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A total of 32.8 million passengers passed through Irish airports in 2016, an increase of 10.3% on 2015. Dublin airport accounted for 84.6% of air passengers in Ireland.

In 2016, the Dublin - Heathrow route carried the most air passengers (1,751,689).

	Passenger numbers
2011	23.7
2012	23.8
2013	24.8
2014	26.5
2015	29.8
2016	32.8

Aviation transport

Table 7.1 Total passenger numbers¹ handled by all airports, 2011 - 2016
Airport	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Connemara	17,966	19,490	20,354	19,236	19,753	21,345
Cork	2,356,629	2,333,643	2,252,636	2,138,057	2,065,678	2,226,233
Donegal	38,309	29,226	33,768	35,415	36,552	44,156
Dublin	18,749,078	19,090,781	20,148,574	21,694,893	24,962,518	27,778,888
Galway²	67,002	-	-	-	-	-
Inishmore	10,629	12,126	12,393	11,491	12,071	12,667
Kerry	310,937	286,442	306,042	294,955	303,039	325,670
Knock	653,637	677,368	665,558	703,670	684,671	735,869
Shannon	1,364,831	1,286,139	1,308,242	1,555,225	1,642,888³	1,674,567
Sligo²	7,111	-	-	-	-	-
Waterford	81,575	77,875	28,168	33,189	34,249	13,511⁴
Total	23,657,704	23,813,090	24,775,735	26,486,131	29,761,419³	32,832,906
Source: CSO
¹Passenger numbers refer to commercial passengers only. Transit passengers are counted twice (i.e. both as arriving and departing passengers).
² Galway and Sligo ceased commercial flights during 2011
³ Revised
⁴ No commercial flights since June 2016 from Waterford airport

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Table 7.2 Passenger numbers by month handled by the main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
January	125,244	1,694,403	17,175	34,409	85,472	1,956,703
February	132,353	1,715,297	18,193	40,269	84,099	1,990,211
March	161,737	2,125,279	23,403	48,356	113,358	2,472,133
April	171,164	2,213,424	27,699	59,383	123,409	2,595,079
May	207,585	2,481,482	30,170	64,167	160,568	2,943,972
June	246,850	2,720,653	33,203	76,852	197,680	3,275,238
July	257,624	2,935,086	35,651	92,971	202,335	3,523,667
August	251,396	2,867,470	38,940	92,807	197,903	3,448,516
September	197,670	2,559,046	30,365	68,092	162,489	3,017,662
October	188,992	2,485,903	29,832	66,756	142,182	2,913,665
November	146,038	1,995,124	20,388	45,440	103,776	2,310,766
December	139,580	1,985,721	20,651	46,367	101,296	2,293,615
Total	2,226,233	27,778,888	325,670	735,869	1,674,567	32,741,227
Source: CSO

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Table 7.3 Passenger numbers classified by national and international traffic by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All passengers
January	125,244	1,694,403	17,175	34,409	85,472	1,956,703
February	132,353	1,715,297	18,193	40,269	84,099	1,990,211
March	161,737	2,125,279	23,403	48,356	113,358	2,472,133
April	171,164	2,213,424	27,699	59,383	123,409	2,595,079
May	207,585	2,481,482	30,170	64,167	160,568	2,943,972
June	246,850	2,720,653	33,203	76,852	197,680	3,275,238
July	257,624	2,935,086	35,651	92,971	202,335	3,523,667
August	251,396	2,867,470	38,940	92,807	197,903	3,448,516
September	197,670	2,559,046	30,365	68,092	162,489	3,017,662
October	188,992	2,485,903	29,832	66,756	142,182	2,913,665
November	146,038	1,995,124	20,388	45,440	103,776	2,310,766
December	139,580	1,985,721	20,651	46,367	101,296	2,293,615
Total passengers	2,226,233	27,778,888	325,670	735,869	1,674,567	32,741,227

National traffic
January	14	4,501	2,833	0	257	7,605
February	178	5,136	2,964	0	477	8,755
March	0	6,273	3,673	0	0	9,946
April	0	7,079	4,136	0	359	11,574
May	0	7,704	4,410	0	5	12,119
June	629	9,307	4,564	0	2,880	17,380
July	0	8,155	4,611	0	3	12,769
August	45	8,393	4,832	0	5	13,275
September	15	7,215	4,753	0	12	11,995
October	165	7,353	4,234	0	345	12,097
November	1	6,127	3,591	0	0	9,719
December	45	6,774	4,111	0	348	11,278
Total national traffic	1,092	84,017	48,712	0	4,691	138,512

