HC Deb 19 March 1971 vol 813 cc420-1W
Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the number of civil airports in the United Kingdom, their location and how much land they cover.

Mr. Noble

There are 42 civil airports, that is aerodromes at which air transport movements take place, in the United Kingdom:

  • Aberdeen.
  • Ashford.
  • Belfast.
  • Benbecula.
  • Birmingham.
  • Blackpool.
  • Bournemouth.
  • Bristol.
  • Brough.
  • Cambridge.
  • Coventry.
  • East Midlands.
  • Edinburgh.
  • Glamorgan.
  • Glasgow.
  • Gloucester/Cheltenham.
  • Hawarden.
  • Inverness.
  • Islay.
  • Kirkwall.
  • Leeds/Bradford.
  • Liverpool.
  • London Heathrow.
  • London Gatwick.
  • Luton.
  • Lydd.
  • Manchester.
  • Newcastle.
  • Penzance Heliport.
  • Portsmouth.
  • Prestwick.
  • Scilly Isles (St. Mary's).
  • Southampton.
  • Southend.
  • Stansted.
  • Stornoway.
  • Sumburgh.
  • Swansea.
  • Tees-side.
  • Tiree.
  • Westland Heliport.
  • Wick.

The amount of land covered by each of these aerodromes is not readily ascertainable.