local
airports
In order of
most succesful by passenger numbers in most recent results (all measurements
in metres)
Airport |
Passengers
And Year |
No
Of Runways |
Runway
Length |
Destinations |
Terminals |
Check
in desks |
Car
Spaces |
First
Flight |
Manchester |
21.2M
2004 |
2 |
3048
x 48 |
180 |
3 |
222 |
14,000 |
1928 |
Birmingham |
8.9M
2004 |
2 |
2605
x 46 |
69 |
2 |
96 |
12,300 |
1939 |
Nottingham
East Midlands |
4.4M
2004 |
1 |
2383
x 46 |
70+ |
1 |
52 |
3,375 |
1965 |
John
Lennon Airport Liverpool |
3.4M
2004 |
1 |
2286
x 46 |
33 |
1 |
36 |
4,200 |
1930 |
Leeds
Bradford |
2.3M
2004 |
2 |
2250
x 46 |
28 |
1 |
42 |
2,428 |
1931 |
Robin
Hood |
- |
1 |
2893
x 60 |
35 |
1 |
24 |
2,500 |
2005 |
other big airports
- just for comparison
Airport |
Passengers
And Year |
No
Of Runways |
Runway
Dimensions |
Destins |
Term
- inals |
Check
in desks |
Car
Spaces |
First
Flight |
London
Heathrow |
67.3M
2004 |
3 |
3902
x 50 |
200+ |
4 |
c324 |
16,500+ |
1946 |
London
Gatwick |
31.5M
2004 |
2 |
3316
x 46 |
200 |
2 |
112 |
27,000 |
1934 |
Hartsfield
Intl. Georgia USA* |
83.6M
2004 |
4 |
3624
x 46 |
- |
2 |
124 |
30,000 |
1926 |
* Hartsfield
is currently the busiest airport in the world
Thanks to M Cooper for correction to Gatwick Stats |