International traffic
January	125,230	1,689,902	14,342	34,409	85,215	1,949,098
February	132,175	1,710,161	15,229	40,269	83,622	1,981,456
March	161,737	2,119,006	19,730	48,356	113,358	2,462,187
April	171,164	2,206,345	23,563	59,383	123,050	2,583,505
May	207,585	2,473,778	25,760	64,167	160,563	2,931,853
June	246,221	2,711,346	28,639	76,852	194,800	3,257,858
July	257,624	2,926,931	31,040	92,971	202,332	3,510,898
August	251,351	2,859,077	34,108	92,807	197,898	3,435,241
September	197,655	2,551,831	25,612	68,092	162,477	3,005,667
October	188,827	2,478,550	25,598	66,756	141,837	2,901,568
November	146,037	1,988,997	16,797	45,440	103,776	2,301,047
December	139,535	1,978,947	16,540	46,367	100,948	2,282,337
Total international traffic	2,225,141	27,694,871	276,958	735,869	1,669,876	32,602,715
Source: CSO

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Table 7.4 Passenger numbers classified by arrivals and departures by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All passengers
January	125,244	1,694,403	17,175	34,409	85,472	1,956,703
February	132,353	1,715,297	18,193	40,269	84,099	1,990,211
March	161,737	2,125,279	23,403	48,356	113,358	2,472,133
April	171,164	2,213,424	27,699	59,383	123,409	2,595,079
May	207,585	2,481,482	30,170	64,167	160,568	2,943,972
June	246,850	2,720,653	33,203	76,852	197,680	3,275,238
July	257,624	2,935,086	35,651	92,971	202,335	3,523,667
August	251,396	2,867,470	38,940	92,807	197,903	3,448,516
September	197,670	2,559,046	30,365	68,092	162,489	3,017,662
October	188,992	2,485,903	29,832	66,756	142,182	2,913,665
November	146,038	1,995,124	20,388	45,440	103,776	2,310,766
December	139,580	1,985,721	20,651	46,367	101,296	2,293,615
Total passengers	2,226,233	27,778,888	325,670	735,869	1,674,567	32,741,227

Arrivals
January	59,804	845,215	7,699	15,443	41,552	969,713
February	66,082	859,453	9,053	19,644	42,420	996,652
March	80,515	1,055,722	11,967	24,825	56,198	1,229,227
April	85,536	1,116,308	13,617	28,626	62,226	1,306,313
May	102,039	1,232,621	15,195	31,806	79,326	1,460,987
June	118,446	1,311,708	16,090	36,369	95,985	1,578,598
July	131,636	1,474,763	18,234	48,328	101,452	1,774,413
August	128,300	1,458,201	19,608	47,510	98,635	1,752,254
September	97,410	1,284,825	14,794	33,208	80,514	1,510,751
October	94,941	1,231,827	14,599	32,621	68,589	1,442,577
November	73,437	1,011,374	9,955	22,540	52,327	1,169,633
December	70,921	980,160	10,971	24,665	52,257	1,138,974
Total arrivals	1,109,067	13,862,177	161,782	365,585	831,481	16,330,092

Departures
January	65,440	849,188	9,476	18,966	43,920	986,990
February	66,271	855,844	9,140	20,625	41,679	993,559
March	81,222	1,069,557	11,436	23,531	57,160	1,242,906
April	85,628	1,097,116	14,082	30,757	61,183	1,288,766
May	105,546	1,248,861	14,975	32,361	81,242	1,482,985
June	128,404	1,408,945	17,113	40,483	101,695	1,696,640
July	125,988	1,460,323	17,417	44,643	100,883	1,749,254
August	123,096	1,409,269	19,332	45,297	99,268	1,696,262
September	100,260	1,274,221	15,571	34,884	81,975	1,506,911
October	94,051	1,254,076	15,233	34,135	73,593	1,471,088
November	72,601	983,750	10,433	22,900	51,449	1,141,133
December	68,659	1,005,561	9,680	21,702	49,039	1,154,641
Total departures	1,117,166	13,916,711	163,888	370,284	843,086	16,411,135
Source: CSO

