Air transport movements
Introduction
The environmental capacity constraint of 500,000 movements per operational year, left little space for growth of the number of commercial air transport movements: +0.5%, to a total of 499,444 in 2018. Within that volume, we see a strong shift from full freighter movements (-10.4% decrease) to passenger movements (+1.0%).
Monthly and annual totals
Monthly totals
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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I. Commercial air transport |
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Scheduled |
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Passenger services |
35,238 |
33,290 |
38,115 |
39,692 |
41,981 |
40,895 |
42,774 |
42,834 |
41,500 |
42,584 |
36,783 |
36,655 |
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Full-freighter services |
1,242 |
1,206 |
1,302 |
1,190 |
1,254 |
1,237 |
1,218 |
1,223 |
1,237 |
1,268 |
1,158 |
1,058 |
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Subtotal |
36,480 |
34,496 |
39,417 |
40,882 |
43,235 |
42,132 |
43,992 |
44,057 |
42,737 |
43,852 |
37,941 |
37,713 |
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Non-scheduled |
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Passenger services |
514 |
457 |
533 |
880 |
1,374 |
1,265 |
1,459 |
1,553 |
1,344 |
1,116 |
326 |
340 |
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Full-freighter services |
119 |
116 |
109 |
99 |
133 |
102 |
98 |
103 |
117 |
132 |
117 |
104 |
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Subtotal |
633 |
573 |
642 |
979 |
1,507 |
1,367 |
1,557 |
1,656 |
1,461 |
1,248 |
443 |
444 |
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Total air transport |
37,113 |
35,069 |
40,059 |
41,861 |
44,742 |
43,499 |
45,549 |
45,713 |
44,198 |
45,100 |
38,384 |
38,157 |
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II. General aviation |
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Taxi / Business / Private |
707 |
722 |
977 |
896 |
1,001 |
1,101 |
1,069 |
843 |
1,004 |
927 |
852 |
758 |
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Other flights |
550 |
617 |
639 |
592 |
656 |
678 |
656 |
539 |
584 |
682 |
663 |
580 |
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Total general aviation |
1,257 |
1,339 |
1,616 |
1,488 |
1,657 |
1,779 |
1,725 |
1,382 |
1,588 |
1,609 |
1,515 |
1,338 |
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Grand total |
38,370 |
36,408 |
41,675 |
43,349 |
46,399 |
45,278 |
47,274 |
47,095 |
45,786 |
46,709 |
39,899 |
39,495 |
Annual totals
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2018 |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|
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I. Commercial air transport |
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Scheduled |
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Passenger services |
472,341 |
1.8% |
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Full-freighter services |
14,593 |
-10.7% |
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Subtotal |
486,934 |
1.4% |
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Non-scheduled |
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Passenger services |
11,161 |
-24.9% |
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Full-freighter services |
1,349 |
-7.0% |
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Subtotal |
12,510 |
-23.3% |
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Total commercial air transport |
499,444 |
0.5% |
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II. General aviation |
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Taxi / Business / Private |
10,857 |
3.5% |
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Other flights |
7,436 |
4.9% |
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Total general aviation |
18,293 |
4.1% |
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Grand total |
517,737 |
0.7% |
Air transport
movements
Air transport movements:
Commercial aviation
Per hour of the day
