Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | |||||||||||
| Edinburgh | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glasgow | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | - | - | 0.1 | - | - |
| Inverness | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirkwall | 36.8 | 35.3 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 38.8 | 39.1 | 42.2 | 42.8 | 44.4 | 39.5 | 38.6 |
| Sumburgh | 73.1 | 73.9 | 75.7 | 63.0 | 61.2 | 64.3 | 68.8 | 73.3 | 74.9 | 63.8 | 63.5 |
| Other Scottish | 139.9 | 120.0 | 146.9 | 132.8 | 132.7 | 139.9 | 156.5 | 158.7 | 154.5 | 166.0 | 172.4 |
| Heathrow | 495.5 | 456.6 | 514.7 | 507.3 | 623.6 | 664.0 | 673.2 | 659.0 | 656.0 | 641.3 | 617.7 |
| Gatwick | 235.6 | 224.0 | 241.1 | 254.7 | 240.0 | 217.3 | 216.7 | 214.9 | 148.0 | 135.5 | 129.9 |
| London City | 8.8 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luton | 156.5 | 159.3 | 163.7 | 159.1 | 156.0 | 156.7 | 148.7 | 149.9 | 139.4 | 126.9 | 129.0 |
| Stansted | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belfast2 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 26.7 | 29.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 19.0 |
| Birmingham | 54.7 | 55.7 | 52.3 | 62.3 | 58.2 | 60.5 | 77.9 | 151.5 | 146.5 | 111.1 | 89.9 |
| Bristol | 28.3 | 29.8 | 24.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 19.5 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 22.7 |
| Cardiff Wales | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | - | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| East Midlands | 8.5 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 18.1 |
| Exeter | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.3 | 24.6 | 17.6 | 28.1 | 30.1 |
| Humberside | - | - | 28.9 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 32.0 | 27.1 |
| Leeds/Bradford | 18.7 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 21.6 | 15.5 | 8.1 |
| Manchester | 133.4 | 148.6 | 150.7 | 125.3 | 119.2 | 119.4 | 134.7 | 121.6 | 132.3 | 104.6 | 93.1 |
| Newcastle | 46.6 | 67.1 | 46.3 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 26.7 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 18.5 | 26.4 |
| Norwich | 37.1 | 29.3 | 52.2 | 60.7 | 59.1 | 57.6 | 68.7 | 65.6 | 65.8 | 60.9 | 60.0 |
| Plymouth | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | 12.6 | 14.7 | 10.0 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 30.0 | 33.2 | 40.3 | 55.5 | 45.2 | 27.9 |
| Teesside | 22.7 | - | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 24.3 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 31.9 | 29.9 |
| Total these routes | 1,528.4 | 1,491.1 | 1,610.9 | 1,528.0 | 1,627.8 | 1,723.0 | 1,817.4 | 1,887.9 | 1,819.0 | 1,694.6 | 1,603.9 |
| Channel Islands | - | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Edinburgh | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glasgow | - | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inverness | 9.3 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Kirkwall | 13.2 | 14.5 | 28.0 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 23.2 | 29.2 | 35.7 | 39.1 | 35.6 |
| Sumburgh | 13.2 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 26.7 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 32.4 |
| Other Scottish | 12.1 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 30.1 | 37.2 | 34.7 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 35.6 | 39.4 | 29.7 |
| Heathrow | 1,587.1 | 1,477.8 | 1,603.4 | 1,661.8 | 1,696.3 | 1,660.3 | 1,495.0 | 1,436.6 | 1,319.0 | 1,306.1 | 1,244.8 |
| Gatwick | 349.3 | 353.7 | 679.4 | 771.1 | 739.1 | 753.8 | 754.1 | 748.3 | 704.9 | 647.9 | 604.1 |
| London City | 130.7 | 160.4 | 137.0 | 117.7 | 192.3 | 236.6 | 313.9 | 353.9 | 371.5 | 326.6 | 334.8 |
| Luton | 386.1 | 486.0 | 502.1 | 485.2 | 453.2 | 475.9 | 444.0 | 429.1 | 359.5 | 315.6 | 242.0 |
| Stansted | 447.9 | 486.4 | 513.4 | 499.9 | 499.7 | 520.6 | 470.2 | 448.7 | 401.9 | 373.7 | 329.9 |