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Table 7.5 Passenger numbers classified by scheduled and non-scheduled flights by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All passengers
January	125,244	1,694,403	17,175	34,409	85,472	1,956,703
February	132,353	1,715,297	18,193	40,269	84,099	1,990,211
March	161,737	2,125,279	23,403	48,356	113,358	2,472,133
April	171,164	2,213,424	27,699	59,383	123,409	2,595,079
May	207,585	2,481,482	30,170	64,167	160,568	2,943,972
June	246,850	2,720,653	33,203	76,852	197,680	3,275,238
July	257,624	2,935,086	35,651	92,971	202,335	3,523,667
August	251,396	2,867,470	38,940	92,807	197,903	3,448,516
September	197,670	2,559,046	30,365	68,092	162,489	3,017,662
October	188,992	2,485,903	29,832	66,756	142,182	2,913,665
November	146,038	1,995,124	20,388	45,440	103,776	2,310,766
December	139,580	1,985,721	20,651	46,367	101,296	2,293,615
Total passengers	2,226,233	27,778,888	325,670	735,869	1,674,567	32,741,227

Scheduled passengers
January	124,691	1,675,797	17,175	33,009	82,526	1,933,198
February	131,543	1,696,914	18,193	40,269	81,749	1,968,668
March	161,541	2,106,978	23,403	48,356	109,434	2,449,712
April	170,973	2,203,289	27,699	59,238	120,076	2,581,275
May	202,482	2,458,227	30,170	63,283	155,027	2,909,189
June	236,415	2,668,080	32,362	76,276	177,824	3,190,957
July	251,475	2,878,335	35,133	92,124	191,089	3,448,156
August	245,633	2,817,382	38,588	90,042	188,316	3,379,961
September	193,245	2,514,117	29,846	66,597	156,295	2,960,100
October	187,883	2,468,498	29,832	66,175	138,009	2,890,397
November	145,675	1,990,257	20,388	45,440	102,663	2,304,423
December	138,245	1,973,051	20,651	46,367	97,781	2,276,095
Total scheduled	2,189,801	27,450,925	323,440	727,176	1,600,789	32,292,131

Non-scheduled passengers
January	553	18,606	0	1,400	2,946	23,505
February	810	18,383	0	0	2,350	21,543
March	196	18,301	0	0	3,924	22,421
April	191	10,135	0	145	3,333	13,804
May	5,103	23,255	0	884	5,541	34,783
June	10,435	52,573	841	576	19,856	84,281
July	6,149	56,751	518	847	11,246	75,511
August	5,763	50,088	352	2,765	9,587	68,555
September	4,425	44,929	519	1,495	6,194	57,562
October	1,109	17,405	0	581	4,173	23,268
November	363	4,867	0	0	1,113	6,343
December	1,335	12,670	0	0	3,515	17,520
Total non-scheduled	36,432	327,963	2,230	8,693	73,778	449,096
Source: CSO

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Table 7.6 Number of flights classified by national and international traffic by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All flights
January	1,356	14,314	233	309	846	17,058
February	1,314	13,901	218	320	784	16,537
March	1,523	15,861	248	382	940	18,954
April	1,642	16,802	274	539	1,062	20,319
May	1,921	18,473	287	574	1,310	22,565
June	2,106	19,070	303	637	1,488	23,604
July	2,060	19,836	306	698	1,480	24,380
August	2,023	19,604	324	671	1,427	24,049
September	1,724	18,457	280	578	1,290	22,329
October	1,622	18,082	284	555	1,160	21,703
November	1,307	15,065	222	380	907	17,881
December	1,310	15,098	224	416	910	17,958
Total flights	19,908	204,563	3,203	6,059	13,604	247,337

National traffic
January	1	279	119	0	50	449
February	3	275	116	0	50	444
March	0	296	124	0	45	465
April	0	286	120	0	47	453
May	0	297	123	0	47	467
June	4	299	122	0	66	491
July	0	293	124	0	46	463
August	2	296	124	0	50	472
September	1	289	120	0	51	461
October	1	295	124	0	46	466
November	1	285	118	0	47	451
December	1	277	118	0	47	443
Total national flights	14	3,467	1,452	0	592	5,525