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Landings |
Take-offs |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Night |
23:00-05:59 |
15,325 |
4,557 |
19,882 |
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Early morning |
06:00-06:59 |
6,206 |
4,876 |
11,082 |
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Day |
07:00-18:59 |
176,216 |
185,164 |
361,380 |
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Evening |
19:00-22:59 |
51,969 |
55,131 |
107,100 |
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Total |
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249,716 |
249,728 |
499,444 |
Punctuality of passenger services
Average Take Off Weight
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in tonnes |
2018 |
Compared to 2017 in % |
|---|---|---|
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Passenger or mixed version |
95.5 |
1.3% |
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Full-freighter version |
337.4 |
-1.9% |
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Total Air transport movements |
103.2 |
0.0% |
Main countries
Main European countries
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Ranking |
(2017 ranking) |
Country |
Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
(1) |
United Kingdom |
92,819 |
-2.5% |
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2 |
(2) |
Germany |
45,368 |
2.3% |
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3 |
(3) |
Spain |
37,516 |
-1.4% |
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4 |
(4) |
Italy |
32,134 |
1.7% |
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5 |
(5) |
France |
30,060 |
-2.5% |
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6 |
(6) |
Norway |
18,183 |
-0.7% |
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7 |
(7) |
Switzerland |
18,082 |
-0.2% |
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8 |
(8) |
Denmark |
14,699 |
5.5% |
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9 |
(10) |
Sweden |
12,421 |
4.6% |
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10 |
(9) |
Turkey |
11,860 |
-4.0% |
|
11 |
(11) |
Portugal |
10,942 |
4.7% |
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12 |
(12) |
Greece |
10,612 |
5.5% |
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13 |
(13) |
Ireland |
10,396 |
5.9% |
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14 |
(15) |
Poland |
8,045 |
19.3% |
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15 |
(14) |
Austria |
7,453 |
4.9% |
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16 |
(17) |
Czech Republic |
5,545 |
0.9% |
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17 |
(16) |
Russia |
5,279 |
-5.1% |
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18 |
(18) |
Finland |
4,980 |
10.9% |
|
19 |
(19) |
Belgium |
3,575 |
0.5% |
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20 |
(20) |
Romania |
3,324 |
0.2% |
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Rest of Europe |
22,956 |
-2.6% |
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Total Europe |
406,249 |
0.4% |
Main Intercontinental countries
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Ranking |
(2017 ranking) |
Country |
Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
(1) |
USA |
24,926 |
3.6% |
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2 |
(2) |
China |
10,618 |
2.3% |
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3 |
(4) |
Canada |
4,826 |
0.1% |
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4 |
(3) |
United Arab Emirates |
4,759 |
-7.9% |
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5 |
(5) |
Morocco |
3,639 |
-0.1% |
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6 |
(6) |
Israel |
3,474 |
5.0% |
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7 |
(8) |
India |
3,245 |
36.4% |
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8 |
(7) |
Kenya |
2,242 |
-7.0% |
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9 |
(11) |
Egypt |
2,172 |
7.3% |
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10 |
(10) |
Netherlands Antilles |
2,170 |
5.1% |
|
11 |
(9) |
Indonesia |
2,089 |
0.9% |
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12 |
(14) |
Brazil |
1,961 |
17.6% |
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13 |
(12) |
Japan |
1,691 |
-10.4% |
|
14 |
(13) |
South Africa |
1,691 |
-1.9% |
|
15 |
(15) |
Mexico |
1,632 |
3.7% |
|
16 |
(16) |
South Korea |
1,542 |
1.2% |
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17 |
(17) |
Qatar |
1,456 |
-1.0% |
|
18 |
(19) |
Ecuador |
1,308 |
13.5% |
|
19 |
(18) |
Singapore |
1,174 |
-6.6% |
|
20 |
(21) |
Taiwan |
969 |
2.0% |
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Rest of Intercontinental |
15,611 |
-5.1% |
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Total Intercontinental |
93,195 |
1.3% |
Intercontinental
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Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|
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North America |
29,752 |
3.1% |
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Asia |
23,481 |
0.7% |
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Africa |
15,002 |
1.7% |
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Latin America |
12,576 |
4.0% |
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Middle East |
12,384 |
-4.4% |
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Total Intercontinental |
93,195 |
1.3% |
Per type
According to type, passenger or mixed version
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Ranking |
Type |
Average MTOW1 |
Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Boeing 737-800 |
74 |
108,653 |
1% |
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2 |
Embraer 190/195 |
45 |
72,289 |
1% |
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3 |
Airbus A320 |
75 |
54,504 |
3% |
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4 |
Embraer 170/175 |
37 |
45,435 |
69% |
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5 |
Boeing 737-700 |
62 |
43,092 |
5% |
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6 |
Airbus A319 |
66 |
32,426 |
-9% |
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7 |
Airbus A330-300 |
234 |
14,650 |
11% |
|
8 |
Airbus A321 |
87 |
13,911 |
-8% |
|
9 |
Boeing 777-300 |
349 |
11,701 |
7% |
|
10 |
Boeing 777-200 |
299 |
11,122 |
7% |
|
11 |
Boeing 737-900 |
78 |
9,665 |
-3% |
|
12 |
Boeing 787-9 |
253 |
9,176 |
58% |
|
13 |
Dash 8-400 |
30 |
7,832 |
-9% |
|
14 |
Boeing 767-300 |
183 |
7,434 |
39% |
|
15 |
Airbus A330-200 |
232 |
6,883 |
-26% |
|
16 |
Boeing 747-400 |
384 |
6,544 |
-19% |
|
17 |
Bombardier CRJ 700/900/1000 |
37 |
5,100 |
-3% |
|
18 |
Fokker 100 |
45 |
3,382 |
2068% |
|
19 |
Airbus A320neo |
76 |
2,987 |
92% |
|
20 |
Boeing 787-8 |
228 |
2,951 |
-2% |
|
21 |
Boeing 737-300 |
61 |
2,156 |
10% |
|
22 |
Airbus A350-900 |
275 |
1,702 |
50% |
|
23 |
Airbus A380 |
525 |
1,642 |
12% |
|
24 |
Airbus 220-300 |
68 |
1,254 |
39% |
|
25 |
Embraer ERJ 145 |
20 |
1,125 |
-61% |
|
26 |
Boeing 737-500 |
58 |
982 |
-30% |
|
27 |
Boeing 757-200 |
113 |
784 |
-52% |
|
28 |
Airbus A318 |
60 |
770 |
14% |
|
29 |
Airbus A340-300 |
271 |
596 |
11% |
|
30 |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
83 |
508 |
4133% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
According to type, full-freighter version
|
Ranking |
Type |
Average MTOW1 |
Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Boeing 777-200 |
347 |
5,640 |
-15% |
|
2 |
Boeing 747-400 |
402 |
5,019 |
-15% |
|
3 |
Boeing 747-8 |
447 |
2,297 |
-5% |
|
4 |
Airbus A300 |
160 |
1,046 |
-15% |
|
5 |
Boeing 757-200 |
105 |
832 |
35% |
|
6 |
Embraer EMB 120 |
12 |
396 |
5% |
|
7 |
Boeing 737-400 |
68 |
234 |
8% |
|
8 |
Boeing 767-300 |
187 |
218 |
10800% |
|
9 |
Airbus A330-200 |
233 |
214 |
0% |
|
10 |
Airbus A310 |
164 |
20 |
400% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
Main airlines
Air transport movements 2018
|
Ranking |
(2017 ranking) |
Airline |
Total |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
(1) |
KLM |
246,751 |
3.1% |
|
2 |
(2) |
easyJet |
38,882 |
