UK Airports and Statistics:

 

Since 2002 UK airport passenger numbers have increased 24%.Whilst in terms of passenger numbers Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester airports account for 62% of the total UK passenger numbers for 2006 of 235 million the growth in regional airports have steadily increased their market share. For instance Doncaster airport only began operating 2 years ago and already is achieving over 1 million customers a year. Stansted airport has seen the highest growth rates overtaking Manchester has the third busiest airport in the UK

2002

1  Heathrow              63,035,000 passengers
2  Gatwick                29,518,000
3  Manchester          18,618,000
4  Stansted              16,049,000

Total passengers 188 million 127 million top 4 accounting for 67%

2006

1  Heathrow              67,339,000 passengers
2  Gatwick                34,080,000
3  Stansted               23,680,000
4  Manchester           22,124,000

Total passengers 235 million 146 million top 4 accounting for 62%

List of all UK airports.

Aberdeen Airport
Barra Airport
Belfast George Best City Airport
Belfast International Airport
Benbecula Airport
Birmingham International Airport
Blackpool International Airport
Bournemouth International Airport
Bradford (Leeds) International Airport
Brighton City (Shoreham) Airport
Bristol International Airport
Cambridge City Airport
Campbeltown Airport
Cardiff International Airport
Carlisle Airport
Charlestown Knock International Airport
Chester (Harwarden) Airport
City of London International Airport
Cork International Airport
Coventry Airport
Derry Airport
Doncaster Airport
Dublin International Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport
East Midlands Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Exeter International Airport
Gatwick International Airport
Glasgow Airport
Heathrow International Airport
Humberside Airport
Inverness Airport
Islay Airport
Isle of Man Airport
Kerry Airport
Kirkwall Airport
London airports......
Leeds Bradford International Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Luton International Airport
Manchester International Airport
Newcastle International Airport
Newquay Airport
Norwich International Airport
Nottingham East Midlands Airport
Oxford Kidlington Airport
Plymouth City Airport
Prestwick Airport
Shannon Airport
Sheffield City Airport
Shoreham Brighton City Airport
Southampton BAA International Airport
Stansted International Airport
Stornoway Airport
Sumburgh Airport   (Shetland)
Teeside Durham Tees Valley Airport
Tiree Airport
Wick Airport
Wolverhampton Airport

UK Airport Passenger numbers for 2006

1  Heathrow              67,339,000 passengers
2  Gatwick                34,080,000
3  Stansted               23,680,000
4  Manchester           22,124,000
5  Luton                     9,415,000
6  Birmingham            9,056,000
7  Glasgow                 8,820,000
8  Edinburgh               8,607,000
9  Bristol                    5,710,000

10  Newcastle             5,407,000
11  Belfast International   5,015,000

12  Liverpool                4,962,000

13  East Midlands        4,721,000

14  Aberdeen               3,163,000

15  Leeds Bradford       2,787,000

16  Glasgow Prestwick  2,395,000

17  London City            2,358,000

18  Belfast City             2,106,000

19  Cardiff Wales          1,993,000

20  Southampton          1,913,000  

21  Exeter                       971,000    

22  Bournemouth             961,000

23  Durham Tees Valley   900,000

24  Doncaster Sheffield    899,000

25  Isle of Man                783,000