Chapter 8: Air Transport in Scotland
Chapter 8: Air Transport in Scotland
1. Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information on air transport, such as passenger numbers by origin, destination and type of service, flight punctuality, amount of freight carried, air transport movements, and income and expenditure figures of airline authorities.
Key Points
- There were 25.5 million air passengers at Scottish airports in 2015
- Three quarters travel to or from Edinburgh or Glasgow.
- 56 thousand tonnes of freight were carried by air in 2015.
2. Main Points
Passengers & Airports
2.1 There were 25.5 million air terminal passengers in 2015, 1.4 million (5.9%) more than in the previous year. Passenger numbers increased by 39% between 2001 and 2007 reaching a peak of 25,132 before falling 17% to 20,907 in 2010, since when they have risen 22 per cent. (Table 8.1)
2.2 Edinburgh airport had 11.1 million terminal passengers in 2015 (9% increase) and Glasgow airport had 8.7 million, 13% more than the previous year. Aberdeen had 3.5 million, (down 7%) and Inverness had 0.7 million (9% more). Together these four airports accounted for 94% of the total. Over the past ten years, trends for these airports were similar to the national picture, except for Edinburgh which saw a levelling off in numbers after 2007 rather than a fall. (Table 8.1)
2.3 In 2015, London Heathrow accounted for 37% of passengers on selected domestic routes to and from Aberdeen, 27% for Edinburgh and 23% for Glasgow. There were no domestic flights from Glasgow Prestwick in 2015. London Gatwick had 35% of the domestic passengers to/from Inverness. Other domestic routes with large passenger numbers included those between Edinburgh and Gatwick, Stansted, Belfast and London City, and between Glasgow and Gatwick, Stansted, Belfast and Luton. (Table 8.2)
Origin/destinations
2.4 The most popular country of origin/destination for passengers flying directly to and from Scottish airports was Spain (excluding the Canary Islands) with 2.0 million passenger journeys in 2015, 16% of all passengers on direct flights abroad. Other popular origins/destinations were the Netherlands (1.4 million passengers), the Irish Republic (1.1 million passengers) and Germany (around 0.9 million passengers). The trends for many destinations are increasing numbers of passengers, either as a result of more people travelling or more routes becoming available. (Table 8.3a and Table 8.3b)
2.5 Some countries e.g. Tunisia and Austria are mostly served by charter flights (95% and 84%), whereas almost all those who travelled to/from the Irish Republic or the Netherlands used scheduled flights. (Table 8.4)
2.6 The most popular international airports (those with the largest numbers of passenger journeys for flights directly to and from Scotland's main airports in 2015) were Amsterdam with 1.4 million passengers and Dublin with 1.0 million passengers. (Table 8.5)
2.7 In 2015, 6% of all terminal passenger traffic was within Scotland, 44% was to/from other parts of the UK, and 38% was between Scotland and mainland Europe. (Table 8.6)
Delays & Movements
2.8 In 2015, the overall average delay was 12 minutes for flights to or from Edinburgh and 14 minutes from Glasgow airports (the Notes and Definitions section, page 225 describes the basis for these figures). Around 10% of flights to or from Edinburgh and 13% to or from Glasgow airports were delayed by more than 30 minutes. (Table 8.8)
2.9 The total number of aircraft movements in 2015 was 480,000. Aberdeen had the highest number of aircraft movements with 118,000, (94% of which were commercial movements), followed by Edinburgh (112,000) and Glasgow (80,000). (Table 8.9)
Air freight
2.10 Air freight carried in 2015 decreased by 3,437 tonnes (6%) over the previous year to 56,441 tonnes. (Table 8.13)
Other statistics
2.11 The Civil Aviation Authority's 2013 passenger survey found large differences between the 4 main airports. Business passengers ranged from 27% at Glasgow to 57% at Aberdeen. Forty three per cent of passengers at Aberdeen airport were for leisure, compared with 74 per cent at Glasgow. (Table 8.14)
2.12 While around 39-50% of departing passengers at each airport arrived by private car, there were marked differences in the use of other modes of transport: taxi/minicab use ranged from 12% at Inverness to 38% at Aberdeen; bus/coach travellers varied from 9% at Edinburgh to 17% at Inverness and hire car users from 0.7% at Glasgow to 9% at Inverness. (Table 8.15)
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Passengers | thousand | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal | 23,795 | 24,437 | 25,132 | 24,348 | 22,496 | 20,907 | 22,065 | 22,207 | 23,250 | 24,076 | 25,507 |
| Transit | 91 | 86 | 109 | 85 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
| Total | 23,886 | 24,523 | 25,242 | 24,433 | 22,539 | 20,957 | 22,111 | 22,236 | 23,275 | 24,103 | 25,533 |
| Terminal passengers1 | |||||||||||
| by airport | |||||||||||
| thousand | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 2,852 | 3,163 | 3,411 | 3,290 | 2,984 | 2,763 | 3,083 | 3,329 | 3,440 | 3,723 | 3,469 |
| Barra | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Benbecula | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Campbeltown | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Dundee | 49 | 51 | 65 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 55 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Edinburgh | 8,449 | 8,607 | 9,037 | 8,992 | 9,043 | 8,594 | 9,384 | 9,194 | 9,775 | 10,159 | 11,113 |
| Glasgow | 8,775 | 8,820 | 8,726 | 8,135 | 7,213 | 6,522 | 6,858 | 7,150 | 7,358 | 7,709 | 8,710 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 2,405 | 2,395 | 2,421 | 2,414 | 1,817 | 1,660 | 1,296 | 1,067 | 1,145 | 912 | 610 |
| Inverness | 589 | 671 | 697 | 671 | 583 | 528 | 579 | 602 | 607 | 611 | 668 |
| Islay | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Kirkwall | 104 | 117 | 132 | 138 | 138 | 129 | 134 | 132 | 150 | 151 | 150 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Scatsta | 239 | 255 | 253 | 243 | 270 | 279 | 288 | 304 | 298 | 280 | 254 |
| Stornoway | 115 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 122 | 112 | 122 | 116 | 120 | 127 | 125 |
| Sumburgh | 121 | 128 | 147 | 154 | 139 | 139 | 143 | 149 | 210 | 263 | 270 |
| Tiree | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Unst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
| Terminal passengers | |||||||||||
| by airport group2 | thousand | ||||||||||
| Heathrow Airport Holdings 8, 9 | 20,076 | 20,590 | 21,174 | 20,418 | 19,240 | 17,879 | 19,325 | 10,479 | 10,798 | 11,432 | 12,179 |
| HIAL airports 7 | 1,072 | 1,193 | 1,279 | 1,269 | 1,161 | 1,082 | 1,151 | 1,158 | 1,231 | 1,289 | 1,349 |
| other airports 7,9 | 2,648 | 2,655 | 2,679 | 2,662 | 2,092 | 1,944 | 1,589 | 10,570 | 11,222 | 11,355 | 11,981 |
| tonnes | |||||||||||
| Freight | 79,417 | 83,260 | 66,103 | 50,228 | 50,886 | 47,532 | 45,162 | 52,200 | 54,225 | 59,878 | 56,441 |
| Aircraft movements 3 | |||||||||||
| Air transport | thousand | ||||||||||
| Domestic 4 | 255 | 256 | 254 | 247 | 225 | 206 | 206 | 204 | 201 | 202 | 207 |
| International 4,5 | 128 | 138 | 144 | 139 | 129 | 124 | 135 | 138 | 145 | 146 | 142 |
| Air taxi 4 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Other movements 6 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 126 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 101 |
| Total | 544 | 554 | 560 | 543 | 490 | 457 | 467 | 478 | 480 | 483 | 480 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland, which are therefore not included in any overall totals.
2. In cases where the ownership of an airport has changed during the period covered by the table, it is counted on the basis of its ownership in the latest year. Tables 8.14 and 8.15 indicate which airports were HIAL airports and BAA airports in the latest year
3. 'Aircraft movements' excludes both Campbeltown and Barra pre-1999 (see table 8.11).
