Air transport movements
Introduction
The number of commercial air transport movements increased by +3.7% to 496,748 (of which 3.6% operated by full freighters). The average number of passengers per movement increased by +3.6% to 143 passengers, whilst we see no change in average Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) in 2017.
Monthly and annual totals
Monthly totals
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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I. Air transport |
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Scheduled |
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Passenger services |
33,475 |
31,363 |
37,082 |
39,053 |
41,998 |
40,681 |
42,083 |
42,224 |
40,554 |
41,519 |
36,039 |
34,523 |
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Full-freighter services |
1,238 |
1,159 |
1,354 |
1,288 |
1,328 |
1,314 |
1,314 |
1,353 |
1,339 |
1,325 |
1,184 |
1,132 |
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Subtotal |
34,713 |
32,522 |
38,436 |
40,341 |
43,326 |
41,995 |
43,397 |
43,577 |
41,893 |
42,844 |
37,223 |
35,655 |
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Non-scheduled |
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Passenger services |
721 |
666 |
772 |
1,328 |
1,887 |
1,824 |
2,890 |
3,121 |
2,171 |
1,763 |
551 |
664 |
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Full-freighter services |
229 |
212 |
228 |
204 |
207 |
193 |
209 |
164 |
210 |
242 |
189 |
181 |
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Subtotal |
950 |
878 |
1,000 |
1,532 |
2,094 |
2,017 |
3,099 |
3,285 |
2,381 |
2,005 |
740 |
845 |
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Total air transport |
35,663 |
33,400 |
39,436 |
41,873 |
45,420 |
44,012 |
46,496 |
46,862 |
44,274 |
44,849 |
37,963 |
36,500 |
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II. General aviation |
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Taxi / Business / Private |
566 |
750 |
854 |
861 |
1,054 |
1,036 |
975 |
745 |
1,021 |
954 |
948 |
742 |
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Other flights |
558 |
542 |
725 |
710 |
672 |
608 |
585 |
651 |
585 |
618 |
626 |
491 |
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Total general aviation |
1,124 |
1,292 |
1,579 |
1,571 |
1,726 |
1,644 |
1,560 |
1,396 |
1,606 |
1,572 |
1,574 |
1,233 |
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Grand total |
36,787 |
34,692 |
41,015 |
43,444 |
47,146 |
45,656 |
48,056 |
48,258 |
45,880 |
46,421 |
39,537 |
37,733 |
Annual totals
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2017 |
Compared to |
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I. Air transport |
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Scheduled |
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Passenger services |
460,594 |
3.5% |
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Full-freighter services |
15,328 |
1.3% |
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Subtotal |
475,922 |
3.4% |
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Non-scheduled |
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Passenger services |
18,358 |
14.5% |
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Full-freighter services |
2,468 |
-8.1% |
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Subtotal |
20,826 |
11.3% |
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Total air transport |
496,748 |
3.7% |
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II. General aviation |
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Taxi / Business / Private |
10,506 |
0.6% |
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Other flights |
7,371 |
0.0% |
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Total general aviation |
17,877 |
0.3% |
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Grand total |
514,625 |
3.6% |
Air transport
movements
Air transport movements:
Commercial aviation
Per hour of the day
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Landings |
Take-offs |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Night |
23:00-05:59 |
15,438 |
5,588 |
21,026 |
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Early morning |
06:00-06:59 |
6,364 |
4,809 |
11,173 |
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Day |
