Facts and figures
Opened
- July 1934.
Owned and Operated by
- BAA
- Managing Director: Derek Provan.
Operating hours
- 24 hours, 365 days a year.
Passenger statistics
- Passengers per year: 3.1 million in 2011
- Average of 8,500 passengers a day.
Facilities
- Number of runways: 1 fixed-wing, plus 3 helicopter runways.
- Runway length: 1,949 m.
- Number of terminals: 1 passenger terminal, 1 offshore fixed-wing terminal plus 3 helicopter terminals.
Investment and economic contribution
- In the past ten years: £52 million.
- In the next ten years: £57 million.
- Employs: Around 250 people employed by BAA but more than 2,500 jobs are supported by the airport.
- Recent developments include the 124 m extension to the main runway, a new covered International walkway, a £5m parking deck and a resurfacing project.
