Air Travel
The UK's busiest airports
London Heathrow airport is one of the world's busiest air travel hubs. Civil Aviation Authority figures show that in 2018, almost 80 million passengers passed through it's four passenger terminals. As our infographic shows, this puts it far ahead of any other UK airport, with Gatwick in second place and 46 million passengers.
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This chart shows the busiest UK airports by number of terminal passengers in 2018.
Number of arriving and departing passengers selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
Number of passengers using the most popular airports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by airport (in 1,000s)
Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024, by airport of arrival (in 1,000s)
Average annual passenger numbers in United Kingdom (UK) airports as of 2013 (in millions)
Number of UK residents' visits abroad from Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by airport used (in 1,000s)
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