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[Collapse]Total15,80618,79311,23610,11131,88131,08528,93426,25625,07725,86424,87926,84229,13025,64527,00337,12343,96342,055
Total[Collapse]Commercial Movements8,1137,2462,3763,59917,12117,40217,51516,56315,02115,13714,86014,79817,19518,07421,32824,71324,28423,269
Commercial MovementsAir TransportAir transport movements are landings or take-offs of aircraft engaged in the transport of passengers or cargo on commercial terms.7,6746,7472,0593,22916,54916,74916,76115,89514,09514,25214,07014,00816,18117,25820,53723,55923,11722,007
Positioning Flights4394993173705726537546689268857907901,0148167891,1511,1651,262
Local Movements000000000000002320
[Collapse]Non-Commercial Movements7,69311,5478,8606,51214,76013,68311,4199,69310,05610,72710,01912,04411,9357,5715,67512,41019,67918,786
Non-Commercial MovementsTest and Training1,573323312144625640247221166147110178239158178278443837
Other Flights3,662.The data item is not applicable0300004401014201419619
Aero Club1,0745,1124,5183,4287,6347,0575,7584,2344,2344,4654,7664,9654,6882,2281,3247,77513,61412,586
Private Flights1,0465,8713,6922,7246,1555,8045,1844,9425,4315,9085,0356,7766,7794,9863,9424,1505,3235,078
Official400000002200000000
Military334241338213346182230296219200108114215179217188293266
Business Aviation000000000101000000

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Statistical quality

Information on statistical quality can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website (see weblinks).

General description

The statistics refer to the number of aircraft movements at Cardiff Airport by movement type and year. The figures relate to Cardiff International Airport as this is the only major domestic and international airport in Wales. An aircraft movement is an aircraft taking off or landing at an airport.

Data collection and calculation

The information on air transport through Cardiff Airport in these tables reproduces the statistics compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Their work is gratefully acknowledged. The CAA data are outside the scope of National Statistics. The information can be found on the CAA's website (see weblinks), including the CAA’s own notes about the figures.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2006 to 2023

Keywords

Transport Air Passengers Airport

Title

Aircraft movements at Cardiff Airport by movement type and year

Last update

May 2024 May 2024

Next update

May 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Airport Data, Civil Aviation Authority

Contact email

stats.transport@gov.wales

Designation

None

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Name

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