International traffic
January	1,355	14,035	114	309	796	16,609
February	1,311	13,626	102	320	734	16,093
March	1,523	15,565	124	382	895	18,489
April	1,642	16,516	154	539	1,015	19,866
May	1,921	18,176	164	574	1,263	22,098
June	2,102	18,771	181	637	1,422	23,113
July	2,060	19,543	182	698	1,434	23,917
August	2,021	19,308	200	671	1,377	23,577
September	1,723	18,168	160	578	1,239	21,868
October	1,621	17,787	160	555	1,114	21,237
November	1,306	14,780	104	380	860	17,430
December	1,309	14,821	106	416	863	17,515
Total international flights	19,894	201,096	1,751	6,059	13,012	241,812
Source: CSO

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Table 7.7 Number of flights classified by arrivals and departures by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All flights
January	1,356	14,314	233	309	846	17,058
February	1,314	13,901	218	320	784	16,537
March	1,523	15,861	248	382	940	18,954
April	1,642	16,802	274	539	1,062	20,319
May	1,921	18,473	287	574	1,310	22,565
June	2,106	19,070	303	637	1,488	23,604
July	2,060	19,836	306	698	1,480	24,380
August	2,023	19,604	324	671	1,427	24,049
September	1,724	18,457	280	578	1,290	22,329
October	1,622	18,082	284	555	1,160	21,703
November	1,307	15,065	222	380	907	17,881
December	1,310	15,098	224	416	910	17,958
Total flights	19,908	204,563	3,203	6,059	13,604	247,337

Arrivals
January	679	7,164	116	154	429	8,542
February	658	6,962	109	159	393	8,281
March	762	7,933	124	191	471	9,481
April	821	8,420	137	269	535	10,182
May	959	9,239	144	287	658	11,287
June	1,053	9,534	152	320	745	11,804
July	1,028	9,932	153	351	741	12,205
August	1,012	9,814	162	343	713	12,044
September	863	9,242	140	288	647	11,180
October	813	9,060	142	277	581	10,873
November	653	7,538	111	190	456	8,948
December	655	7,556	112	208	464	8,995
Total arrivals	9,956	102,394	1,602	3,037	6,833	123,822

Departures
January	677	7,150	117	155	417	8,516
February	656	6,939	109	161	391	8,256
March	761	7,928	124	191	469	9,473
April	821	8,382	137	270	527	10,137
May	962	9,234	143	287	652	11,278
June	1,053	9,536	151	317	743	11,800
July	1,032	9,904	153	347	739	12,175
August	1,011	9,790	162	328	714	12,005
September	861	9,215	140	290	643	11,149
October	809	9,022	142	278	579	10,830
November	654	7,527	111	190	451	8,933
December	655	7,542	112	208	446	8,963
Total departures	9,952	102,169	1,601	3,022	6,771	123,515
Source: CSO

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Table 7.8 Number of flights classified by scheduled and non-scheduled travel by month handled by main airports, 2016
Month	Cork	Dublin	Kerry	Knock	Shannon	Total
All flights
January	1,356	14,314	233	309	846	17,058
February	1,314	13,901	218	320	784	16,537
March	1,523	15,861	248	382	940	18,954
April	1,642	16,802	274	539	1,062	20,319
May	1,921	18,473	287	574	1,310	22,565
June	2,106	19,070	303	637	1,488	23,604
July	2,060	19,836	306	698	1,480	24,380
August	2,023	19,604	324	671	1,427	24,049
September	1,724	18,457	280	578	1,290	22,329
October	1,622	18,082	284	555	1,160	21,703
November	1,307	15,065	222	380	907	17,881
December	1,310	15,098	224	416	910	17,958
Total flights	19,908	204,563	3,203	6,059	13,604	247,337

