HC Deb 18 January 2000 vol 342 cc355-6W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list in order of the number of their air traffic movements for the last five years all airports where cover is provided other than by National Air Traffic Services, stating the numbers of passengers using those airports in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99. [104627]

Mr. Mullin

The following list details passenger traffic for 1996–98 (1999 not yet available), through the major UK airports which do not have air traffic control provided by National Air Traffic Services. The airports are listed in order of their air traffic movements over the last five years, which include both commercial and non-commercial movements.

Air traffic and passenger data for UK airports which do not have air traffic control provided by National Air Traffic Services
Passenger traffic (thousand)
UK airports without NATS ATC provision1 1996 1997 1998
Bournemouth 162 265 313
Biggin Hill 6 7 7
Liverpool 620 682 869
Jersey 1,645 1,687 1,694
Gloucestershire 2 2 2
Newcastle 2,433 2,592 2,920
Shoreham 3 3 2
East Midlands 1,822 1,878 2,136
Prestwick 522 567 558
Cambridge 29 20 17
Teeside 444 557 651
Guernsey 846 871 890
Luton 2,411 3,221 4,116
Coventry 3 2 3
Bristol 1,394 1,586 1,814
Southend 551 618 725
Leeds/Bradford 1,053 1,247 1,398
Southampton 551 618 725
Norwich 258 264 318
Blackpool 85 83 94
Exeter 205 213 241

Air traffic and passenger data for UK airports which do not have air traffic control provided by National Air Traffic Services
Passenger traffic (thousand)
UK airports without NATS ATC provision1 1996 1997 1998
Belfast City 1,361 1,282 1,314
Dundee 13 16 9
Isle of Man 605 677 701
Humberside 279 332 344
Plymouth 98 103 110
Carlisle 1 1 1
Lydd — 3 2
Inverness 285 379 324
Sumburgh 401 345 287
Kent International 2 3 2
Alderney 84 81 77
Isles of Scilly—St Mary's 125 128 132
Londonderry 64 56 49
Kirkwall 92 89 83
Stornaway 94 96 96
Penzance Heliport 106 109 120
Wick 28 25 23
Scatsta 79 102 104
Sheffield City — — 47
1 Listed in decreasing order of air traffic movements

Notes:

  1. 1. Air Traffic Movements include both commercial and non-commercial movements
  2. 2. Passenger traffic figures are collated in calender years. The 1999 figures are not yet available.
  3. 3. Sheffield City began reporting passenger figures in June 1997.