| Belfast2 | 95.2 | 216.8 | 379.8 | 327.7 | 407.1 | 439.2 | 423.3 | 401.8 | 363.4 | 351.5 | 331.2 |
| Birmingham | 264.3 | 267.9 | 334.9 | 373.4 | 384.3 | 471.1 | 495.3 | 435.3 | 401.1 | 336.2 | 288.0 |
| Bournemouth | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 19.3 | 88.4 | 17.7 |
| Bristol | 107.5 | 154.0 | 298.4 | 326.7 | 326.1 | 329.7 | 318.2 | 260.6 | 249.8 | 235.2 | 227.0 |
| Cardiff Wales | 24.2 | 32.1 | 29.1 | 132.3 | 151.7 | 159.5 | 156.3 | 158.1 | 162.6 | 161.0 | 111.5 |
| East Midlands | 70.4 | 61.8 | 188.2 | 314.6 | 330.2 | 240.4 | 175.8 | 169.8 | 164.1 | 130.2 | 108.7 |
| Exeter | - | - | - | - | 35.9 | 70.9 | 82.9 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 61.1 | 53.8 |
| Humberside | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leeds/Bradford | 30.1 | 34.1 | 49.7 | 55.1 | 57.4 | 51.8 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 |
| Manchester | 149.3 | 166.1 | 190.3 | 209.2 | 222.0 | 285.9 | 257.6 | 237.8 | 228.6 | 158.3 | 126.7 |
| Manston (Kent Int) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Newcastle | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.1 | - | - |
| Newquay | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 12.2 | 13.1 |
| Norwich | 6.5 | - | 22.2 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 52.7 | 64.0 | 57.3 | 58.6 | 50.4 | 47.8 |
| Plymouth | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | 73.7 | 73.5 | 68.3 | 98.4 | 198.4 | 221.4 | 237.5 | 208.1 | 205.1 | 191.5 | 194.0 |
| Total these routes | 3,776.2 | 4,030.2 | 5,068.0 | 5,471.2 | 5,806.4 | 6,064.0 | 5,838.1 | 5,582.7 | 5,241.5 | 4,877.2 | 4,404.4 |
| Channel Islands | 11.1 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 20.1 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 26.5 | 31.1 | 28.7 | 23.2 | 18.3 |
| Isle of Man | - | - | 3.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | - | 6.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Glasgow | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | - | - | 0.1 | - | - |
| Edinburgh | - | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inverness | 21.0 | 23.7 | 27.7 | 21.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - |
| Kirkwall | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 |
| Sumburgh | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
| Other Scottish | 104.2 | 103.8 | 107.3 | 107.4 | 102.9 | 102.8 | 122.8 | 131.3 | 138.7 | 129.9 | 122.2 |
| Heathrow | 1,402.6 | 1,258.4 | 1,448.3 | 1,465.2 | 1,535.6 | 1,427.1 | 1,284.5 | 1,207.1 | 1,143.5 | 1,080.0 | 1,003.3 |
| Gatwick | 331.7 | 325.0 | 338.5 | 387.8 | 396.5 | 372.3 | 433.0 | 570.7 | 521.9 | 514.7 | 488.8 |
| London City | 34.5 | 33.5 | 1.1 | 28.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 78.1 | 112.7 | 114.9 | 111.1 |
| Luton | 428.0 | 492.0 | 509.8 | 475.0 | 466.5 | 451.7 | 413.9 | 407.7 | 352.4 | 326.0 | 247.7 |
| Stansted | 65.5 | 286.4 | 334.5 | 377.9 | 396.7 | 436.4 | 461.6 | 448.0 | 358.6 | 305.1 | 301.8 |
| Belfast2 | 133.4 | 242.6 | 428.7 | 377.0 | 421.3 | 457.9 | 426.1 | 392.8 | 324.2 | 323.9 | 308.2 |
| Birmingham | 266.8 | 247.3 | 316.0 | 361.4 | 345.1 | 324.3 | 326.5 | 347.0 | 337.1 | 269.4 | 212.6 |
| Bournemouth | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Bristol | 100.5 | 135.1 | 265.9 | 293.4 | 308.8 | 299.3 | 279.9 | 243.1 | 220.2 | 212.3 | 201.2 |
| Cardiff Wales | 25.0 | 24.1 | 19.0 | 53.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 82.5 | 76.9 | 84.0 | 56.4 | 52.4 |
| City of Derry | 18.4 | 20.6 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 9.4 | - | - |
| East Midlands | 81.2 | 82.8 | 177.3 | 266.2 | 209.7 | 170.1 | 184.0 | 172.6 | 150.9 | 115.0 | 99.7 |
| Exeter | - | - | - | - | 33.8 | 42.0 | 53.1 | 56.3 | 39.4 | 33.4 | 26.5 |
| Leeds/Bradford | 33.2 | 34.5 | 39.2 | 42.2 | 44.2 | 42.8 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 30.4 | 19.9 | 14.6 |
| Liverpool | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 12.4 | - | - | 0.1 | - | - |
