Full-Year 2016
- Heathrow celebrated 70 years of history as Britain’s front door in 2016, welcoming a record 76 million passengers (+1%) alongside 1.5 million tonnes of cargo (+3%) travelling through the UK’s hub – that’s nearly three full Millennium Stadia of passengers a day and annual cargo equivalent to 118,000 London buses, 7,500 Angels of the North or nearly 30 fully-loaded Queen Elizabeth II ocean liners
- For the second year running, Heathrow was delighted to be named as the ‘Best Airport in Western Europe’ by its passengers at the annual Skytrax Global Airport Awards
- Larger, quieter and more efficient aircraft continued to be a driver for growth in passenger volumes at Heathrow. In 2016, around 40% of Heathrow’s long haul passengers traveled on cleaner and quieter new generation aircraft, such as Airbus A380s, A350s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners – up from around 25% in 2015 and helping to reduce the airport’s impact on local communities
- In a major boost for the economy, the Government announced its support for a new runway at Heathrow – the first full-length runway in the south east since the second world war. The Government will begin consulting on a national policy statement early this year
December 2016
- December passenger volumes set a new record for Heathrow, with 6.2 million passengers traveling through the airport (+4.4%) – emerging markets in the Middle East (+16.9%) and Asia (+3.2%) continued to be drivers for growth as well as strong performance on North American segments (+2.1%)
- Cargo growth was also strong, with trade through Heathrow increasing 5.1% driven in particular by growth to emerging market destinations – Brazil up 18.6%, India up 12.1% and China up 8.3%
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
“Heathrow celebrated 70 years as the country’s front door in 2016 and I’m proud that we were able to end this year on such a high note. Whether it was welcoming back a triumphant Team GB from Rio or giving that special Heathrow service to a record number of passengers, increasing Britain’s trade with the rest of the world or securing Government support for expansion – Heathrow is Britain’s airport and we will continue to help all of our country thrive for decades to come
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Terminal Passengers (000s) |
Month |
% Change |
Jan to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
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Heathrow |
6,163 |
4.4 |
75,676 |
1.0 |
75,676 |
1.0 |
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Air Transport Movements |
Month |
% Change |
Jan to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
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Heathrow |
36,895 |
-0.8 |
473,231 |
0.2 |
473,231 |
0.2 |
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Cargo (Metric Tonnes) |
Month |
% Change |
Jan to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
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Heathrow |
133,641 |
5.1 |
1,541,202 |
3.0 |
1,541,202 |
3.0 |
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Market comparison (000s) |
Month |
% Change |
Jan to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 |
% Change |
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Market |
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UK |
361 |
-0.5 |
4,648 |
-9.6 |
4,648 |
-9.6 |
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Europe |
2,440 |
4.8 |
31,737 |
1.8 |
31,737 |
1.8 |
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Africa |
283 |
0.4 |
3,164 |
-4.1 |
3,164 |
-4.1 |
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North America |
1,381 |
2.1 |
17,171 |
-0.5 |
17,171 |
-0.5 |
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Latin America |
97 |
-4.0 |
1,226 |
1.4 |
1,226 |
1.4 |
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Middle East |
677 |
16.9 |
6,961 |
8.8 |
6,961 |
8.8 |
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Asia / Pacific |
924 |
3.2 |
10,771 |
2.8 |
10,771 |
2.8 |
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Total |
6,163 |
4.4 |
75,676 |
1.0 |
75,676 |
1.0 |
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