNM	2,793,690	2,895,816	+3.7%

2007 - 10 largest airports

Rank	Airport	IATA Code	International Passengers^[5]	Domestic Passengers^[6]	Transit Passengers^[7]	Total Passengers^[8]	Aircraft Movements^[9]	Freight (Metric Tonnes)^[10]
1	London Heathrow	LHR	62,098,911	5,753,476	213,641	68,066,028	481,476	1,310,987
2	London Gatwick	LGW	31,142,002	4,023,402	50,709	35,216,113	266,550	171,078
3	London Stansted	STN	21,204,946	2,554,304	20,447	23,779,697	208,462	203,747
4	Manchester	MAN	18,662,468	3,229,255	220,902	22,112,625	222,703	165,366
5	London Luton	LTN	8,427,894	1,491,467	7,960	9,927,321	120,238	38,095
6	Birmingham	BHX	7,592,240	1,541,815	92,285	9,226,340	114,679	13,585
7	Edinburgh	EDI	3,417,891	5,619,309	10,358	9,047,558	128,172	19,292
8	Glasgow	GLA	4,131,512	4,594,575	69,640	8,795,727	108,305	4,276
9	Bristol	BRS	4,608,290	1,275,566	42,918	5,926,774	76,428	20
10	Newcastle	NCL	3,948,594	1,675,013	27,109	5,650,716	79,200	785

Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority [1]

2002 - 10 largest airports

Rank	Airport	IATA Code	International Passengers^[11]	Domestic Passengers^[12]	Transit Passengers^[13]	Total Passengers^[14]	Aircraft Movements^[15]	Freight (Metric Tonnes)^[16]
1	London Heathrow	LHR	56,361,161	6,674,328	326,608	63,362,097	466,545	1,234,940
2	London Gatwick	LGW	26,090,738	3,427,167	109,515	29,627,420	242,379	242,519
3	Manchester	MAN	15,874,818	2,743,074	191,293	18,809,185	192,506	113,279
4	London Stansted	STN	13,587,995	2,460,705	5,822	16,054,522	170,544	184,449
5	Birmingham	BHX	6,689,631	1,221,737	116,362	8,027,730	124,900	13,326
6	Glasgow	GLA	3,471,474	4,297,116	35,037	7,803,627	104,393	5,041
7	Edinburgh	EDI	1,832,350	5,078,802	19,497	6,930,649	118,416	21,232
8	London Luton	LTN	4,728,764	1,745,460	12,546	6,486,770	80,924	20,459
9	Belfast International	BFS	868,548	2,682,555	25,682	3,576,785	79,376	29,474
10	Bristol	BRS	2,490,527	924,826	30,592	3,445,945	72,152	59

Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority [2]

1997 - 10 largest airports

Rank	Airport	IATA Code	International Passengers^[17]	Domestic Passengers^[18]	Transit Passengers^[19]	Total Passengers^[20]	Aircraft Movements^[21]	Freight (Metric Tonnes)^[22]
1	London Heathrow	LHR	50,612,417	7,236,208	336,773	58,185,398	440,631	1,156,104
2	London Gatwick	LGW	24,384,615	2,408,188	166,212	26,959,015	238,836	265,297
3	Manchester	MAN	13,291,017	2,450,418	206,938	15,948,373	168,314	94,334
4	Glasgow	GLA	2,794,338	3,217,453	105,214	6,117,005	98,204	11,069
5	Birmingham	BHX	4,845,778	1,057,656	122,051	6,025,485	100,721	19,845
6	London Stansted	STN	4,207,334	1,158,863	60,662	5,426,859	104,704	126,425
7	Edinburgh	EDI	924,716	3,236,621	53,582	4,214,919	99,352	8,016
8	London Luton	LTN	2,495,607	725,659	17,192	3,238,458	63,586	23,754
9	Newcastle	NCL	1,762,118	830,288	50,209	2,642,615	81,279	1,217
10	Aberdeen	ABZ	867,389	1,701,231	4,756	2,573,376	112,540	6,392

Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority [3]

Future airport expansion

London Heathrow - A fifth terminal opened on 27 March 2008, increasing the total passenger numbers potentially to over 90 million, possibly making Heathrow the world's busiest airport. However, serious delays and glitches remain. Plans for a third runway could increase aircraft movement dramatically and see over 115 million passengers using Heathrow annually.^{[citation needed]} See also Future of Heathrow
London Stansted - Plans to increase Stansted's usage are also underway. See Proposed expansion
Manchester - Expansion of services and facilities at Manchester Airport estimates a usage by 50 million passengers in 2030, which is twice as many as the airport handles now. Manchester also plans to accommodate the Airbus A380 in the near future.^{[citation needed]} See Manchester Airport Future
London Luton - Luton's usage has increased by around 900% between 1991 and 2006, however plans for another runway and new terminal were scrapped due to financial reasons.^{[citation needed]} See Development plans and the future
Birmingham - Birmingham Airport also has plans to expand, with a new terminal due for completion in 2012.^{[citation needed]} See Birmingham International Airport Future
Leeds Bradford International Airport- In November 2008, Bridgepoint Capital announced a £28million expansion of the current terminal building at Leeds Bradford International Airport, enabling the airport to handle in excess of six million passengers a year. The airport also intends to increase parking, the number of aircraft stands and build a railway link, towards Horsforth enabling a link with Leeds railway station.
Other - Numerous UK airports are expanding to accommodate the new Airbus A380, and even the smaller airports such as Blackpool International are becoming larger and more popular due to demand.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Manchester Airport's Skylink	Approach to London City Airport	Control tower at Edinburgh Airport	Various airlines at Gatwick's South Terminal
Arrivals at Birmingham International Airport	A Qantas Boeing 747 on approach to Heathrow	Glasgow International Airport's Terminal 1	British Airways aircraft at Heathrow's Terminal 4

References

v • d • e Airports in the United Kingdom

London	City · Gatwick · Heathrow · Luton · Stansted Southend • Biggin Hill • Lydd/Ashford

England	Birmingham · Blackpool · Bournemouth · Brighton · Bristol · Doncaster-Sheffield · Durham Tees Valley · East Midlands · Exeter · Humberside · Leeds-Bradford · Liverpool · Manchester · Newcastle · Newquay · Norwich · Plymouth · Southampton Gloucestershire • Kent • Land's End • St. Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Scotland	Aberdeen · Edinburgh · Glasgow International · Glasgow Prestwick · Inverness · Sumburgh Barra • Benbecula • Campbeltown • Dundee • Eday • Fair Isle • Islay • Kirkwall • Lerwick • Oban • Scatsta • Stornoway • Tiree • Westray • Wick

Wales	Cardiff • Anglesey

Northern Ireland	Belfast City · Belfast International · City of Derry

Crown Dependencies	Alderney · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey Airport Jersey Aviation Beauport

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