Air traffic information

Find out about movement, frequency and types of air traffic.

Local air traffic

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Departures, Westerly

Typical day of westerly departures Summer 2011

Arrivals, Westerly

Typical day of westerly arrivals Summer 2011

Departures, Easterly

Typical day of easterly departures Summer 2011

Arrivals, Easterly

Typical day of easterly arrivals Summer 2011

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Aircraft movement

Graphs and charts showing aircraft movement, directions and types.

Runway split (%)

Year Easterly Westerly
2006 31.8% 68.2%
2007 33.3% 66.7%
2008 33.7% 66.3%
2009 29.8% 70.2%
2010 36.5% 63.5%
2011 33.21% 66.79%

Average number of departures & arrivals 2011

Calender month Average daily departures Average daily arrivals
Jan 297 297
Feb 309 309
Mar 316 317
Apr 348 348
May 363 363
Jun 381 381
Jul 395 394
Aug 404 404
Sep 390 390
Oct 353 353
Nov 278 278
Dec 290 289

Top 20 aircraft types (%)

Top 20 Aircraft types at Gatwick 2011 Percentage by movement
Airbus 319 31.41%
Boeing 737-400 13.49%
Airbus 320 13.12%
Boeing 737-800 7.78%
Boeing 757 5.59%
DHC-8 /Dash 8-300/400 5.45%
Embraer ERJ195 3.89%
Boeing 777 3.17%
Airbus 321 2.72%
Boeing 737-300 2.17%
Airbus 330 1.96%
Boeing 747-400 1.54%
ATR 72 1.53%
Boeing 737-700 1.03%
Boeing 767-300 0.89%
Canadair Jet 0.77%
Airbus 300 0.72%
Boeing 767-400 0.57%
Boeing 737-500 0.48%
Cessna Citation 0.23%

Historic movements

Year Total Movements
2000/01 259,687
2001/02 245,882
2002/03 244,874
2003/04 242,354
2004/05 254,673
2005/06 263,071
2006/07 262,820
2007/08 268,273
2008/09 257,535
2009/10 250,952
20010/11 242,514
20011/12 248,631

Average hourly rate of aircraft movements during a typical summer month (Aug 2011)

Hour of the day Arrivals Departures
12am 13.13 1.55
1am 10.65 0.55
2am 5.29 0.35
3am 4.23 0.26
4am 3.03 0.16
5am 5.42 4.49
6am 9.23 30.68
7am 18.52 29.39
8am 22.84 27.16
9am 15.06 28.65
10am 17.61 24
11am 25.32 19.10
12pm 21.52 24.97
1pm 22.58 24
2pm 20.19 24.03
3pm 21.97 22.84
4pm 24.35 22.23
5pm 24.77 22.97
6pm 22.42 25
7pm 21.87 24.90
8pm 20.03 20.90
9pm 17.65 15.94
10pm 21.94 5.74
11pm 14.19 3.65

Average hourly rate of aircraft movements during a typical winter month (Feb 2012)

Hour of the day Departures Arrivals
12am 0.206896552 2.66
1am 0 0.69
2am 0.069 0.41
3am 0.03 0.24
4am 0.14 0.59
5am 0.21 2.34
6am 12.90 5.66
7am 24.83 17.90
8am 26 17.79
9am 24.17 13.14
10am 21.72 12.72
11am 15.52 19.69
12pm 20.62 19.59
1pm 19.48 16.86
2pm 18.41 11.97
3pm 15.69 16.97
4pm 14.41 15.10
5pm 14.90 18.38
6pm 21.24 18.41
7pm 14.24 20.66
8pm 16.62 17.21
9pm 4.86 17.07
10pm 2.17 15.34
11pm 0.56 7.48