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We expect to handle 8,800 tonnes of cargo a year at Aberdeen Airport by 2030.

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Facts and figures

Operating hours
  • 24 hours, 365 days a year
Passenger statistics
  • Passengers per year: 3.4 million
  • Passenger profile: AB: 36%, C1: 49%, C2: 13%, DE: 2%
 Airlines and Aircraft Movements
  • Airlines: more than 20
  • Total aircraft movements: 84,238 a year
  • Destinations: 30 (fixed-wing)
  • Aircraft types: Boeing 727, 737, 757, 767, Dash, Embraer
Facilities
  • Number of runways: 1
  • Runway length: 1,829 m²
  • Total retail space: 1,880 square metres
  • Check-in capacity: 20 desks
  • Car parking spaces: Short stay 1,000; Long stay 900
  • Number of aircraft stands: 14
Investment
  • In the past ten years: £52 million
  • In the next ten years: £57 million 
  • Economic contribution: £482 million a year
  • Employs: 2,900 (240 are BAA Aberdeen employees)
  • Cargo: Over 3,800 tonnes air cargo per year
Destinations Top ten destinations  (in order)
  • Heathrow
  • Gatwick
  • Stansted
  • Amsterdam
  • Luton
  • Birmingham
  • Dublin
  • East Midlands
  • Belfast International
  • Bristol
Top ten UK destinations (in order)
  • Heathrow
  • Gatwick
  • Stansted
  • Luton
  • Birmingham
  • East Midlands
  • Belfast International
  • Bristol
  • Manchester
  • Southampton
Most popular international destination
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Most popular country
  • Netherlands
Most popular domestic destination (outside London)
  • Manchester, UK
Number of flights to London (average)
  • Per week: 164
  • Per day: 26 (weekday)
Opened:
  • 1934
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