4. For 2000 and earlier years, air taxi movements were counted under domestic and International aircraft movements. From 2001, this breakdown is no longer available. They have therefore been shown separately for 2001 onwards.
5. Including UK offshore flights.
6. Other includes positioning flights, local movements, test & training, other flights by air transport operators, aero club, private, official, military and business
7. Revisions have been made to these figures as Dundee airport had been included in' Other airports' rather than 'HIAL'.
8. Heathrow Airport Holdings took over from BAA in 2006.
9. Heathrow Airport Holdings sold Edinburgh Airport in April 2012. Edinburgh now included in 'other airports'.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| thousands | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 1.1 | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Kirkwall | 39.1 | 42.2 | 42.8 | 44.4 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 41.5 | 47.2 | 48.6 | 49.1 | 48.2 |
| Scatsta | 129.9 | 138.4 | 137.0 | 130.8 | 145.1 | 151.4 | 154.1 | 168.1 | 165.7 | 159.9 | 142.7 |
| Stornoway | - | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Sumburgh | 64.3 | 68.8 | 73.3 | 74.9 | 63.8 | 63.5 | 69.1 | 75.2 | 115.3 | 150.7 | 143.7 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 10.1 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 12.8 |
| Gatwick | 217.3 | 216.7 | 214.9 | 148.0 | 135.5 | 129.9 | 177.8 | 233.9 | 173.2 | 161.8 | 163.2 |
| Heathrow | 664.0 | 673.2 | 659.0 | 656.0 | 641.3 | 617.7 | 652.5 | 663.8 | 712.2 | 776.9 | 726.7 |
| London City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 73.2 | 72.0 | 63.3 |
| Luton | 156.7 | 148.7 | 149.9 | 139.4 | 126.9 | 129.0 | 147.7 | 120 | 82.8 | 74.5 | 71.3 |
| Belfast2 | 26.7 | 29.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 30.2 | 37.5 | 40 |
| Birmingham | 60.5 | 77.9 | 151.5 | 146.5 | 111.1 | 89.9 | 83.0 | 87.3 | 96.8 | 125.1 | 115.8 |
| Bristol | 19.5 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 34.9 | 31.8 | 26.4 |
| Cardiff Wales | 13.7 | 1.4 | - | - | 6.9 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 10.6 |
| Durham Tees valley | 24.3 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 31.9 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 33.4 | 32.7 | 35 | 28.2 |
| East Midlands | - | - | - | 20.8 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 15.5 |
| Exeter | - | 3.3 | 24.6 | 17.6 | 28.1 | 30.1 | 22.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| Humberside | 29.9 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 32.0 | 27.1 | 30.2 | 32.2 | 34.2 | 36.6 | 30.1 |
| Leeds/Bradford | 16.6 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 21.6 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 9.2 |
| Manchester | 119.4 | 134.7 | 121.6 | 132.3 | 104.6 | 93.1 | 144.5 | 180.7 | 203.3 | 226.1 | 202.6 |
| Newcastle | 21.2 | 26.7 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 18.5 | 26.4 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 20.8 |
| Norwich | 57.6 | 68.7 | 65.6 | 65.8 | 60.9 | 60.0 | 61.7 | 64.6 | 63.8 | 60.2 | 50.6 |
| Southampton | 30.0 | 33.2 | 40.3 | 55.5 | 45.2 | 27.9 | 22.6 | 16.3 | 9.5 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Total these routes | 1,701.9 | 1,794.8 | 1,869.0 | 1,819.0 | 1,694.6 | 1,603.9 | 1,765.8 | 1,877.4 | 1,970.6 | 2,098.7 | 1,941.1 |
| Channel Islands | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 17.9 |
| Edinburgh | |||||||||||
| Inverness | 17.1 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirkwall | 20.4 | 23.2 | 29.2 | 35.7 | 39.1 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 45.4 | 44.5 |
| Stornoway | 29.8 | 27.1 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 31.8 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 20.6 |
| Sumburgh | 21.9 | 23.3 | 26.7 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 32.4 | 35.6 | 36.9 | 39.9 | 45 | 44.8 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| Gatwick | 753.8 | 754.1 | 748.3 | 704.9 | 647.9 | 604.1 | 669.1 | 696.8 | 693.7 | 690.4 | 672.9 |
| Heathrow | 1,660.3 | 1,495.0 | 1,436.6 | 1,319.0 | 1,306.1 | 1,244.8 | 1,271.5 | 1,255.0 | 1,355.9 | 1,472.8 | 1,383.9 |
| London City | 236.6 | 313.9 | 353.9 | 371.5 | 326.6 | 334.7 | 344.9 | 322.7 | 333.9 | 352.3 | 532.9 |
| Luton | 475.9 | 444 | 429.1 | 359.5 | 315.6 | 242.1 | 259.4 | 269.8 | 273.5 | 259.7 | 266.6 |
| Stansted | 520.6 | 470.2 | 448.7 | 401.9 | 373.7 | 329.9 | 390.4 | 346.4 | 326.6 | 360.3 | 622.2 |
| Belfast2 | 439.1 | 423.3 | 401.8 | 363.4 | 351.5 | 331.2 | 351.9 | 361.5 | 372.8 | 377.9 | 400.8 |
| Birmingham | 471.1 | 495.3 | 435.3 | 401.1 | 336.2 | 288.0 | 289.0 | 285.9 | 284.2 | 284 | 277.9 |
| Bournemouth | - | - | - | 19.3 | 88.4 | 17.7 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0 |
| Bristol | 329.7 | 318.2 | 260.6 | 249.8 | 235.2 | 227.0 | 286.6 | 295.5 | 305.2 | 322.8 | 352 |
| Cardiff Wales | 159.5 | 156.3 | 158.1 | 162.6 | 161.0 | 111.5 | 83.6 | 77.7 | 77.0 | 57.6 | 69.2 |
| East Midlands | 240.4 | 175.8 | 169.8 | 164.1 | 130.2 | 108.7 | 109.8 | 72.7 | 86.7 | 92.7 | 95.3 |
| Exeter | 70.9 | 82.9 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 61.1 | 53.8 | 51.4 | 40.2 | 36.5 | 38.3 | 45.1 |
| Leeds/Bradford | 51.8 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 2.2 | - | - | - |
| Manchester | 285.9 | 257.6 | 237.8 | 228.6 | 158.3 | 126.7 | 119.6 | 108.3 | 118.5 | 109.3 | 114.1 |
| Manston (Kent Int) | - | - | - | - | - | 17.6 | 26.5 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| Newquay | - | 5.4 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Norwich | 52.7 | 64.0 | 57.3 | 58.6 | 50.4 | 47.8 | 46.4 | 39.7 | 24.7 | 28.5 | 29.3 |
| Southampton | 221.4 | 237.5 | 208.1 | 205.1 | 191.5 | 194.0 | 203.6 | 204.5 | 207.6 | 203.2 | 194.1 |
| Southend | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.1 | 23.7 | 0 |
| Total these routes | 6,063.8 | 5,838.0 | 5,582.5 | 5,241.4 | 4,877.2 | 4,404.4 | 4,630.1 | 4,498.8 | 4,615.5 | 4,774.7 | 5,180.0 |
| Channel Islands | 9.2 | 26.5 | 31.1 | 28.7 | 23.2 | 18.3 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| Isle of Man | - | 6.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 4.2 | - | - |
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 (e.g. flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh will appear in both the 'Aberdeen' and the 'Edinburgh' sections).
