Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many annual flight movements between airports in the North East and (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport took place in each year between 2000 and 2015.
Information on the number of flights between the North East and Heathrow and Gatwick are contained in the tables below:
Year | Heathrow | Gatwick |
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2000 | 6,300 | 3,610 |
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2001 | 6,070 | 3,240 |
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2002 | 6,090 | 2,950 |
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2003 | 6,080 | 2,870 |
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2004 | 6,420 | 2,790 |
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2005 | 6,910 | 2,870 |
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2006 | 6,270 | 3,140 |
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2007 | 6,450 | 1,810 |
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2008 | 6,020 | 1,970 |
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2009 | 4,310 | 2,430 |
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2010 | 3,590 | 2,300 |
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2011 | 4,090 | 2,100 |
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2012 | 3,980 | 1,900 |
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2013 | 3,910 | 1,770 |
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2014 | 4,070 | 1,210 |
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2015 | 4,180 | 260 |
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Reporting airport | Heathrow | Gatwick | ||
Last/next airport | Durham Tees Valley | Newcastle | Durham Tees Valley | Newcastle |
2000 | 2,430 | 3,870 | 40 | 3,570 |
2001 | 2,090 | 3,980 | - | 3,240 |
2002 | 2,080 | 4,010 | - | 2,950 |
2003 | 1,990 | 4,090 | - | 2,870 |
2004 | 2,120 | 4,300 | - | 2,790 |
2005 | 2,150 | 4,750 | 100 | 2,770 |
2006 | 2,010 | 4,260 | 500 | 2,650 |
2007 | 2,390 | 4,070 | 10 | 1,800 |
2008 | 1,990 | 4,030 | - | 1,960 |
2009 | 450 | 3,860 | - | 2,430 |
2010 | - | 3,590 | - | 2,300 |
2011 | - | 4,090 | - | 2,100 |
2012 | - | 3,980 | - | 1,900 |
2013 | - | 3,910 | - | 1,760 |
2014 | - | 4,070 | - | 1,210 |
2015 | - | 4,180 | - | 260 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)