Scheduled flights
January	1,347	14,163	233	300	809	16,852
February	1,304	13,729	218	320	765	16,336
March	1,515	15,714	248	382	921	18,780
April	1,640	16,698	274	538	1,033	20,183
May	1,877	18,287	287	568	1,258	22,277
June	2,028	18,679	292	633	1,321	22,953
July	2,007	19,437	302	690	1,360	23,796
August	1,976	19,250	320	640	1,331	23,517
September	1,680	18,106	276	564	1,226	21,852
October	1,612	17,909	284	551	1,108	21,464
November	1,302	14,990	222	380	893	17,787
December	1,300	14,969	224	416	866	17,775
Total scheduled	19,588	201,931	3,180	5,982	12,891	243,572

Non-scheduled flights
January	9	151	0	9	37	206
February	10	172	0	0	19	201
March	8	147	0	0	19	174
April	2	104	0	1	29	136
May	44	186	0	6	52	288
June	78	391	11	4	167	651
July	53	399	4	8	120	584
August	47	354	4	31	96	532
September	44	351	4	14	64	477
October	10	173	0	4	52	239
November	5	75	0	0	14	94
December	10	129	0	0	44	183
Total non-scheduled	320	2,632	23	77	713	3,765
Source: CSO

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Table 7.9 Air freight classified by national and international traffic by main airports and month, 2016
					Tonnes
Month	Cork	Dublin	Knock	Shannon	Total
Air freight
January	2	10,324	2	884	11,212
February	1	10,183	2	889	11,074
March	2	11,013	1	986	12,002
April	2	11,103	1	994	12,099
May	1	11,128	1	1,008	12,138
June	2	11,186	2	1,132	12,321
July	1	11,203	2	1,090	12,295
August	1	10,752	2	1,055	11,810
September	0	11,894	2	1,110	13,006
October	1	11,667	1	1,363	13,031
November	1	11,797	1	994	12,794
December	2	11,956	1	1,087	13,047
Total air freight	15	134,207	16	12,591	146,829

National freight traffic
January	0	354	0	345	699
February	0	357	0	345	702
March	0	383	0	362	745
April	0	360	0	383	743
May	0	356	0	366	722
June	0	374	0	355	729
July	0	347	0	349	696
August	0	340	0	339	678
September	0	411	0	394	805
October	0	351	0	330	681
November	0	365	0	356	722
December	0	417	0	413	830
Total national freight	0	4,416	0	4,337	8,753

International freight traffic
January	2	9,970	2	539	10,513
February	1	9,826	2	544	10,372
March	2	10,630	1	624	11,257
April	2	10,743	1	610	11,356
May	1	10,772	1	642	11,416
June	2	10,812	2	777	11,592
July	1	10,856	2	741	11,599
August	1	10,412	2	716	11,131
September	0	11,483	2	717	12,202
October	1	11,316	1	1,033	12,350
November	1	11,432	1	638	12,072
December	2	11,540	1	674	12,217
Total international freight	15	129,791	16	8,254	138,076
Source: CSO

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Table 7.10 Air freight classified by arrivals and departures by main airports and month, 2016
					Tonnes
Month	Cork	Dublin	Knock	Shannon	Total
Air freight
January	2	10,324	2	884	11,212
February	1	10,183	2	889	11,074
March	2	11,013	1	986	12,002
April	2	11,103	1	994	12,099
May	1	11,128	1	1,008	12,138
June	2	11,186	2	1,132	12,321
July	1	11,203	2	1,090	12,295
August	1	10,752	2	1,055	11,810
September	0	11,894	2	1,110	13,006
October	1	11,667	1	1,363	13,031
November	1	11,797	1	994	12,794
December	2	11,956	1	1,087	13,047
Total air freight	15	134,207	16	12,591	146,829

Arrivals
January	2	5,527	2	440	5,971
February	1	5,508	2	460	5,970
March	2	5,771	1	512	6,286
April	2	5,642	1	526	6,171
May	1	5,744	1	510	6,256
June	2	5,816	2	563	6,382
July	1	5,756	2	559	6,317
August	1	5,524	2	531	6,057
September	0	6,224	2	520	6,746
October	1	6,162	1	717	6,880
November	1	6,223	1	511	6,737
December	1	6,276	1	537	6,815
Total freight arrivals	14	70,172	16	6,385	76,588

