This table shows the number of passengers boarding or departing by major domestic and regional airlines at the main airports in Tasmania.
In 2002-03, nearly all airports recorded increases in passenger movements over 2001-02, with the exception of Flinders Island and King Island. The number of passenger movements at the Hobart airport increased by 5.4%, to 1,010,000 movements and the number of passenger movements at the Launceston airport increased by 7.5%, to 574,000 movements.
In 2001-02, nearly all airports recorded decreases in passenger movements over 2000-01, with the exception of Launceston and Flinders Island airports. The number of passenger movements at the Launceston airport increased by 2.3%, to 534,000 movements and the number of passenger movements at the Flinders Island airport increased by 16.6%, to 7,000 movements. The number of passenger movements at the Hobart airport decreased by 1.6% in 2001-02, to 958,000 movements.
AIR PASSENGER MOVEMENTS, Tasmania(a)
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02(b) | 2002-03(b) |
| | | |
Main airports | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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Hobart | 974 | 958 | 1,010 |
Launceston | 522 | 534 | 574 |
Devonport | r 129 | 102 | 109 |
Wynyard | r 92 | 72 | 89 |
Flinders Island | 6 | 7 | 7 |
King Island | r 29 | 22 | 16 |
r revised
(a) Scheduled domestic and regional airline services only. Charters are not included.
(b) Data include estimates.
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |