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Major European Airports: Traffic Data for Year 2000

ACI Europe, the council of European airports, released preliminary 2000 traffic statistics of member airports. Although important airports like Athens are still not part of the association, some first-hand considerations are possible. Only airports handling 10M+ passengers are listed as single instances, also if they form part of a local airport system.

London/Heathrow maintains its leading position in Europe, though it is apparently nearing saturation, as pointed out by the slow growth rates with respect to 1999. Two other London area airports are also in the list: Gatwick with more than 32 million passengers on its single runway and Stansted, with an impressive +25,6% passenger growth. Luton is not included being a mere six million passenger airport!

Frankfurt, both Paris airports (Roissy ed Orly), Amsterdam, Madrid (in very strong growth), Rome/Fiumicino, Munich and Zurich rank also in the first ten busiest European airports, all of them being well over the twenty million passenger mark. All the capital cities of "western" Europe are listed, apart from Lisbon which falls just short of the ten million passenger target.

In 2000, all 26 "over 10 million" European airports recorded passenger growth; half a dozen of them suffered slight cargo traffic reductions while a few registered down-turns in aircraft movements. If major European airports are still running fast, in some cases there are signs that capacity limits are very close. If air traffic can maintain its current sustained pace, a significant part of new routes will most likely need diversion to other airports not comprised in the present continental hub system.

In the picture: A sight of new Terminal 2/F at Paris/Charles De Gaulle airport (photo by Aeromedia)

(Aeromedia, March 2001)

Major European Airport Traffic Statistics
2000 Preliminary Results (ACI Europe)

CITY/COUNTRY (CODE)

PASSENGERS

CARGO

MOVEMENTS

% CHG

(tonnes)

% CHG

% CHG

LONDON/HEATHROW, GB (LHR)

64 607 185

3,8

1 402 088

3,4

466 815

1,9

FRANKFURT, DE (FRA)

49 360 620

7,6

1 710 144

11,1

458 731

4,5

PARIS/ROISSY, FR (CDG)

48 240 137

11,6

1 380 068

14,5

517 657

8,8

AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS)

39 613 419

7,7

1 266 404

3,4

431 059

5,1

MADRID, ES (MAD)

32 765 820

18,2

331 285

7,0

358 478

16,9

LONDON/GATWICK, GB (LGW)

32 056 942

4,9

338 240

7,8

260 858

2,1

ROME/FIUMICINO, IT (FCO)

25 921 886

7,5

210 086

13,5

280 811

7,8

PARIS/ORLY, FR (ORY)

25 399 111

0,2

112 894

(13,4)

243 586

(0,9)

MUNICH, DE (MUC)

23 125 872

8,7

148 017

7,6

319 009

6,7

ZURICH, CH (ZRH)

22 605 827

8,2

418 230

10,3

325 622

6,3

BRUSSELS, BE (BRU)

21 604 478

7,9

634 342

(3,3)

325 979

4,2

MILAN/MALPENSA, IT (MXP)

20 716 815

22,1

300 108

20,0

248 985

15,2

BARCELONA, ES (BCN)

19 797 135

13,8

92 809

1,8

256 799

10,1

PALMA DE MALLORCA, ES (PMI)

19 401 807

0,9

27 707

(8,6)

176 847

5,9

MANCHESTER, GB (MAN)

18 804 322

5,9

121 882

7,8

193 400

4,5

STOCKHOLM, SE (ARN)

18 446 309

6,2

155 108

7,4

279 383

1,2

COPENHAGEN, DK (CPH)

18 295 299

5,1

n.a.

n.a.

303 713

1,7

DUSSELDORF, DE (DUS)

16 028 038

0,6

59 534

(3,1)

194 019

0,0

ISTANBUL, TR (IST)

15 830 526

19,9

233 689

28,2

171 501

(3,2)

OSLO, NO (OSL)

14 214 554

0,7

77 875

(7,0)

204 492

(7,3)

DUBLIN, IE (DUB)

13 843 528

8,1

n.a.

n.a.

180 245

5,8

VIENNA, AT (VIE)

11 939 571

6,6

134 994

7,5

206 968

7,9

LONDON, GB (STN)

11 874 894

25,6

182 583

(5,6)

165 776

6,9

MOSCOW/SHEREMETYEVO, RU (SVO)

10 828 178

13,3

106 629

27,3

128 456

6,7

BERLIN/TEGEL, DE (TXL)

10 343 630

7,7

33 713

6,8

134 321

7,6

HELSINKI, FI (HEL)

10 014 873

3,3

95 749

0,8

162 853

(0,1)

Total Passengers

Total passengers enplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once.

Aircraft Movements

Landing and take-off of an aircraft.

Cargo

Loaded and unloaded freight and mail.

n.a.

Data not available.

		Major European Airport Traffic Statistics 2000 Preliminary Results (ACI Europe)
CITY/COUNTRY (CODE)		PASSENGERS		CARGO		MOVEMENTS
			% CHG	(tonnes)	% CHG		% CHG
LONDON/HEATHROW, GB (LHR)		64 607 185	3,8	1 402 088	3,4	466 815	1,9
FRANKFURT, DE (FRA)		49 360 620	7,6	1 710 144	11,1	458 731	4,5
PARIS/ROISSY, FR (CDG)		48 240 137	11,6	1 380 068	14,5	517 657	8,8
AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS)		39 613 419	7,7	1 266 404	3,4	431 059	5,1
MADRID, ES (MAD)		32 765 820	18,2	331 285	7,0	358 478	16,9
LONDON/GATWICK, GB (LGW)		32 056 942	4,9	338 240	7,8	260 858	2,1
ROME/FIUMICINO, IT (FCO)		25 921 886	7,5	210 086	13,5	280 811	7,8
PARIS/ORLY, FR (ORY)		25 399 111	0,2	112 894	(13,4)	243 586	(0,9)
MUNICH, DE (MUC)		23 125 872	8,7	148 017	7,6	319 009	6,7
ZURICH, CH (ZRH)		22 605 827	8,2	418 230	10,3	325 622	6,3
BRUSSELS, BE (BRU)		21 604 478	7,9	634 342	(3,3)	325 979	4,2
MILAN/MALPENSA, IT (MXP)		20 716 815	22,1	300 108	20,0	248 985	15,2
BARCELONA, ES (BCN)		19 797 135	13,8	92 809	1,8	256 799	10,1
PALMA DE MALLORCA, ES (PMI)		19 401 807	0,9	27 707	(8,6)	176 847	5,9
MANCHESTER, GB (MAN)		18 804 322	5,9	121 882	7,8	193 400	4,5
STOCKHOLM, SE (ARN)		18 446 309	6,2	155 108	7,4	279 383	1,2
COPENHAGEN, DK (CPH)		18 295 299	5,1	n.a.	n.a.	303 713	1,7
DUSSELDORF, DE (DUS)		16 028 038	0,6	59 534	(3,1)	194 019	0,0
ISTANBUL, TR (IST)		15 830 526	19,9	233 689	28,2	171 501	(3,2)
OSLO, NO (OSL)		14 214 554	0,7	77 875	(7,0)	204 492	(7,3)
DUBLIN, IE (DUB)		13 843 528	8,1	n.a.	n.a.	180 245	5,8
VIENNA, AT (VIE)		11 939 571	6,6	134 994	7,5	206 968	7,9
LONDON, GB (STN)		11 874 894	25,6	182 583	(5,6)	165 776	6,9
MOSCOW/SHEREMETYEVO, RU (SVO)		10 828 178	13,3	106 629	27,3	128 456	6,7
BERLIN/TEGEL, DE (TXL)		10 343 630	7,7	33 713	6,8	134 321	7,6
HELSINKI, FI (HEL)		10 014 873	3,3	95 749	0,8	162 853	(0,1)
Total Passengers	Total passengers enplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once.
Aircraft Movements	Landing and take-off of an aircraft.
Cargo	Loaded and unloaded freight and mail.
n.a.	Data not available.