1.5% |
|
3 |
(3) |
Transavia |
34,233 |
3.9% |
|
4 |
(5) |
Delta Air Lines |
12,025 |
3.0% |
|
5 |
(4) |
Flybe |
11,717 |
-6.6% |
|
6 |
(7) |
British Airways |
11,034 |
0.8% |
|
7 |
(9) |
Vueling |
10,472 |
4.1% |
|
8 |
(6) |
Air France |
10,062 |
-13.3% |
|
9 |
(8) |
TUIfly |
9,574 |
-5.6% |
|
10 |
(10) |
Lufthansa |
8,031 |
1.2% |
|
11 |
(11) |
SAS |
5,532 |
-1.1% |
|
12 |
(13) |
Corendon |
4,000 |
-17.0% |
|
13 |
(14) |
Aer Lingus |
3,802 |
-3.6% |
|
14 |
(15) |
Turkish Airlines |
3,768 |
0.9% |
|
15 |
(16) |
Alitalia |
3,554 |
-11.2% |
|
16 |
(18) |
Ryanair |
3,380 |
3.6% |
|
17 |
(33) |
Jet Airways |
2,920 |
26.2% |
|
18 |
(19) |
Swiss |
2,890 |
-0.1% |
|
19 |
(24) |
Air Baltic |
2,862 |
5.2% |
|
20 |
(20) |
TAP Portugal |
2,852 |
-0.5% |
|
21 |
(26) |
LOT Polish Airlines |
2,840 |
-0.6% |
|
22 |
(21) |
United Airlines |
2,796 |
2.0% |
|
23 |
(22) |
China Southern |
2,676 |
2.5% |
|
24 |
(29) |
Norwegian |
2,644 |
13.9% |
|
25 |
(17) |
Emirates |
2,582 |
-20.4% |
|
26 |
(23) |
Austrian Airlines |
2,556 |
0.0% |
|
27 |
(25) |
Pegasus |
2,432 |
2.7% |
|
28 |
(30) |
Eurowings |
2,241 |
4.8% |
|
29 |
(27) |
Aeroflot |
2,194 |
0.2% |
|
30 |
(28) |
AirBridgeCargo |
1,819 |
-12.4% |
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Other airlines |
46,323 |
-7.4% |
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Total |
499,444 |
0.5% |
Air transport movements by airline segment
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|
2018 |
Share in total |
|---|---|---|
|
Skyteam & partners (pax only)1 |
314,894 |
63.0% |
|
low cost carriers |
85,151 |
17.0% |
|
leisure carriers |
19,835 |
4.0% |
|
full freighter carriers |
15,942 |
3.2% |
|
legacy carriers intercontinental |
13,472 |
2.7% |
|
legacy carriers europe |
50,150 |
10.0% |
|
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total air transport movements |
499,444 |
100.0% |
- 1 all flights operated by KLM or in codeshare with KLM
New airlines
Example of airlines starting services in 2018
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Airline |
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Origins and destinations Intercontinental
Main Intercontinental origins/destinations
|
Ranking |
(2017 ranking) |
Airport |
Air Transport Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
(1) |
Shanghai |
4,114 |
2.7% |
|
2 |
(4) |
New York JFK |
3,570 |
25.9% |
|
3 |
(2) |
Tel Aviv |
3,440 |
4.0% |
|
4 |
(3) |
Atlanta |
2,862 |
-1.2% |
|
5 |
(5) |
Detroit |
2,485 |
0.5% |
|
6 |
(5) |
Dubai |
2,467 |
-0.2% |
|
7 |
(7) |
Toronto |
2,446 |
0.8% |
|
8 |
(8) |
Nairobi |
2,233 |
-7.3% |
|
9 |
(9) |
Minneapolis |
2,223 |
5.9% |
|
10 |
(10) |
Hong Kong |
2,086 |
4.3% |
|
11 |
(11) |
Chicago |
1,731 |
-9.9% |
|
12 |
(20) |
Los Angeles |
1,545 |
13.3% |
|
13 |
(13) |
Seoul Incheon |
1,541 |
1.1% |
|
14 |
(12) |
Abu Dhabi |
1,529 |
-6.9% |
|
15 |
(15) |
Beijing |
1,510 |
1.4% |
|
16 |
(24) |
Curacao |
1,482 |
16.2% |
|
17 |
(18) |
Mexico City |
1,470 |
4.3% |
|
18 |
(17) |
New Delhi |
1,457 |
-0.3% |
|
19 |
(16) |
Doha |
1,447 |
-1.4% |
|
20 |
(14) |
Houston |
1,442 |
-3.8% |
Origins and destinations European
Main European origins and destinations
|
Ranking |
(2017 ranking) |
Airport |
Air Transport Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
(1) |
London Heathrow |
13,090 |
1.2% |
|
2 |
(5) |
Dublin |
9,282 |
8.3% |
|
3 |
(2) |
Munich |
9,179 |
1.8% |
|
4 |
(3) |
Paris de Gaulle |
8,688 |
-1.9% |
|
5 |
(7) |
Barcelona |
8,476 |
1.3% |
|
6 |
(9) |
Copenhagen |
8,475 |
7.7% |
|
7 |
(6) |
London City |
8,359 |
-1.1% |
|
8 |
(4) |
Manchester |
8,350 |
-4.5% |
|
9 |
(8) |
Frankfurt |
8,109 |
0.8% |
|
10 |
(10) |
Zurich |
7,744 |
0.8% |
|
11 |
(12) |
London Gatwick |
7,310 |
-0.8% |
|
12 |
(11) |
Birmingham |
7,283 |
-2.8% |
|
13 |
(13) |
Rome |
6,777 |
-5.7% |
|
14 |
(14) |
Madrid |
6,648 |
-0.8% |
|
15 |
(15) |
Stockholm |
6,155 |
-3.0% |
|
16 |
(22) |
Milan Malpensa |
6,032 |
11.6% |
|
17 |
(16) |
Oslo |
6,024 |
-0.1% |
|
18 |
(19) |
Lisbon |
5,939 |
4.8% |
|
19 |
(17) |
Geneva |
5,853 |
0.5% |
|
20 |
(18) |
Vienna |
5,822 |
1.4% |