Departures
January	0	4,797	0	444	5,241
February	0	4,675	0	429	5,104
March	0	5,242	0	474	5,716
April	0	5,461	0	467	5,929
May	0	5,384	0	498	5,882
June	0	5,370	0	569	5,939
July	0	5,447	0	531	5,978
August	0	5,228	0	524	5,752
September	0	5,670	0	590	6,260
October	0	5,505	0	646	6,151
November	0	5,574	0	483	6,057
December	0	5,681	0	550	6,231
Total freight departures	1	64,035	0	6,206	70,242
Source: CSO

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Table 7.11 Top 10 arrivals and departures for Dublin airport by number of passengers, 2016
Route	Arrivals	Departures	Total
London - Heathrow	854,842	896,847	1,751,689
London - Gatwich	664,204	645,320	1,309,524
Manchester	487,979	493,649	981,628
Amsterdam - Schiphol	469,960	467,302	937,262
Birmingham	463,683	463,901	927,584
London - Stansted	463,575	451,464	915,039
Paris - Charles De Gaulle	345,174	345,731	690,905
New York - John F. Kennedy	317,794	320,860	638,654
Edinburgh	300,455	296,887	597,342
Barcelona	279,735	278,953	558,688
Source: CSO

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Table 7.12 Top 10 arrivals and departures for Cork airport by number of passengers, 2016
Route	Arrivals	Departures	Total
London - Heathrow	191,474	198,794	390,268
London - Stansted	172,211	167,101	339,312
Amsterdam - Schiphol	88,182	89,984	178,166
London - Gatwick	61,326	59,365	120,691
Malaga	58,288	58,576	116,864
Faro	57,300	57,139	114,439
Lanzarote	48,982	49,033	98,015
Manchester	45,141	47,029	92,170
Paris - Charles De Gaulle	45,387	45,455	90,842
Liverpool - John Lennon	40,229	40,107	80,336
Source: CSO

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Table 7.13 Top 10 arrivals and departures for Shannon airport by number of passengers, 2016
Route	Arrivals	Departures	Total
London - Heathrow	126,773	141,022	267,795
London - Stansted	123,274	115,804	239,078
New York - John F Kennedy	67,025	69,591	136,616
London - Gatwick	55,941	56,366	112,307
Boston - Logan	49,487	49,876	99,363
Newark	47,164	49,000	96,164
Manchester	42,239	42,523	84,762
Faro	29,874	29,022	58,896
Malaga	28,073	27,930	56,003
Philadelphia	19,416	19,997	39,413
Source: CSO

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Table 7.14 Top 10 arrivals and departures for Knock airport by numberof passengers, 2016
Route	Arrivals	Departures	Total
London - Stansted	78,469	82,335	160,804
London - Luton	65,789	65,423	131,212
Liverpool - John Lennon	40,595	42,159	82,754
London - Gatwick	37,841	37,837	75,678
East Midlands	33,431	34,134	67,565
Faro	16,618	17,799	34,417
Manchester	15,048	15,257	30,305
Bristol	14,255	14,580	28,835
Birmingham	11,659	11,699	23,358
Lanzarote	9,978	10,325	20,303
Source: CSO

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Table 7.15 Top 5 arrivals and departures for Kerry airport by numberof passengers, 2016
Route	Arrivals	Departures	Total
London - Luton	56,052	55,849	111,901
London - Stansted	36,892	37,371	74,263
Frankfurt - Hahn	28,663	28,453	57,116
Dublin	23,311	25,401	48,712
Alicante	11,435	11,604	23,039
Source: CSO

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Table 7.16 Number of passengers classified by country of flight stage origin and destination handled by main airports, 2016
Continent	Country	Arrivals	Departures	Total
Europe	Austria	65,441	66,076	131,517
	Belgium	252,754	253,152	505,906
	Czech Republic	96,039	97,089	193,128
	Denmark	141,496	141,177	282,673
	France	972,013	969,413	1,941,426
	Germany	993,354	997,291	1,990,645
	Hungary	116,802	114,340	231,142
	Italy	654,208	646,575	1,300,783
	Latvia	58,387	60,033	118,420
	Lithuania	87,614	89,961	177,575
	Netherlands	615,578	613,743	1,229,321
	Norway	72,359	74,014	146,373
	Poland	526,705	529,359	1,056,064
	Portugal	483,422	485,196	968,618
	Spain	1,970,894	1,970,839	3,941,733
	Sweden	54,185	55,216	109,401
	Switzerland	185,489	191,456	376,945
	Turkey	96,652	97,947	194,599
	UK - England	5,651,020	5,703,022	11,354,042
	UK - Northern Ireland	457	740	1,197
	UK - Scotland	623,694	623,305	1,246,999
	UK - Wales	60,537	61,974	122,511
	UK - Other	30,240	30,433	60,673
	Total UK	6,365,948	6,419,474	12,785,422
	Other	479,704	475,883	955,587
	Total Europe	14,289,044	14,348,234	28,637,278

