Birmingham Airport - UK

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Facts (Overview)

UK’s second city - more Foreign Investment than any other city outside London
Regional economy within 1% of the London economy, centre for manufacturing
Underserved with demand for direct air services particularly to the emerging economies
10 million people within one hour and in the centre of UK
Best connected by rail, dedicated mainline station, London 1 hr, future high speed rail into terminal
Best connected airport in the UK by road - centre of 6 motorway networks
Runway extension to 3003 metres; complete in 2014, extended range.

Number of Terminals:: 1
Urban population:: 1 million
Total Catchment Population:: 10 million
Number of Runways:: 1
Length of main runway (m):: Currently 2600m, extension to 3000m complete in early 2014
Operational Opening Hours:: 24
Ownership:: Private partnership - seven West Midlands councils (49%), Airport Group Investments Ltd. (AGIL), a limited company owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan & Australia’s Victorian Funds Management Corp. (VFMC)(48.25%), & Employee Share Trust (2.75%).
Number of Direct Destinations:: 100+
List of Top 5 airlines:: Flybe, Ryanair, Thomson, Monarch, Thomas Cook
Passenger Numbers (mppa):: 9
Cargo Tonnes (p.a.):: 18,000
Number of Serving Airlines:: 40
Aircraft Parking Stands: