Facts and Figures
Operating hours
- 06:30-23:00 (weekdays);
- 06:30-23:00 (Saturdays);
- 07:00-23:00 (Sundays)
Passenger statistics
- Passengers per year: 1.96 million 2007.
- Passenger profile: ABC1: 85% C2DE: 15%
Airlines and aircraft movements
- Airlines and tour operators: 15
- Commercial flight movements per year: 47,036 during 2007
- Destinations: 43
- Aircraft types: Boeing 737, 757, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, Embraer 145, 135, 195, J41, Fokker 50, BAe 146, ATR42, Trilander, Canadair Regional Jet, Saab 2000, Dehavilland Twin Otter, Dehavilland Dash 8 300, Dornier 328, Bae Jetstream 31.
Facilities
- Number of runways: 1
- Runway length: 1,723m long by 37m wide
- Total retail space: over 700 m²
- Check-in capacity: 27 facilities
- Car parking spaces: short stay 1,260; long stay 1,045
- Number of aircraft stands: 14
Investment
- BAA has invested over £80 million since 1994
- Economic contribution: £86.5 million a year (Geodata Institute of Southampton University 2004)
- Employs: over 1,200 (211 are BAA Southampton employees)
- Cargo: around 250 tonnes per year
Destinations
Top ten international destinations (in order)
- Paris
- Dublin
- Belfast
- Amsterdam
- Alicante
- Malaga
- Bergerac
- Dusseldorf
- Hanover
- Limoges
Top five UK destinations (in order)
- Edinburgh
- Manchester
- Glasgow
- Jersey
- Guernsey
New routes in 2008 - Newquay with Flybe.
Opened
- Origins date back to 1910
- Current facilities opened in 1994
Owned and operated by: BAA
Managing Director: Chris Butler
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