07:00-18:59 |
174,817 |
182,844 |
357,661 |
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Evening |
19:00-22:59 |
51,749 |
55,139 |
106,888 |
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Total |
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248,368 |
248,380 |
496,748 |
Punctuality of passenger services
Average Take Off Weight
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in tonnes |
2017 |
Compared to 2016 in % |
|---|---|---|
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Passenger or mixed version |
94.2 |
0.3% |
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Full-freighter version |
343.9 |
1.0% |
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Total Air transport movements |
103.2 |
0.0% |
Main countries
Main European countries
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Ranking |
(2016 ranking) |
Country |
Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
(1) |
United Kingdom |
95,224 |
0.3% |
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2 |
(2) |
Germany |
44,332 |
0.4% |
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3 |
(3) |
Spain |
38,034 |
8.5% |
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4 |
(5) |
Italy |
31,590 |
4.7% |
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5 |
(4) |
France |
30,822 |
-1.2% |
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6 |
(6) |
Norway |
18,313 |
-1.7% |
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7 |
(7) |
Switzerland |
18,123 |
2.9% |
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8 |
(9) |
Denmark |
13,933 |
1.4% |
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9 |
(8) |
Turkey |
12,354 |
-13.3% |
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10 |
(10) |
Sweden |
11,875 |
11.4% |
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11 |
(11) |
Portugal |
10,453 |
10.8% |
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12 |
(12) |
Greece |
10,057 |
17.5% |
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13 |
(13) |
Ireland |
9,821 |
30.8% |
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14 |
(14) |
Austria |
7,106 |
7.2% |
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15 |
(15) |
Poland |
6,745 |
9.7% |
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16 |
(17) |
Russia |
5,561 |
8.6% |
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17 |
(16) |
Czech Republic |
5,496 |
2.0% |
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18 |
(18) |
Finland |
4,490 |
19.2% |
|
19 |
(20) |
Belgium |
3,556 |
8.4% |
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20 |
(19) |
Romania |
3,319 |
-0.7% |
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Rest of Europe |
23,281 |
14.8% |
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Total Europe |
404,485 |
3.7% |
Main Intercontinental countries
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Ranking |
(2016 ranking) |
Country |
Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
(1) |
USA |
24,050 |
3.1% |
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2 |
(2) |
China |
10,377 |
5.3% |
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3 |
(4) |
United Arab Emirates |
5,165 |
10.4% |
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4 |
(3) |
Canada |
4,820 |
1.8% |
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5 |
(5) |
Morocco |
3,643 |
6.0% |
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6 |
(6) |
Israel |
3,307 |
8.9% |
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7 |
(7) |
Kenya |
2,412 |
2.1% |
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8 |
(12) |
India |
2,379 |
28.2% |
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9 |
(8) |
Indonesia |
2,070 |
0.2% |
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10 |
(9) |
Netherlands Antilles |
2,065 |
5.1% |
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11 |
(11) |
Egypt |
2,025 |
9.0% |
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12 |
(10) |
Japan |
1,887 |
1.2% |
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13 |
(13) |
South Africa |
1,723 |
1.2% |
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14 |
(14) |
Brazil |
1,669 |
0.1% |
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15 |
(18) |
Mexico |
1,574 |
25.4% |
