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Mr. Rankin
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will state the total number of terminal and transit passengers, and the tonnage of freight handled, at each of Scotland's civil airports in the year 1960.
Mr. Thorneycroft
The total number of terminal and transit passengers, and the tonnage of freight handled, at each of Scotland's civil airports in the year 1960 are as follows:
| — | Terminal passengers | Transit passengers | Freight (short tons) |
| Aberdeen (Dyce) | 44,222 | 8,964 | 353·8 |
| Benbecula | 11,198 | 7,721 | 129·1 |
| Edinburgh (Turnhouse) | 213,385 | 11,594 | 272·0 |
| Glasgow (Renfrew) | 633,083 | 19,097 | 4,389·7 |
| Inverness (Dalcross) | 27,741 | 7,382 | 149·1 |
| Islay (Port Ellen) | 12,358 | 27 | 93·0 |
| Kirkwall | 27,168 | 5,971 | 255·4 |
| Machrihanish | 8,619 | 9,198 | 37·0 |
| Prestwick | 157,655 | 143,602 | 1,982·0 |
| Stornoway | 20,892 | 1,691 | 276·5 |
| Sumburgh | 15,672 | — | 168·3 |
| Tiree | 3,368 | 1,808 | 10·1 |
| Wick | 23,061 | 13,216 | 57·6 |