§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many terminal passengers and how much freight traffic 729W were handled at each of the Welsh airports in each of the last five years.
Rhoose Swansea Hawarden Haverfordwest† Number of passengers Freight* Number of passengers Freight* Number of passengers Freight* Number of passengers Freight* 1971 … 218,309 791 4,659 — 4,158 243 — — 1972 … 241,907 1,570 4,397 — 4,471 212 — — 1973 … 284,695 2,148 4,870 — 4,083 226 — — 1974 … 233,302 4,257 7,324 13 3,448 154 2,350 — 1975 … 212,718 2,607 4,448 1 2,212 152 1,814 — * Short tons. † Licensed by Civil Aviation Authority in January 1974. Note: Freight figures include freight carried by road links.