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16 |
(16) |
South Korea |
1,524 |
3.0% |
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17 |
(15) |
Qatar |
1,472 |
-7.3% |
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18 |
(17) |
Singapore |
1,257 |
-14.2% |
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19 |
(20) |
Ecuador |
1,152 |
6.7% |
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20 |
(21) |
Kazakhstan |
973 |
-15.9% |
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Rest of Intercontinental |
16,431 |
1.2% |
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Total Intercontinental |
91,975 |
3.8% |
Intercontinental
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Total Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|
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North America |
28,870 |
2.9% |
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Asia |
23,306 |
3.4% |
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Africa |
14,748 |
4.5% |
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Middle East |
12,957 |
3.0% |
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Latin America |
12,094 |
6.6% |
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Total Intercontinental |
91,975 |
3.8% |
Per type
According to type, passenger or mixed version
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Ranking |
Type |
Average MTOW1 |
Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Boeing 737-800 |
74 |
107,509 |
8% |
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2 |
Embraer 190/195 |
45 |
71,894 |
0% |
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3 |
Airbus A320 |
75 |
54,542 |
6% |
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4 |
Boeing 737-700 |
62 |
41,217 |
-2% |
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5 |
Airbus A319 |
66 |
35,514 |
4% |
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6 |
Embraer 170/175 |
38 |
26,880 |
142% |
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7 |
Fokker 70 |
37 |
16,262 |
-45% |
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8 |
Airbus A321 |
87 |
15,210 |
27% |
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9 |
Airbus A330-300 |
234 |
13,200 |
9% |
|
10 |
Boeing 777-300 |
349 |
10,908 |
36% |
|
11 |
Boeing 777-200 |
298 |
10,359 |
4% |
|
12 |
Boeing 737-900 |
78 |
9,978 |
-2% |
|
13 |
Airbus A330-200 |
232 |
9,332 |
-1% |
|
14 |
Dash 8-400 |
30 |
8,627 |
4% |
|
15 |
Boeing 747-400 |
395 |
8,109 |
-21% |
|
16 |
Boeing 787-9 |
253 |
5,799 |
70% |
|
17 |
Boeing 767-300 |
182 |
5,342 |
-4% |
|
18 |
Bombardier CRJ 700/900/1000 |
38 |
5,244 |
9% |
|
19 |
BAe 146/AVRO RJ |
42 |
4,494 |
-12% |
|
20 |
Boeing 787-8 |
228 |
3,025 |
-9% |
|
21 |
Embraer ERJ 145 |
20 |
2,901 |
-4% |
|
22 |
Boeing 737-300 |
61 |
1,961 |
-21% |
|
23 |
Boeing 757-200 |
115 |
1,626 |
-10% |
|
24 |
Airbus A380 |
516 |
1,460 |
-5% |
|
25 |
Boeing 737-500 |
58 |
1,402 |
-5% |
|
26 |
Airbus A350-900 |
276 |
1,136 |
142% |
|
27 |
Bombardier CS300 |
68 |
900 |
5525% |
|
28 |
Airbus A318 |
61 |
674 |
-46% |
|
29 |
Boeing 737-600 |
60 |
654 |
-13% |
|
30 |
Boeing 767-400 |
205 |
578 |
-67% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
According to type, full-freighter version
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Ranking |
Type |
Average MTOW1 |
Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Boeing 777-200 |
347 |
6,635 |
6% |
|
2 |
Boeing 747-400 |
402 |
5,921 |
-1% |
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3 |
Boeing 747-8 |
446 |
2,419 |
5% |
|
4 |
Airbus A300 |
157 |
1,230 |
-1% |
|
5 |
Boeing 757-200 |
105 |
618 |
16% |
|
6 |
Embraer EMB 120 |
12 |
376 |
-5% |
|
7 |
Boeing 737-400 |
69 |
216 |
-21% |
|
8 |
Airbus A330-200 |
233 |
215 |
6% |
|
9 |
Airbus A330-300 |
233 |
110 |
41% |
|
10 |
Boeing 737-300 |
63 |
30 |
-77% |
|
11 |
Boeing 747-200 |
379 |
6 |
-89% |
|
12 |
Airbus A310 |
164 |
4 |
-88% |
|
13 |
ATR72 |
23 |
4 |
-33% |
|
14 |
Boeing C-17 Globemaster |
266 |
4 |
100% |
|
15 |
Boeing 767-300 |
187 |
2 |
-96% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
Main airlines
Air transport movements 2017
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Ranking |
(2016 ranking) |
Airline |
Total |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
