The UK's top 20 airports for passengers
Birmingham Airport has been ranked 7th place during 2010.
|
Rank
|
Airport
|
2010 Pax
|
2009 Pax
|
Change
|
|
1
|
London Heathrow
|
65,881,660
|
66,036,957
|
- 0.2%
|
|
2
|
London Gatwick
|
31,375,290
|
32,392,520
|
- 3.1%
|
|
3
|
London Stansted
|
18,573,803
|
19,957,077
|
- 6.9%
|
|
4
|
Manchester
|
17,759,015
|
18,724,889
|
- 5.2%
|
|
5
|
London Luton
|
8,738,717
|
9,120,546
|
- 4.2%
|
|
6
|
Edinburgh
|
8,596,715
|
9,049,355
|
- 5.0%
|
|
7
|
Birmingham
|
8,572,398
|
9,102,899
|
- 5.8%
|
|
8
|
Glasgow International
|
6,548,865
|
7,225,021
|
- 9.4%
|
|
9
|
Bristol
|
5,747,604
|
5,642,921
|
+ 1.9%
|
|
10
|
Liverpool
|
5,013,940
|
4,884,494
|
+ 2.7%
|
|
11
|
Newcastle
|
4,356,130
|
4,587,883
|
- 5.1%
|
|
12
|
East Midlands
|
4,113,501
|
4,658,151
|
- 11.7%
|
|
13
|
Belfast International
|
4,016,170
|
4,546,475
|
- 11.7%
|
|
14
|
London City
|
2,780,582
|
2,796,890
|
- 0.6%
|
|
15
|
Aberdeen
|
2,763,708
|
2,984,445
|
- 7.4%
|
|
16
|
Leeds Bradford
|
2,755,110
|
2,574,426
|
+ 7.0%
|
|
17
|
George Best Belfast City
|
2,740,341
|
2,621,763
|
+ 4.5%
|
|
18
|
Southampton
|
1,733,690
|
1,789,901
|
- 3.1%
|
|
19
|
Glasgow Prestwick
|
1,662,744
|
1,817,727
|
- 8.5%
|
|
20
|
Jersey
|
1,463,221
|
1,491,424
|
- 1.9%
|
Birmingham Airport figures over the years
|
Year
|
Passengers
|
|
1997
|
6,025,485
|
|
1998
|
6,709,086
|
|
1999
|
7,013,913
|
|
2000
|
7,596,893
|
|
2001
|
7,808,562
|
|
2002
|
8,027,730
|
|
2003
|
9,079,172
|
|
2004
|
8,862,388
|
|
2005
|
9,381,425
|
|
2006
|
9,147,384
|
|
2007
|
9,226,340
|
|
2008
|
9,627,589
|
|
2009
|
9,102,899
|
|
2010
|
8,572,398
|