| Manchester | 121.6 | 127.6 | 143.7 | 169.2 | 182.7 | 169.9 | 171.2 | 167.2 | 151.8 | 100.4 | 68.3 |
| Newcastle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| Newquay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Plymouth | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 24.4 | 23.3 |
| Southampton | 72.3 | 69.1 | 66.2 | 77.3 | 117.3 | 192.6 | 202.6 | 166.5 | 161.6 | 156.3 | 143.4 |
| Total these routes | 3,268.6 | 3,531.6 | 4,261.2 | 4,546.7 | 4,607.1 | 4,544.7 | 4,527.1 | 4,547.9 | 4,186.6 | 3,815.4 | 3,457.0 |
| Channel Islands | 20.3 | 18.8 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 9.2 |
| Isle of Man | 25.2 | 25.8 | 24.0 | 18.1 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 11.0 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | |||||||||||
| Stansted | 418.9 | 596.5 | 694.2 | 721.1 | 590.7 | 504.8 | 469.6 | 427.1 | 402.7 | 278.3 | 224.6 |
| Belfast City | 0.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 11.8 | 86.3 | 91.7 | 61.2 |
| Birmingham | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bournemouth | - | - | - | 85.0 | 100.4 | 97.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 129.0 | 34.3 | - |
| Cardiff Wales | - | - | - | 36.3 | 50.9 | 32.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - | - |
| City of Derry | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 58.6 | 64.0 | 51.3 | 55.0 |
| Total these routes | 419.8 | 596.6 | 694.2 | 842.4 | 742.0 | 635.2 | 570.6 | 591.6 | 682.0 | 455.6 | 340.8 |
| Channel Islands | - | - | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Isle of Man | - | - | - | 8.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inverness | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh | 9.3 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Glasgow | 21.0 | 23.7 | 27.7 | 21.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - |
| Kirkwall | 7.8 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 23.1 |
| Sumburgh | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Other Scottish | 22.5 | 23.1 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 37.8 | 35.7 | 33.1 | 29.8 |
| Heathrow | - | - | - | - | 46.9 | 65.7 | 51.0 | 53.5 | 7.9 | - | - |
| Gatwick | 149.5 | 141.6 | 158.9 | 224.5 | 247.8 | 235.0 | 240.8 | 221.6 | 243.2 | 224.9 | 206.8 |
| London City | - | 1.2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luton | 104.9 | 112.9 | 111.8 | 112.3 | 115.0 | 102.4 | 100.5 | 102.3 | 102.5 | 86.6 | 90.3 |
| Stansted | - | - | 2.3 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | - |
| Belfast2 | - | - | - | - | - | 29.2 | 40.7 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 19.3 | 16.8 |
| Birmingham | - | - | - | 1.6 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 24.9 | 30.3 | 30.4 |
| Bristol | - | - | - | - | - | 41.3 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 74.0 | 73.3 | 69.2 |
| East Midlands Int | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.1 | 40.2 | 20.4 | - |
| Exeter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | - |
| Leeds/Bradford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | - |
| Liverpool | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.5 | 43.8 | - | - | - |
| Manchester | - | - | 2.0 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 42.9 | 50.5 | 46.4 |
| Southhampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.3 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Total these routes | 319.4 | 327.7 | 352.3 | 431.4 | 509.3 | 581.6 | 646.3 | 673.8 | 648.3 | 568.0 | 516.2 |
| Channel Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. In this table only, non-paying passengers are excluded up to 2001 but included from then on. In addition, this table excludes some of the smaller domestic routes.
Note also that passengers between the four main cities will be counted twice eg flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh will appear in both the 'Aberdeen' and the 'Edinburgh' sections.
2. Belfast includes Belfast and Belfast City airport.