(1) |
KLM |
239,311 |
5.1% |
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2 |
(2) |
easyJet |
38,315 |
6.4% |
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3 |
(3) |
Transavia |
32,949 |
8.7% |
|
4 |
(4) |
Flybe |
12,541 |
-0.9% |
|
5 |
(5) |
Delta Air Lines |
11,676 |
0.8% |
|
6 |
(6) |
Air France |
11,599 |
4.5% |
|
7 |
(7) |
British Airways |
10,951 |
-1.1% |
|
8 |
(8) |
TUIfly |
10,141 |
0.2% |
|
9 |
(9) |
Vueling |
10,060 |
10.6% |
|
10 |
(10) |
Lufthansa |
7,938 |
-0.4% |
|
11 |
(11) |
SAS |
5,592 |
7.0% |
|
12 |
(13) |
Corendon |
4,821 |
-0.2% |
|
13 |
(16) |
Alitalia |
4,001 |
11.0% |
|
14 |
(14) |
Aer Lingus |
3,945 |
-7.7% |
|
15 |
(15) |
Turkish Airlines |
3,736 |
-5.4% |
|
16 |
(18) |
Ryanair |
3,262 |
11.6% |
|
17 |
(17) |
Emirates |
3,245 |
7.8% |
|
18 |
(19) |
Swiss |
2,892 |
-0.8% |
|
19 |
(20) |
TAP Portugal |
2,866 |
3.2% |
|
20 |
(26) |
LOT Polish Airlines |
2,856 |
28.6% |
|
21 |
(21) |
United Airlines |
2,740 |
1.3% |
|
22 |
(24) |
Air Baltic |
2,721 |
10.3% |
|
23 |
(22) |
China Southern |
2,610 |
1.2% |
|
24 |
(23) |
Austrian Airlines |
2,556 |
0.0% |
|
25 |
(25) |
Pegasus |
2,369 |
2.8% |
|
26 |
(29) |
Norwegian |
2,322 |
16.3% |
|
27 |
(33) |
Jet Airways |
2,314 |
37.4% |
|
28 |
(27) |
Aeroflot |
2,190 |
0.1% |
|
29 |
(30) |
Eurowings |
2,139 |
23.3% |
|
30 |
(28) |
AirBridgeCargo |
2,076 |
-2.2% |
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Other airlines |
50,014 |
-0.1% |
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Total |
496,748 |
3.7% |
Air transport movements by airline segment
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2017 |
Share in total |
|---|---|---|
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Skyteam & partners (pax only)1 |
308,027 |
62.0% |
|
low cost carriers |
83,235 |
16.8% |
|
leisure carriers |
24,252 |
4.9% |
|
full freighter carriers |
17,797 |
3.6% |
|
legacy carriers intercontinental |
13,271 |
2.7% |
|
legacy carriers europe |
50,166 |
10.1% |
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total air transport movements |
496,748 |
100.0% |
- 1 all flights operated by KLM or in codeshare with KLM
New airlines
Example of airlines starting services in 2017
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Airline |
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Origins and destinations Intercontinental
Main Intercontinental origins/destinations
|
Ranking |
(2016 ranking) |
Airport |
Air Transport Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
(1) |
Shanghai |
4,005 |
8.0% |
|
2 |
(2) |
Tel Aviv |
3,307 |
8.9% |
|
3 |
(3) |
Atlanta |
2,896 |
0.0% |
|
4 |
(4) |
New York JFK |
2,835 |
3.0% |
|
5 |
(5) |
Detroit |
2,473 |
-1.1% |
|
6 |
(6) |
Dubai |
2,473 |
2.0% |
|
7 |
(8) |
Toronto |
2,426 |
6.5% |
|
8 |
(7) |
Nairobi |
2,411 |
2.1% |
|
9 |
(11) |
Minneapolis |
2,099 |
12.2% |
|
10 |
(10) |
Hong Kong |
2,000 |
3.7% |
|
11 |
(9) |
Chicago |
1,922 |
-3.9% |
|
12 |
(25) |
Abu Dhabi |
1,643 |
35.4% |
|
13 |
(14) |
Seoul Incheon |
1,524 |
3.0% |
|
14 |
(13) |
Houston |
1,499 |
-1.8% |
|
15 |
(15) |
Beijing |
1,489 |
1.4% |
|
16 |
(12) |
Doha |
1,469 |
-7.3% |
|
17 |
(23) |
New Delhi |
1,462 |
13.2% |
|
18 |
(31) |
Mexico City |
1,409 |
28.3% |
|
19 |
(21) |
Washington |
1,370 |
2.5% |
|
20 |
(19) |
Los Angeles |
1,364 |
1.7% |
Origins and destinations European
Main European origins and destinations
|
Ranking |
(2016 ranking) |
Airport |
Air Transport Movements |
Compared to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
(1) |
London Heathrow |
12,941 |
-2.1% |
|
2 |
(7) |
Munich |
9,021 |
12.1% |
|
3 |
(3) |
Paris de Gaulle |
8,856 |
-2.8% |
|
4 |
(2) |
Manchester |
8,742 |
-5.2% |
|
5 |
(14) |
Dublin |
8,569 |
38.7% |
|
6 |
(5) |
London City |
8,448 |
4.6% |
|
7 |
(6) |
Barcelona |
8,371 |
3.8% |
|
8 |
(4) |
Frankfurt |
8,042 |
-1.7% |
|
9 |
(8) |
Copenhagen |
7,870 |
2.6% |
|
10 |
(12) |
Zurich |
7,683 |
6.9% |
|
11 |
(9) |
Birmingham |
7,490 |
2.0% |
|
12 |
(11) |
London Gatwick |
7,367 |
0.9% |
|
13 |
(10) |
Rome |
7,186 |
-1.9% |
|
14 |
(13) |
Madrid |
6,699 |
2.2% |
|
15 |
(19) |
Stockholm |
6,347 |
14.3% |
|
16 |
(15) |
Oslo |
6,030 |
0.6% |
|
17 |
(17) |
Geneva |
5,826 |
-0.6% |
|
18 |
(18) |
Vienna |
5,743 |
-0.8% |
|
19 |
(21) |
Lisbon |
5,667 |
8.9% |
|
20 |
(20) |
Prague |
5,496 |
2.1% |