2. Belfast includes Belfast and Belfast City airport.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| thousands | |||||||||||
| Glasgow | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| Benbecula | 21 | 22.6 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 19.7 | 21.8 | 23 | 23.5 |
| Campbeltown | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Inverness | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 |
| Islay | 21.8 | 26.1 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 28.7 |
| Kirkwall | 6.9 | 11.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.4 |
| Stornoway | 45.9 | 50.2 | 53.8 | 58.1 | 53.7 | 51.0 | 55.1 | 55.6 | 57.5 | 61.9 | 62.4 |
| Sumburgh | 15.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 24.5 | 28.6 |
| Tiree | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8 | 8.7 |
| Gatwick | 372.3 | 433.0 | 570.7 | 521.9 | 514.7 | 488.8 | 565.8 | 607.4 | 606.3 | 613.3 | 612.5 |
| Heathrow | 1,427.1 | 1,284.5 | 1,207.1 | 1,143.5 | 1,080.0 | 1,003.3 | 820.9 | 828.5 | 870.0 | 871.0 | 907.9 |
| London City | - | - | 78.1 | 112.7 | 114.9 | 111.1 | 149.4 | 158.2 | 175.4 | 207.9 | 238.4 |
| Luton | 451.7 | 413.9 | 407.7 | 352.4 | 326.0 | 247.7 | 274.6 | 276.5 | 280.7 | 270.2 | 215.1 |
| Stansted | 436.4 | 461.6 | 448.0 | 358.6 | 305.1 | 301.8 | 342.8 | 331.6 | 308.7 | 304.2 | 533.3 |
| Belfast2 | 457.9 | 426.1 | 392.8 | 324.2 | 323.9 | 308.2 | 352.8 | 367.0 | 370.1 | 384.6 | 421.5 |
| Birmingham | 324.3 | 326.5 | 347.0 | 337.1 | 269.4 | 212.6 | 211.9 | 208.1 | 203.5 | 229.4 | 226.7 |
| Bristol | 299.3 | 279.9 | 243.1 | 220.2 | 212.3 | 201.2 | 222.2 | 239.7 | 257.4 | 245.3 | 267.2 |
| Cardiff Wales | 0.1 | 82.5 | 76.9 | 84.0 | 56.4 | 52.4 | 47.2 | 39.8 | 48.2 | 27.9 | 18.1 |
| City of Derry | 14.3 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.3 | 76 |
| East Midlands | 170.1 | 184.0 | 172.6 | 150.9 | 115.0 | 99.7 | 103.4 | 70.7 | 85.5 | 91.9 | 95 |
| Exeter | 42.0 | 53.1 | 56.3 | 39.4 | 33.4 | 26.5 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 3.1 |
| Leeds/Bradford | 42.8 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 30.4 | 19.9 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Manchester | 169.9 | 171.2 | 167.2 | 151.8 | 100.4 | 68.3 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 52 | 68.3 | 45.4 |
| Newquay | - | - | - | 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | - | 0 |
| Plymouth | - | - | - | 17.2 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 13.6 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Southampton | 192.6 | 202.6 | 166.5 | 161.6 | 156.3 | 143.4 | 139.6 | 173.6 | 182.6 | 173 | 158.3 |
| Total these routes | 4,502.9 | 4,487.7 | 4,506.3 | 4,144.6 | 3,772.4 | 3,417.8 | 3,453.7 | 3,513.9 | 3,604.4 | 3,669.8 | 3,972.6 |
| Channel Islands | 10.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 17.0 | 28.3 | 36.4 | 34.1 | 34.7 |
| Isle of Man | 29.7 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | |||||||||||
| Stansted | 504.8 | 469.6 | 427.1 | 402.7 | 278.3 | 224.6 | 88.5 | - | - | - | - |
| Belfast City | - | 0.0 | 11.8 | 86.3 | 91.7 | 61.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bournemouth | 97.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 129.0 | 34.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiff Wales | 32.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Derry | - | 2.8 | 58.6 | 64.0 | 51.3 | 55.0 | 70.6 | 72.8 | 69.5 | 52.1 | - |
| Total these routes | 635.2 | 570.6 | 591.6 | 682.0 | 455.6 | 340.8 | 159.1 | 72.8 | 69.5 | 52.1 | - |
| Channel Islands | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Isle of Man | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inverness | |||||||||||
| Benbecula | 0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Kirkwall | 18.5 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.9 |
| Stornoway | 33.0 | 32.4 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 33.1 | 29.8 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 29.1 | 27.1 |
| Sumburgh | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Gatwick | 235.0 | 240.8 | 221.6 | 243.2 | 224.9 | 206.8 | 222.7 | 230.4 | 219.3 | 192.9 | 207.1 |
| Heathrow | 65.7 | 51.0 | 53.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| London City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 4.9 |
| Luton | 102.4 | 100.5 | 102.3 | 102.5 | 86.6 | 90.3 | 99.6 | 88.8 | 91.8 | 89.6 | 93.5 |
| Stansted | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | 0 |
| Belfast2 | 29.2 | 40.7 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 21.5 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 27.2 | 29.2 |
| Birmingham | 15.3 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 24.9 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 33.0 | 34.8 | 41.2 | 41.4 |
| Bristol | 41.3 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 74.0 | 73.3 | 69.2 | 75.4 | 78.1 | 81.2 | 77.6 | 82.4 |
| East Midlands Int | - | - | 33.5 | 40.2 | 20.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Manchester | 18.1 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 42.9 | 50.5 | 46.4 | 49.2 | 51.0 | 55.8 | 70.5 | 84.5 |
| Southhampton | - | - | 3.3 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - | - | 0 |
| Total these routes | 558.6 | 608.9 | 615.2 | 634.0 | 567.1 | 515.2 | 560.6 | 564.0 | 561.6 | 558.2 | 593.7 |
| Channel Islands | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
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 (e.g. flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh will appear in both the 'Aberdeen' and the 'Edinburgh' sections).
2. Belfast includes Belfast and Belfast City airport.
Fig. 8.1 Terminal air passenger traffic, 2005 and 2015
| Regional Area / Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU 28 countries (Excl UK) | thousand | ||||||||||
| Austria | 28.4 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 28.9 | 24.9 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 29.9 | 29.0 |
| Belgium | 161.8 | 140.1 | 121.0 | 121.0 | 113.3 | 134.0 | 110.6 | 115.6 | 153.7 | 153.0 | 172.2 |
| Bulgaria | 71.7 | 65.4 | 60.1 | 63.1 | 48.4 | 45.2 | 45.6 | 46.8 | 46.1 | 39.3 | 39.3 |
| Croatia 3 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 24.3 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 31.6 | 42.0 | 56.3 |
| Cyprus | 153.6 | 151.2 | 139.4 | 152.8 | 139.4 | 95.9 | 148.7 | 152.9 | 119.6 | 112.4 | 134.3 |
| Czech Republic | 207.0 | 142.5 | 70.0 | 63.4 | 47.5 | 44.6 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 89.6 | 79.0 | 96.3 |
| Denmark | 102.8 | 135.8 | 129.6 | 147.2 | 178.1 | 175.8 | 178.2 | 188.6 | 220.3 | 187.0 | 254.0 |
| Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.1 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Finland | 6.2 | 22.0 | 16.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 34.6 | 37.4 | 32.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| France | 525.6 | 569.4 | 690.0 | 859.4 | 862.1 | 790.7 | 787.5 | 808.3 | 806.7 | 727.2 | 725.7 |
