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Aviation statistics

Data and statistics about UK and global air traffic, air accidents and incidents, and air passengers' experiences of security screening.

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From:
Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority
Published:
31 July 2013
Last updated:
9 September 2026
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  1. Added short-notice flight cancellations at UK airports

  2. Air passenger experience of security screening: 2025 published.

  3. Air passenger experience of security screening: 2024 published.

  4. Air passenger experience of security screening for 2023 published.

  5. Call-to-action box updated to the Latest aviation statistics section on page, detailing why there is no 2020, 2021 and 2022 update for the air passenger experience of security screening publication. Links to where users can view the source data, and where updates to release schedules from DfT, affected by COVID-19, can be found.

  6. Call-to-action box added to the Latest aviation statistics section on page, detailing why there is no 2020 and 2021 update for the air passenger experience of security screening publication. Links to where users can view the source data, and where updates to release schedules from DfT, affected by COVID-19, can be found.

  7. Air passenger experience of security screening 2019 added to the latest aviation statistics.

  8. Published 'Air passenger experience of security screening: 2018'.

  9. New release published.

  10. New release published.

  11. New release published.

  12. 'Air passenger experience of security screening: 2014' published.

  13. First published.

Proposed discontinuation of the ‘Air passenger experience of security screening’ publication

The Department for Transport is undertaking a review of the ‘Air passenger experience of security screening’ publication to ensure that it continues to represent an effective and proportionate use of public resources. We want to provide users of this publication with an opportunity to share their views on the value, relevance and ongoing need for the publication. We are interested in understanding whether you use the information contained in this publication and whether its discontinuation would impact your work or organisation.

Please send your feedback via email to aviation statistics by 18 September 2026.

Latest monthly faster indicators for short-notice flight cancellations at UK airports

Monthly faster indicators on the total number of short-notice flight cancellations at UK airports.

Further information and accompanying methodology notes are published on the department’s Developing faster indicators of transport activity page.

Latest aviation statistics

Aviation statistics provides information on activity at UK airports, passengers, volume of freight handled, punctuality, UK airlines, major international airports, casualties caused by aviation and air proximity incidents, passenger experience of air travel, security screening and emissions from aviation.

Most of these statistics are collected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and other organisations external to the department.

Aviation statistics information on current and previous air passenger experience statistics are available.

Aviation emissions statistics methodology

The Department for Transport has published a technical note comparing publicly available methodologies for estimating UK aviation emissions.

Alongside UK official territorial greenhouse gas emissions statistics published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, there are several other sources available to the public. This note is designed to increase transparency around how aviation emissions are calculated.

Aviation statistics: data tables

About the aviation statistics data and reports

All of the aviation statistics published are official statistics. The department’s view is that these statistics, which are not designated as accredited official statistics, are robust and have been produced to a suitable standard.

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