§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the daily average number of aircraft movements was for each of the 15 busiest airports in the United Kingdom over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [65201]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe average daily number of aircraft movements at the 15 busiest airports in the United Kingdom over the last five years is reported in the table. These statistics relate to commercial movements only and exclude flights undertaken for private military and training purposes as well as business aviation.
Average daily commercial aircraft movements Airport 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Heathrow 1,180 1,212 1,235 1,262 1,255 Gatwick 629 665 676 693 673 Manchester 404 446 466 489 502 Stansted 231 287 372 402 419 Birmingham 219 242 271 299 305 Edinburgh 197 208 232 244 274 Glasgow 224 236 242 248 263 Aberdeen 238 250 227 226 243 Luton 110 131 151 164 164 London City 90 103 116 137 150 Belfast International 96 107 123 118 130 Newcastle 116 118 119 120 127 East Midlands 112 118 117 119 120 Belfast City 91 95 91 91 92