| Germany | 493.1 | 484.4 | 566.4 | 641.7 | 663.7 | 660.3 | 682.0 | 698.7 | 761.2 | 823.5 | 852.6 |
| Greece | 248.6 | 235.2 | 209.8 | 161.6 | 158.9 | 153.8 | 163.7 | 212.9 | 193.0 | 270.3 | 258.6 |
| Hungary | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 33.1 | 30.2 | 19.6 | 24.4 | 36.5 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 60.6 |
| Irish Republic | 1,024.5 | 1,113.7 | 1,143.3 | 1,186.3 | 1,015.9 | 849.4 | 852.8 | 816.6 | 843.9 | 950.8 | 1,102.3 |
| Italy | 365.0 | 331.0 | 380.3 | 348.1 | 401.8 | 359.2 | 342.3 | 384.3 | 396.9 | 375.4 | 398.7 |
| Latvia | - | 7.3 | 49.5 | 31.5 | 36.5 | 47.2 | 46.5 | 20.2 | 31.9 | 38.5 | 20.3 |
| Lithuania | - | 0.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | - | 28.3 | 32.3 | 29.0 | 24.8 | 21.3 | 29.8 |
| Luxembourg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Malta | 45.9 | 35.7 | 40.9 | 37.9 | 45.6 | 52.7 | 71.2 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 67.1 | 74.8 |
| Netherlands | 988.8 | 1,072.4 | 1,125.3 | 1,078.8 | 987.2 | 1,006.9 | 1,135.0 | 1,223.3 | 1,244.6 | 1,323.5 | 1,353.4 |
| Poland | 15.1 | 227.4 | 341.3 | 384.3 | 374.2 | 328.0 | 326.9 | 341.3 | 431.4 | 355.7 | 489.7 |
| Portugal (excl Madeira) | 214.2 | 252.5 | 261.0 | 266.0 | 207.5 | 212.4 | 280.0 | 273.9 | 298.3 | 294.8 | 306.5 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 22.2 | 20.0 | 25.7 | 36.1 | 34.4 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 21.3 | 29.3 | 53.4 |
| Romania | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Slovak Republic | - | - | - | 6.6 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 44.2 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 23.1 | 23.6 |
| Slovenia | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | - | - | 0.3 | - |
| Spain (excl Canary Isles) | 1,799.1 | 1,948.7 | 2,101.8 | 1,908.4 | 1,679.7 | 1,483.7 | 1,726.8 | 1,746.8 | 1,929.4 | 1,874.3 | 1,987.3 |
| Spain (Canary Islands) | 766.9 | 773.2 | 771.2 | 795.6 | 666.0 | 658.1 | 838.3 | 816.6 | 849.5 | 934.1 | 933.1 |
| Sweden | 192.8 | 143.9 | 152.5 | 149.5 | 159.3 | 131.9 | 137.4 | 128.2 | 112.6 | 83.5 | 105.7 |
| Total EU28 countries (Excl UK) | 7,439.8 | 7,907.7 | 8,444.5 | 8,518.8 | 7,959.8 | 7,420.7 | 8,148.2 | 8,275.7 | 8,770.4 | 8,877.3 | 9,564.2 |
| Total EU15 countries2 | 6,940.0 | 7,265.7 | 7,716.5 | 7,727.1 | 7,160.3 | 6,697.4 | 7,323.5 | 7,497.1 | 7,863.9 | 8,061.0 | 8,537.2 |
| Other identified countries | |||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 5.8 | - | - | 0.2 |
| Barbados | - | - | 3.5 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| Canada | 216.7 | 189.5 | 207.7 | 160.0 | 107.5 | 103.3 | 112.4 | 117.8 | 106.1 | 112.3 | 148.4 |
| Cape Verde Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 22.0 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Cuba | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Dominican Republic | 23.7 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 16.8 | 0.7 | - | 6.1 | - |
| Egypt | 25.5 | 64.0 | 55.8 | 67.5 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 72.9 | 66.3 | 67.0 | 46.8 | 44.9 |
| Faroe Islands | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Greenland | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 8.7 | - | 0.2 | - | - |
| Iceland | 62.3 | 55.4 | 46.5 | 30.8 | 9.7 | 25.0 | 33.2 | 42.6 | 72.8 | 97.0 | 112.6 |
| Jamaica | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Mexico | 21.6 | 19.8 | 27.9 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 28.6 | 35.3 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 37.1 |
| Morocco | - | - | - | - | - | 19.7 | 25.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 30.9 |
| Norway | 271.4 | 285.9 | 307.2 | 305.2 | 302.1 | 281.2 | 309.4 | 337.4 | 339.9 | 352.8 | 320.5 |
| Pakistan | 2.5 | 27.9 | 9.3 | 18.4 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - |
| Qatar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.0 | 115.5 |
| Russia | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | - | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | 0.7 | 0.8 | - | 0.1 |
| Switzerland | 52.8 | 118.4 | 149.8 | 155.5 | 148.2 | 154.9 | 215.4 | 236.5 | 241.1 | 266.0 | 276.9 |
| Tunisia | 28.8 | 35.6 | 35.7 | 34.0 | 38.9 | 66.3 | 21.6 | 32.7 | 61.4 | 67.7 | 35.2 |
| Turkey | 176.0 | 165.9 | 216.3 | 260.4 | 268.6 | 329.3 | 328.0 | 316.0 | 351.7 | 404.0 | 425.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 167.6 | 192.9 | 231.1 | 240.7 | 244.7 | 268.5 | 275.0 | 314.7 | 402.3 | 424.6 | 502.4 |
| United States of America | 438.5 | 559.9 | 569.5 | 483.5 | 459.7 | 366.1 | 411.3 | 367.7 | 367.0 | 446.8 | 489.1 |
| Total these countries | 1,493.0 | 1,733.0 | 1,878.9 | 1,808.7 | 1,762.8 | 1,805.5 | 1,895.3 | 1,901.6 | 2,048.4 | 2,321.3 | 2,557.5 |
| All identified countries | |||||||||||
| for these airports | 8,932.8 | 9,640.7 | 10,323.4 | 10,327.5 | 9,722.6 | 9,226.2 | 10,043.5 | 10,177.3 | 10,818.7 | 11,198.7 | 12,121.7 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. For the purpose of preparing this table, Scotland's main international airports are Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Glasgow Prestwick. This table does not cover all international traffic, as indicated by the lower part of table 8.4.
2. The EU15 was the number of member countries in the European Union prior to the accession of ten candidate countries on 1 May 2004.
The EU15 comprised the following 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
3. Croatia joined the EU in 2013.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Foreign airports served 2 | 71 | 83 | 93 | 95 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 107 | 113 | 110 | 120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routes 3 | 97 | 122 | 142 | 150 | 168 | 145 | 146 | 154 | 167 | 176 | 185 |
| thousand | |||||||||||
| Passengers on scheduled services | 6,279.2 | 7,141.3 | 7,938.3 | 8,153.4 | 8,054.5 | 7,390.8 | 8,172.6 | 8,396.7 | 9,240.5 | 9,824.0 | 10,805.1 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. These figures are produced from the information about scheduled services in the Civil Aviation Authority's UK Airport Statistics Table 12.1, so are based on its conventions and definitions. For the purpose of this table, Scotland's main international airports are Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Glasgow Prestwick. This table does not cover all scheduled international traffic.
2. The number of foreign airports is shown in the CAA table as the destinations of international scheduled services from Scottish airports in that year. For example, the CAA table shows Rome (Ciampino) and Rome (Fiumicino) separately (for services from Glasgow Prestwick and Edinburgh respectively, in 2003) so they are counted as two separate foreign airports.
3. International scheduled services to the same foreign airport from different Scottish airports are counted as separate routes. For example, Aberdeen/Dublin, Edinburgh/Dublin, Glasgow/Dublin and Glasgow Prestwick/Dublin are counted as four separate routes. More than one airline may operate services on a particular route.
