East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

Data Analysis
7.45 After a period of expansion since 1993 the
number of air transport movements in 2005 showed
a slight decrease. The number of terminal
passengers fell from 4.4 million in 2004 to 4.2 million
in 2005. The amount of freight lifted increased in
2005 to 266.6 thousand tonnes from 253.1 thousand
tonnes in 2004.
Policy Commentary
7.46 In their Masterplan EMA propose two targets:
• 30% of employees accessing the Airport by means
other than single car occupancy by 2016
• 10% of passengers accessing the Airport by means
other than a car by 2016
7.47 Airport traffic contributes a relatively small
percentage of the overall traffic on the motorway
system, particularly at peak times. In the course of
technical work on the North-South M1 MultiModal
Study, information was provided which showed that
the number of HGVs going to and from the Airport as
a percentage of total HGV movements on the M1
was around 0.5%.
7.48 The Airport’s contribution to traffic tends to be
spread during the day rather than concentrated
around peak congested hours, and while it may
produce large volumes of traffic it does not
contribute a large proportion of traffic during
congested hours.The majority of airport related
freight road-movements, including HGV traffic, takes
place off-peak and therefore has a
limited impact on the
motorway network. Freight
traffic predominantly
accesses the airport
during the evenings
or night, i.e.
between 8pm and
6am, and
therefore has
very little effect
on motorway
peaks.
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