North America	Canada	167,615	172,399	340,014
	USA	1,399,401	1,419,971	2,819,372
	Other	4,066	3,856	7,922
	Total North America	1,571,082	1,596,226	3,167,308
Africa	Total Africa	47,063	43,800	90,863

Asia	United Arab Emirates	350,538	349,032	699,570
	Other	391	164	555
	Total Asia	350,929	349,196	700,125
Other¹	Total other	3,490	3,651	7,141

All continents²		16,261,608	16,341,107	32,602,715
Source: CSO
¹Due to residual coding errors some passengers cannot be assigned a country of flight origin/destination
²This figure refers to international passengers only and excludes domestic passenger numbers.

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Table 7.17 Number of flights, passengers and tonnage of freight handled by main Irish airports and aircraft make, 2016
Aircraft	Arrival			Departure			Total
Aircraft	Flights	Passengers	Freight	Flights	Passengers	Freight	Flights	Passengers	Freight
	Number	Number	Tonnes	Number	Number	Tonnes	Number	Number	Tonnes
ATR 42-200/42-300	2,164	57,652	484	2,154	58,897	412	4,318	116,549	896
ATR 72	13,949	673,947	733	13,832	692,109	84	27,781	1,366,056	817
Airbus A300B4-600/ C4-600	371	0	11,266	370	0	9,750	741	0	21,016
Airbus A310/CC-150	41	9,145	3	41	9,111	13	82	18,256	16
Airbus A319	2,149	231,389	173	2,142	239,577	65	4,291	470,966	238
Airbus A320	30,428	4,070,973	5,984	30,444	4,108,708	2,930	60,872	8,179,681	8,914
Airbus A321	3,397	608,827	1,107	3,399	606,282	589	6,796	1,215,109	1,695
Airbus A330-200	2,003	443,108	5,834	1,989	444,227	7,022	3,992	887,335	12,856
Airbus A330-300	2,135	578,282	6,239	2,136	584,762	10,118	4,271	1,163,044	16,357
BAE RJ-85	4,090	285,428	223	4,110	284,907	0	8,200	570,335	223
Boeing 737-300	373	43,867	221	416	51,001	176	789	94,868	397
Boeing 737-400	1,088	38,910	11,328	1,081	37,004	9,429	2,169	75,914	20,758
Boeing 737-600	136	13,049	12	134	13,443	7	270	26,492	19
Boeing 737-800	47,939	7,834,531	274	47,896	7,820,849	147	95,835	15,655,380	421
Boeing 737-900	323	43,426	254	323	44,673	146	646	88,099	400
Boeing 767-200	777	15,301	10,472	776	15,369	8,509	1,553	30,670	18,981
Boeing 767-300	563	127,296	1,092	563	126,471	1,681	1,126	253,767	2,773
Boeing 767-400	113	24,745	368	110	24,375	555	223	49,120	923
Boeing 777-300	1,010	303,741	11,203	1,008	303,550	10,615	2,018	607,291	21,818
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner	323	54,806	1,188	321	56,806	776	644	111,612	1,964
Boeing C-32	3,036	435,848	963	3,033	446,006	1,019	6,069	881,854	1,982
Boeing C-40	606	71,737	22	607	73,034	15	1,213	144,771	37
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400	2,478	137,224	11	2,474	139,778	7	4,952	277,002	19
Embraer 170	807	48,538	0	809	49,080	0	1,616	97,618	0
Embraer 195/ ERJ 190-200	1,512	104,951	60	1,507	107,231	2	3,019	212,182	63
Other	2,011	73,371	7,071	1,840	73,885	6,174	3,851	147,256	13,245
Total	123,822	16,330,092	76,588	123,515	16,411,135	70,242	247,337	32,741,227	146,829
Source: CSO