| Scheduled | Charter | Total | |
| Armenia | - | 218 | 218 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4,773 | 24,187 | 28,960 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 218 | 218 |
| Barbados | 3,637 | 3,645 | 7,282 |
| Belgium | 171,629 | 548 | 172,177 |
| Bulgaria | - | 39,292 | 39,292 |
| Canada | 148,164 | 273 | 148,437 |
| Croatia | 55,362 | 912 | 56,274 |
| Cuba | 223 | 637 | 860 |
| Cyprus | 61,365 | 72,919 | 134,284 |
| Czech Republic | 96,155 | 114 | 96,269 |
| Denmark | 252,167 | 1,872 | 254,039 |
| Egypt | - | 44,940 | 44,940 |
| Estonia | - | 196 | 196 |
| Faroe Islands | 8,285 | 288 | 8,573 |
| Finland | - | 4,799 | 4,799 |
| France | 709,805 | 15,893 | 725,698 |
| Georgia | - | 254 | 254 |
| Germany | 851,611 | 1,015 | 852,626 |
| Greece | 139,142 | 119,476 | 258,618 |
| Hungary | 60,456 | 143 | 60,599 |
| Iceland | 112,273 | 311 | 112,584 |
| Irish Republic | 1,100,003 | 2,293 | 1,102,296 |
| Italy | 353,031 | 45,620 | 398,651 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,323 | 1,323 |
| Jordan | - | 112 | 112 |
| Latvia | 20,325 | - | 20,325 |
| Lithuania | 29,498 | 261 | 29,759 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | - | 1 |
| Macedonia | - | 198 | 198 |
| Malta | 68,209 | 6,586 | 74,795 |
| Mexico | 19,115 | 17,983 | 37,098 |
| Morocco | 30,913 | - | 30,913 |
| Netherlands | 1,351,540 | 1,842 | 1,353,382 |
| Norway | 318,193 | 2,269 | 320,462 |
| Poland | 487,939 | 1,737 | 489,676 |
| Portugal (other than Madeira) | 288,032 | 18,457 | 306,489 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 43,695 | 9,697 | 53,392 |
| Qatar | 115,529 | - | 115,529 |
| Romania | 1,923 | - | 1,923 |
| Russia | - | 87 | 87 |
| Slovak Republic | 23,561 | - | 23,561 |
| Spain (other than Canary Islands) | 1,587,818 | 399,502 | 1,987,320 |
| Spain (Canary Islands) | 738,287 | 194,772 | 933,059 |
| Sweden | 104,023 | 1,697 | 105,720 |
| Switzerland | 265,201 | 11,679 | 276,880 |
| Tunisia | 1,775 | 33,422 | 35,197 |
| Turkey | 208,662 | 216,993 | 425,655 |
| United Arab Emirates | 502,375 | 1 | 502,376 |
| United States of America | 470,424 | 18,701 | 489,125 |
| Total passenger traffic counted for these countries for Scotland's main airports2 | 10,805,119 | 1,317,164 | 12,122,283 |
| Other international traffic at main Scottish airports2 | .. | .. | 218 |
| All international traffic for Scotland's main airports | .. | .. | 12,122,501 |
| International traffic at other Scottish airports | .. | .. | 68,102 |
| Total International traffic at all Scottish airports | .. | .. | 12,190,603 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. For the purpose of preparing this table, Scotland's main international airports are Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Glasgow Prestwick.
2. Charter only routes are counted under 'Other international traffic' in cases where fewer than 5,000 passengers were carried from an airpor to a particular country.
| Scheduled | Charter | Total | |
| Amsterdam | 1,351,540 | 1,198 | 1,352,738 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 1,028,152 | 1,786 | 1,029,938 |
| Paris (Charles De Gaulle) | 520,754 | 1,429 | 522,183 |
| Tenerife (Surreina Sofia) | 372,541 | 113,797 | 486,338 |
| Palma De Mallorca | 256,870 | 196,480 | 453,350 |
| Dubai | 429,602 | - | 429,602 |
| Alicante | 386,191 | 30,190 | 416,381 |
| Malaga | 358,447 | 27,442 | 385,889 |
| Frankfurt Main | 343,919 | 318 | 344,237 |
| Faro | 240,690 | 18,233 | 258,923 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. For the purpose of preparing this table, Scotland's main international airports are Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Glasgow Prestwick.
Airport
| Other Scottish Airports | Other UK Airports 1 | UK offshore | Eire | Europe | North America | Rest of world | Total | |
| Aberdeen | 352,968 | 1,606,396 | 510,962 | 40,826 | 957,679 | - | - | 3,468,831 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 10,683 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,683 |
| Benbecula | 32,087 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32,087 |
| Campbeltown | 8,252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,252 |
| Dundee | - | 21,830 | - | 232 | 48 | - | - | 22,110 |
| Eday | 684 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 684 |
| Edinburgh | 121,136 | 5,068,082 | - | 581,792 | 4,855,938 | 257,285 | 210,555 | 11,094,788 |
| Fair Isle | 2,417 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,417 |
| Foula | 1,063 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,063 |
| Glasgow | 188,526 | 3,904,637 | - | 479,678 | 3,184,808 | 380,277 | 565,075 | 8,703,001 |
| Inverness | 52,836 | 545,117 | 325 | 24,469 | 37,647 | - | - | 660,394 |
| Islay | 28,716 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28,716 |
| Kirkwall | 159,631 | - | 1 | - | 196 | - | - | 159,828 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 3,501 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3,504 |
| North Ronaldsay | 5,624 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,624 |
| Out Skerries | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69 |
| Papa Stour | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 |
| Papa Westray | 4,802 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,802 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 304 | 20 | - | - | 608,588 | - | - | 608,912 |
| Sanday | 3,126 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,126 |
| Scatsta | 142,655 | - | 114,434 | - | - | - | - | 257,089 |
| Stornoway | 122,108 | 513 | - | - | - | - | - | 122,621 |
| Stronsay | 3,282 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,282 |
| Sumburgh | 229,352 | - | 25,887 | 4,358 | 978 | - | - | 260,575 |
| Tiree | 8,675 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,675 |
| Westray | 3,630 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,630 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 23,841 | 12 | 895 | - | 174 | - | - | 24,922 |
| Total | 1,510,032 | 11,146,607 | 652,507 | 1,131,355 | 9,646,056 | 637,562 | 775,630 | 25,499,749 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Channel Islands and the Isle of Man were not included in previous editions of this table. Although they are now, they represent less than one percent of travel to other UK airports.
| International/UK Offshore | Domestic1 | Total | |||||
| Scheduled | Charter | Total | Scheduled | Charter | Total | ||
| Aberdeen | 888,852 | 620,567 | 1,509,419 | 1,753,364 | 206,545 | 1,959,909 | 3,469,328 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | - | - | - | 10,658 | - | 10,658 | 10,658 |
| Benbecula | - | - | - | 32,125 | - | 32,125 | 32,125 |
| Campbeltown | - | 36 | 36 | 8,252 | - | 8,252 | 8,288 |
| Dundee | - | 337 | 337 | 20,110 | 1,495 | 21,605 | 21,942 |
| Edinburgh | 5,667,859 | 247,702 | 5,915,561 | 5,195,553 | 2,272 | 5,197,825 | 11,113,386 |
| Glasgow | 3,650,371 | 959,651 | 4,610,022 | 4,097,224 | 2,285 | 4,099,509 | 8,709,531 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 608,421 | 959 | 609,380 | 182 | 27 | 209 | 609,589 |
| Inverness | 59,268 | 3,135 | 62,403 | 604,682 | 475 | 605,157 | 667,560 |
| Islay | - | - | - | 28,993 | - | 28,993 | 28,993 |
| Kirkwall | - | 197 | 197 | 149,298 | 29 | 149,327 | 149,524 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | - | 3 | 3 | 4,166 | 6 | 4,172 | 4,175 |
| Scatsta | - | 114,434 | 114,434 | - | 139,092 | 139,092 | 253,526 |
| Stornoway | - | 2 | 2 | 124,485 | 497 | 124,982 | 124,984 |
| Sumburgh | 978 | 30,245 | 31,223 | 170,202 | 68,701 | 238,903 | 270,126 |
| Tiree | - | - | - | 9,564 | - | 9,564 | 9,564 |
| Wick John O'Groats | - | 1,069 | 1,069 | 21,759 | 1,324 | 23,083 | 24,152 |
| Total | 10,875,749 | 1,978,337 | 12,854,086 | 12,230,617 | 422,748 | 12,653,365 | 25,507,451 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Domestic traffic is counted both at the airport of arrival and at the airport of departure. The total of domestic traffic is, therefore, only a measure of airport activity. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland and are therefore not included in any overall totals.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Edinburgh | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights to/from UK origins / destinations | numbers | ||||||||||
