Belfast International Airport - Statistics

Statistics

Nearly 5.3 million passengers used Belfast International in 2007, the highest total in the airport's history, with total passenger numbers remaining relatively static during 2008 but declining sharply in 2009 to 4.5 million and again in 2010 to 4 million. Figures for 2011 indicate a small rise to 4.1 million. The airport is the busiest in Northern Ireland, having experienced steady growth in passenger numbers, aircraft movements and freight throughput over most of the last decade. Between 1997 and 2010 passenger numbers have increased by an average of 4.8% annually. Belfast International was the 2nd on the List of the busiest airports in Ireland and 13th busiest airport in the UK by passenger traffic in 2010, but the large freight volumes handled made it the 6th busiest freight airport in the UK during the period.

Number of Passengers Number of Movements Freight
(tonnes)
1997 2,476,834 35,070 24,838
1998 2,671,848 38,976 25,275
1999 3,035,907 44,817 25,773
2000 3,147,670 41,256 30,599
2001 3,618,671 45,706 32,130
2002 3,576,785 38,453 29,474
2003 3,976,703 39,894 29,620
2004 4,407,413 43,373 32,148
2005 4,824,271 47,695 37,878
2006 5,038,692 48,412 38,417
2007 5,272,664 51,085 38,429
2008 5,262,354 55,000 36,115
2009 4,546,475 44,796 29,804
2010 4,016,170 40,324 29,716
2011 4,103,620 37,308 31,062
2012 rolling figure so far 4,320,583 39,327 39,227
Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
Busiest international routes to and from Belfast International Airport (2011)
Rank Airport Passengers
2011		 Passengers
2010		 % Change
2010 / 11
1 Spain - Málaga 171,669 179,098 04.1
2 Spain - Palma de Mallorca 129,711 126,545 02.5
3 Portugal - Faro 126,689 145,386 12.9
4 Spain - Alicante 121,832 118,170 03.1
5 Netherlands - Amsterdam 99,035 89,909 10.2
6 United States - Newark 102,874 92,212 011.5
7 France - Paris Charles de Gaulle 85,810 90,109 04.8
8 Spain - Barcelona 82,443 85,367 03.4
9 Spain - Lanzarote 79,990 82,245 02.7
10 Spain - Tenerife South 77,678 85,272 08.9
Busiest domestic routes to and from Belfast International Airport (2011)
Rank Airport Passengers
2011		 Passengers
2010		 % Change
2010 / 11
1 Liverpool 422,595 329,368 0028.3
2 London Stansted 356,523 301,068 0018.4
3 London Gatwick 341,744 296,802 0015.1
4 London Heathrow 289,359 284,029 0001.9
5 Glasgow International 248,253 211,573 0017.3
6 Edinburgh 236,628 219,669 0007.7
7 Newcastle 180,490 172,655 0004.5
8 Bristol 179,616 150,153 0019.6
9 London Luton 144,451 3,257 4,335.1
10 Leeds Bradford 82,685 82,469 0000.3

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