General description

The statistics refer to the amount of air freight moved through Cardiff Airport in tonnes, by direction, area, flight type and year. The users of air freight are those with high value goods that need to be transported in small quantities or perishable goods, such as food and medicine that have a short lifespan. The main industries for example that use next day deliveries are electronics, telecoms, vehicles and auto parts, biotech and health.

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

Rounding applied

Figures have been rounded to 2 decimal places

Statistical quality

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

Weblinks

Data source: https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-airport-data/
Statistical Bulletin: https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/air-travel/?lang=en

Title

Air Freight (tonnes) to and from Cardiff Airport by Direction, Area, Flight 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

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Transport Air Passengers Airport Freight

Name

TRAN0004