| Matched | 82,233 | 79,818 | 75,021 | 72,499 | 64,086 | 58,282 | 58,404 | 56,926 | 55,314 | 54,580 | 58,822 |
| Unmatched - actual 1 | 318 | 278 | 308 | 366 | 193 | 268 | 106 | 82 | 83 | 71 | 71 |
| Unmatched - planned 2 | 1,326 | 932 | 816 | 517 | 365 | 1,083 | 274 | 257 | 224 | 212 | 285 |
| Percentage of flights late 3 | percentages | ||||||||||
| early to 15 mins late | 74 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 80 |
| 16 to 30 mins late | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 31 to 60 mins late | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| minutes | |||||||||||
| Average delay 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| All flights (UK and international) | numbers | ||||||||||
| Matched | 108,802 | 109,307 | 109,402 | 107,172 | 100,408 | 94,863 | 99,823 | 97,645 | 98,670 | 96,292 | 102,038 |
| Unmatched - actual 1 | 526 | 508 | 613 | 518 | 387 | 492 | 276 | 188 | 150 | 113 | 134 |
| Unmatched - planned 2 | 1,536 | 1,107 | 1,074 | 769 | 575 | 2,061 | 552 | 312 | 275 | 260 | 394 |
| Percentage of flights late 3 | percentages | ||||||||||
| early to 15 mins late | 74 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 78 |
| 16 to 30 mins late | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| 31 to 60 mins late | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3hr 1 min to 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| minutes | |||||||||||
| Average delay 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Glasgow | |||||||||||
| Flights to/from UK origins / destinations | numbers | ||||||||||
| Matched | 66,243 | 66,121 | 65,538 | 60,243 | 51,934 | 47,933 | 46,214 | 47,010 | 46,137 | 47,175 | 50,524 |
| Unmatched - actual 1 | 308 | 466 | 906 | 636 | 198 | 233 | 118 | 88 | 70 | 77 | 132 |
| Unmatched - planned 2 | 390 | 778 | 726 | 375 | 274 | 763 | 305 | 240 | 205 | 229 | 247 |
| Percentage of flights late | percentages | ||||||||||
| early to 15 mins late | 79 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 85 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 |
| 16 to 30 mins late | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 31 to 60 mins late | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| minutes | |||||||||||
| Average delay 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| All flights (UK and international) | numbers | ||||||||||
| Matched | 95,198 | 95,383 | 91,886 | 85,274 | 73,262 | 68,291 | 69,507 | 71,637 | 71,901 | 73,396 | 79,618 |
| Unmatched - actual 1 | 522 | 730 | 1,146 | 814 | 294 | 482 | 176 | 160 | 136 | 152 | 238 |
| Unmatched - planned 2 | 568 | 966 | 908 | 526 | 330 | 1,175 | 393 | 297 | 252 | 262 | 314 |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | ||||||||
| Percentage of flights late | percentages | ||||||||||
| early to 15 mins late | 78 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 76 |
| 16 to 30 mins late | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| 31 to 60 mins late | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| minutes | |||||||||||
| Average delay 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Air transport movements which took place but for which there was no corresponding planned flight (e.g. diversions from another airport to this airport)
2. Planned flights for which there was no air transport movement (e.g. flights that were cancelled or diverted to another airport)
3. The punctuality figures for Edinburgh for 2001 onwards are not comparable to the figures for 2000 and earlier years. From January 2001, a different assumption has been used for the taxi-ing time for departures from Edinburgh airport.
4. The average delays for 2000 onwards are not comparable to the figures for 1999 and earlier years. Up to December 1999, an early flight was counted as a "negative delay"; from January 2000, an early flights is counted as "zero delay"
| Airport | Commercial Movements | Non-commercial Movements | Total | ||||||||||
| Air Transport | Position- ing Flights | Local Move-ments | Total | Test and Training | Other Flights by air transport operators | Aero Club | Private | Official | Millitary | Business | Total | ||
| Aberdeen | 106,755 | 4,314 | 2 | 111,071 | 4,293 | 89 | 2,346 | 82 | 2 | 73 | 263 | 7,148 | 118,219 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 881 | 2 | - | 883 | - | 1 | - | 78 | - | 4 | - | 83 | 966 |
| Benbecula | 3,286 | 280 | 4 | 3,570 | 6 | 1 | - | 101 | - | 28 | 2 | 138 | 3,708 |
| Campbeltown | 1,123 | 96 | 1 | 1,220 | 6 | - | - | 197 | - | 173 | - | 376 | 1,596 |
| Dundee | 1,543 | 250 | 227 | 2,020 | 540 | 110 | 36,597 | 719 | 5 | 31 | 405 | 38,407 | 40,427 |
| Edinburgh | 106,748 | 1,610 | 4 | 108,362 | 58 | 29 | 447 | 287 | 5 | 162 | 2,386 | 3,374 | 111,736 |
| Glasgow | 75,585 | 1,757 | 6 | 77,348 | 146 | 54 | 1,224 | 118 | 10 | 199 | 421 | 2,172 | 79,520 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 8,623 | 302 | - | 8,925 | 2,610 | 1 | 6,886 | 2,045 | - | 3,838 | - | 15,380 | 24,305 |
| Inverness | 14,425 | 1,396 | 20 | 15,841 | 1,925 | 158 | 8,530 | 1,664 | - | 62 | 767 | 13,106 | 28,947 |
| Islay | 1,739 | 150 | - | 1,889 | 2 | - | - | 583 | - | 158 | 5 | 748 | 2,637 |
| Kirkwall | 12,951 | 726 | 14 | 13,691 | 292 | 27 | 63 | 312 | - | 8 | 10 | 712 | 14,403 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 1,748 | 288 | 1 | 2,037 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | - | - | 9 | 47 | 2,084 |
| Scatsta | 13,338 | 1,007 | - | 14,345 | 310 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 323 | 14,668 |
| Stornoway | 8,644 | 357 | 294 | 9,295 | 883 | 1 | - | 454 | - | 412 | 4 | 1,754 | 11,049 |
| Sumburgh | 13,606 | 1,073 | 328 | 15,007 | 1,683 | 4 | - | 49 | - | 28 | - | 1,764 | 16,771 |
| Tiree | 1,111 | 12 | - | 1,123 | - | - | 1 | 121 | - | 2 | - | 124 | 1,247 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 4,276 | 1,227 | 5 | 5,508 | 1,126 | 1 | - | 1,111 | - | 36 | 5 | 2,279 | 7,787 |
| Total | 376,382 | 14,847 | 906 | 392,135 | 13,888 | 498 | 56,098 | 7,938 | 22 | 5,214 | 4,277 | 87,935 | 480,070 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland and are therefore not included in any overall totals.
| Airport | Scheduled | Charter | Air taxi 1 movements | Total | ||||
| UK Operators | Over seas Operators | Total | UK Operators | Over seas Operators | Total | |||
| Aberdeen | 39,721 | 13,604 | 53,325 | 46,057 | 511 | 46,568 | 6,862 | 106,755 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 880 | - | 880 | - | - | - | 1 | 881 |
| Benbecula | 1,887 | - | 1,887 | - | - | - | 1,399 | 3,286 |
| Campbeltown | 1,018 | - | 1,018 | - | 4 | 4 | 101 | 1,123 |
| Dundee | 14 | 1,296 | 1,310 | 41 | 6 | 47 | 186 | 1,543 |
| Edinburgh | 68,192 | 29,070 | 97,262 | 4,642 | 1,924 | 6,566 | 2,920 | 106,748 |
| Glasgow | 55,269 | 10,620 | 65,889 | 5,561 | 1,056 | 6,617 | 3,079 | 75,585 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 4 | 8,520 | 8,524 | 2 | 80 | 82 | 17 | 8,623 |
| Inverness | 9,891 | 26 | 9,917 | 67 | 27 | 94 | 4,414 | 14,425 |
| Islay | 1,558 | - | 1,558 | - | - | 0 | 181 | 1,739 |
| Kirkwall | 10,639 | - | 10,639 | 144 | 3 | 147 | 2,165 | 12,951 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 1,329 | - | 1,329 | - | - | - | 419 | 1,748 |
| Scatsta | - | - | - | 13,174 | - | 13,174 | 164 | 13,338 |
| Stornoway | 6,316 | - | 6,316 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2,304 | 8,644 |
| Sumburgh | 6,604 | - | 6,604 | 2,508 | 85 | 2,593 | 4,409 | 13,606 |
| Tiree | 985 | - | 985 | - | - | - | 126 | 1,111 |
| Wick John O'Groats | 1,930 | - | 1,930 | 184 | 1,223 | 1,407 | 939 | 4,276 |
| Total | 206,237 | 63,136 | 269,373 | 72,402 | 4,921 | 77,323 | 29,686 | 376,382 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. A breakdown of air taxi movements between scheduled and chartered aircraft transport movements is no longer available. They have therefore been shown as a separate category.
2. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland, which are therefore not included in any overall totals.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Aberdeen | 85,302 | 94,382 | 102,989 | 108,453 | 106,366 | 99,419 | 92,287 | 99,452 | 104,227 | 106,755 | 112,537 | 106,755 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 1,227 | 1,232 | 1,265 | 1,209 | 1,262 | 1,199 | 1,178 | 1,183 | 1,319 | 881 | 888 | 881 |
| Benbecula | 3,702 | 3,911 | 4,052 | 4,320 | 4,145 | 4,292 | 3,965 | 3,912 | 3,958 | 3,286 | 3,013 | 3,286 |
| Campbeltown | 1,357 | 1,293 | 1,268 | 1,307 | 1,216 | 1,359 | 1,251 | 1,133 | 1,105 | 1,123 | 1,150 | 1,123 |
| Dundee | 2,513 | 2,536 | 2,523 | 3,513 | 3,910 | 4,159 | 3,838 | 3,033 | 2,872 | 1,543 | 1,407 | 1,543 |
| Edinburgh | 115,205 | 119,061 | 118,690 | 120,096 | 118,899 | 111,059 | 104,288 | 108,708 | 106,958 | 106,748 | 103,388 | 106,748 |
| Glasgow | 96,278 | 99,700 | 99,157 | 97,277 | 90,977 | 77,874 | 71,598 | 72,377 | 74,615 | 75,585 | 77,447 | 75,585 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 19,189 | 20,554 | 19,464 | 20,454 | 20,427 | 15,496 | 13,135 | 10,017 | 8,166 | 8,623 | 6,659 | 8,623 |
| Inverness | 18,427 | 20,139 | 20,601 | 19,352 | 17,936 | 15,791 | 13,254 | 15,097 | 14,814 | 14,425 | 13,886 | 14,425 |
| Islay | 1,528 | 1,579 | 1,738 | 1,731 | 1,869 | 1,677 | 1,809 | 2,004 | 1,817 | 1,739 | 1,730 | 1,739 |
| Kirkwall | 11,714 | 11,954 | 13,226 | 14,008 | 14,121 | 13,849 | 12,945 | 12,599 | 12,400 | 12,951 | 12,935 | 12,951 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 2,127 | 2,328 | 2,029 | 1,913 | 1,863 | 2,011 | 1,652 | 1,817 | 1,783 | 1,748 | 1,583 | 1,748 |
| Scatsta | 10,012 | 10,430 | 11,445 | 11,333 | 10,743 | 12,704 | 12,731 | 13,199 | 13,915 | 13,338 | 12,503 | 13,338 |
| Stornoway | 7,259 | 8,135 | 9,646 | 9,741 | 10,028 | 9,484 | 8,842 | 9,190 | 9,367 | 8,644 | 8,358 | 8,644 |
| Sumburgh | 6,157 | 7,562 | 8,453 | 9,861 | 9,812 | 8,435 | 8,237 | 9,156 | 10,963 | 13,606 | 14,677 | 13,606 |
| Tiree | 724 | 724 | 753 | 755 | 937 | 1,109 | 1,023 | 1,019 | 1,121 | 1,111 | 1,138 | 1,111 |
| Unst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wick John O'Groats | 2,905 | 3,280 | 3,253 | 2,860 | 2,571 | 2,776 | 2,394 | 2,416 | 2,660 | 4,276 | 2,885 | 4,276 |
| Total | 385,626 | 408,800 | 420,552 | 428,183 | 417,082 | 382,693 | 354,427 | 366,312 | 372,060 | 376,382 | 376,184 | 376,382 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland and are therefore not included in any overall totals.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Aberdeen | 98,598 | 109,232 | 116,971 | 121,927 | 119,831 | 109,876 | 102,396 | 108,862 | 115,013 | 118,219 | 124,282 | 118,219 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra | 1,358 | 1,323 | 1,321 | 1,296 | 1,310 | 1,356 | 1,252 | 1,258 | 1,403 | 966 | 988 | 966 |
| Benbecula | 4,209 | 4,466 | 4,462 | 4,810 | 4,660 | 4,779 | 4,402 | 4,366 | 4,478 | 3,708 | 3,504 | 3,708 |
| Campbeltown | 1,913 | 2,500 | 3,837 | 3,674 | 1,921 | 2,418 | 2,334 | 1,993 | 1,527 | 1,596 | 1,628 | 1,596 |
| Dundee | 32,099 | 37,261 | 37,444 | 37,292 | 36,297 | 39,274 | 37,169 | 36,815 | 40,926 | 40,427 | 35,730 | 40,427 |
| Edinburgh | 125,317 | 127,122 | 126,914 | 128,172 | 125,550 | 115,969 | 108,997 | 113,357 | 110,288 | 111,736 | 109,545 | 111,736 |
| Glasgow | 107,885 | 110,581 | 110,034 | 108,305 | 100,087 | 85,281 | 77,755 | 78,111 | 80,472 | 79,520 | 84,000 | 79,520 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 55,998 | 54,996 | 48,189 | 47,910 | 42,708 | 34,230 | 33,087 | 28,546 | 25,670 | 24,305 | 25,643 | 24,305 |
| Inverness | 33,477 | 37,879 | 40,826 | 39,139 | 40,538 | 30,290 | 28,155 | 30,755 | 31,764 | 28,947 | 28,495 | 28,947 |
| Islay | 2,306 | 2,334 | 2,558 | 2,650 | 2,625 | 2,603 | 2,775 | 3,003 | 2,969 | 2,637 | 2,610 | 2,637 |
| Kirkwall | 13,466 | 13,375 | 14,719 | 15,574 | 15,982 | 15,590 | 14,535 | 14,131 | 13,980 | 14,403 | 14,420 | 14,403 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 2,214 | 2,416 | 2,131 | 2,050 | 2,085 | 2,157 | 1,859 | 1,926 | 1,924 | 2,084 | 2,169 | 2,084 |
| Scatsta | 10,958 | 11,257 | 12,335 | 12,961 | 12,951 | 14,364 | 13,841 | 14,475 | 15,587 | 14,668 | 13,778 | 14,668 |
| Stornoway | 9,508 | 10,665 | 12,363 | 12,716 | 13,072 | 11,627 | 10,952 | 11,255 | 11,564 | 11,049 | 10,909 | 11,049 |
| Sumburgh | 8,655 | 10,409 | 12,185 | 13,984 | 14,758 | 12,159 | 11,118 | 12,228 | 14,045 | 16,771 | 18,171 | 16,771 |
| Tiree | 868 | 858 | 858 | 868 | 1,071 | 1,316 | 1,210 | 1,111 | 1,224 | 1,247 | 1,295 | 1,247 |
| Unst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wick John O'Groats | 5,624 | 6,931 | 6,721 | 6,327 | 7,221 | 6,231 | 4,754 | 4,734 | 5,474 | 7,787 | 5,711 | 7,787 |
| Total | 514,453 | 543,605 | 553,868 | 559,655 | 542,667 | 489,520 | 456,591 | 466,926 | 478,308 | 480,070 | 482,878 | 480,070 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland, which are therefore not included in any overall totals.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| tonnes | |||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 4,089 | 4,022 | 3,434 | 4,006 | 3,822 | 4,211 | 5,311 | 6,166 | 7,102 | 6,278 | 6,545 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra 3 | 86 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
| Benbecula 3 | 1,416 | 910 | 590 | 587 | 564 | 531 | 466 | 475 | 457 | 310 | 313 |
| Campbeltown 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dundee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh 2 | 29,595 | 36,389 | 19,292 | 12,418 | 23,791 | 20,357 | 19,332 | 19,115 | 18,624 | 19,369 | 19,322 |
| Glasgow 2 | 8,733 | 6,289 | 4,276 | 3,546 | 2,334 | 2,914 | 2,430 | 9,497 | 11,837 | 15,411 | 13,193 |
| Glasgow Prestwick | 29,199 | 28,537 | 31,517 | 22,966 | 13,385 | 12,163 | 11,846 | 10,314 | 9,526 | 12,540 | 11,242 |
| Inverness 3 | 1,722 | 2,170 | 2,347 | 2,104 | 2,443 | 2,800 | 1,833 | 2,601 | 2,524 | 2,507 | 2,507 |
| Islay 3 | 252 | 246 | 312 | 335 | 340 | 310 | 287 | 284 | 273 | 276 | 288 |
| Kirkwall 3 | 904 | 904 | 709 | 730 | 646 | 777 | 132 | 97 | 103 | 107 | 94 |
| Lerwick (Tingwall) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scatsta | 725 | 730 | 765 | 723 | 752 | 765 | 808 | 873 | 849 | 788 | 702 |
| Stornoway 3 | 1,562 | 1,881 | 1,717 | 1,610 | 1,641 | 1,630 | 1,659 | 1,704 | 1,752 | 1,200 | 1,173 |
| Sumburgh 3 | 1,068 | 1,061 | 1,036 | 1,109 | 1,075 | 990 | 979 | 990 | 1,095 | 1,018 | 998 |
| Tiree 3 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 44 |
| Unst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wick John O'Groats 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 79,417 | 83,260 | 66,103 | 50,228 | 50,886 | 47,532 | 45,162 | 52,200 | 54,225 | 59,878 | 56,441 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. Statistics are not collected for some of the smaller airports on Orkney and Shetland, which are therefore not included in any overall totals.
2. The change in the figures for Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1998 was due to a company switching its parcel hub from Glasgow to Edinburgh in 1998.
3. Data for these airports previously came from CAA which does not hold detailed information (passengers/freight carried) etc for charter services operated by aircraft below 15 tonnes Maximum Take Off Mass . However, more detailed information including smaller aircraft has now been obtained from Highland & Islands airports Ltd and the figures have been revised back to 2000.
| Airport | International passengers | Domestic passengers | All services | All | |||||||||
| Business | Leisure | Business | Leisure | Busin-ess | Leisure | UK resid. | Foreign resid. | ||||||
| UK resid. | Non UK resid. | UK resid. | Non UK resid. | UK resid. | Non UK resid. | UK resid. | Non UK resid. | ||||||
| row percentages | |||||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 12.4 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 33.8 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 2.9 | 56.7 | 43.4 | 81.2 | 18.9 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 4.4 | 3.6 | 26.6 | 17.8 | 21.2 | 1.3 | 20.7 | 4.4 | 30.5 | 69.5 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 100 |
| Glasgow | 2.5 | 2.1 | 38.9 | 7.1 | 20.7 | 1.2 | 24.5 | 3.1 | 26.5 | 73.6 | 86.6 | 13.5 | 100 |
| Inverness | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 29.7 | 1.3 | 56.4 | 6.6 | 32.5 | 67.6 | 88.7 | 11.4 | 100 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. The CAA survey collected statistics only for the airports shown in the table.
| Airport 2 | Bus and rail | Car and taxi | Other modes | Total all modes* | ||||||
| Bus / coach | Rail | Total bus + rail | Private car | Hire car | Taxi / minicab | Total car + taxi | ||||
| row percentages | ||||||||||
| Aberdeen | 1975 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 28 | 85 | 3 | 101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 8 | 30 | 88 | 3 | 100 | |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 36 | 93 | 1 | 100 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 7 | 32 | 94 | 1 | 100 | |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 49.2 | 5.2 | 38.8 | 93.2 | 2.1 | 100 | |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 49.5 | 6.1 | 36.9 | 92.5 | 1.3 | 100 | |
| 2009 3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 48.1 | 3.9 | 36.6 | 88.6 | 2.4 | 100 | |
| 2013 3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 43.6 | 4.0 | 38.4 | 85.9 | 1.6 | 100 | |
| Edinburgh | 1970 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 3 | 100 |
| 1975 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 77 | 1 | 100 | |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 10 | 19 | 90 | 2 | 101 | |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 10 | 25 | 91 | 1 | 99 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 10 | 28 | 91 | 0 | 100 | |
| 2001 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 46.8 | 6.3 | 28.1 | 81.2 | 0.4 | 100 | |
| 2005 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 48.6 | 5.8 | 25.7 | 80.1 | 0.6 | 100 | |
| 2009 3 | 26.9 | 2.6 | 29.5 | 43.2 | 5.3 | 21.3 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 100 | |
| 2013 3 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 13.0 | 38.5 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 61.3 | 25.7 | 100 | |
| Glasgow | 1970 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 2 | 100 |
| 1975 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 4 | 19 | 83 | 1 | 100 | |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 17 | 91 | 1 | 100 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 7 | 22 | 91 | 2 | 101 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 23 | 91 | 1 | 99 | |
| 2001 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 60.1 | 4.9 | 26.0 | 91.0 | 0.7 | 100 | |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 57.6 | 4.4 | 26.4 | 88.4 | 0.9 | 100 | |
| 2009 3 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 14.7 | 51.6 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 82.5 | 2.8 | 100 | |
| 2013 3 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 50.4 | 0.7 | 25.7 | 76.7 | 5.0 | 100 | |
| Glas. Prestwick | 2005 | 3.6 | 20.8 | 24.4 | 57.2 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 74.9 | 0.7 | 100 |
| 2009 3 | 11.0 | 26.7 | 37.7 | 44.8 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 60.2 | 2.1 | 100 | |
| Inverness | 1990 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 92 | 1 | 100 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 91 | 3 | 100 | |
| 2001 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 56.3 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 94.2 | 1.8 | 100 | |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 60.5 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 92.8 | 2.3 | 100 | |
| 2009 3 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 55.6 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 86.4 | 2.3 | 100 | |
| 2013 3 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 20.4 | 49.6 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 69.9 | 9.7 | 100 | |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. The CAA surveys collected statistics only for the airports shown in the table. These results are based on a departure survey only. The CAA's assumption, for weighting purposes, is that arriving and departing passengers share the same modal characteristics
2. Airports are shown only for the years for which figures are given in the CAA survey reports for 1996 (which also gives earlier years' results), 2001, 2005 and 2009.
3. A small adjustment has been made to the percentages due to an error in the calculations used to produce the figures.
*. The figures for 1996 and earlier years may appear not to total 100% because they were rounded independently and then given only as whole percentages. The mode of transport includes cases where more than one form of transport is used.
| Aberdeen | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Inverness | Total | |
| thousands | |||||
| Borders | - | 188 | 21 | - | 209 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 2 | 541 | 278 | - | 821 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | - | 38 | 81 | - | 119 |
| Fife | 9 | 994 | 139 | - | 1,142 |
| Grampian | 2,354 | 223 | 159 | 110 | 2,846 |
| Highlands & Islands | 67 | 160 | 166 | 470 | 863 |
| Lothian | 7 | 5,753 | 303 | 1 | 6,064 |
| Strathclyde | 20 | 828 | 5,667 | - | 6,515 |
| Tayside | 67 | 781 | 267 | 2 | 1,117 |
| Total all Scottish areas | 2,526 | 9,506 | 7,081 | 583 | 19,696 |
| England & Wales | 17 | 117 | 59 | - | 193 |
| All passengers 2 | 2,543 | 9,623 | 7,140 | 583 | 19,889 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
1. The CAA survey collected statistics only for the airports shown in the table.
2. Terminating passengers are those who arrive at or depart from an airport by surface means of transport. As explained in the Notes and Definitions, their numbers are not the same as the numbers of terminal passengers: the latter also include transfer passengers (people who change aircraft at an airport).