Heathrow: Take-Off Statistics

Lord Brabazon of Tara
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many take-offs there were from Heathrow Airport in each of the last five years; and how many were in an easterly direction. [HL789]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston
The number of takeoffs from Heathrow Airport in the last five years was: ----------------
|1999|229,105  |
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|1998|225,678  |
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|1997|220,309  |
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|1996|220,156  |
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|1995|217,250. |
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The number of easterly departures was:
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|1999| 57,651 |
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|1998|50,310  |
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|1997|77,062  |
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|1996|88,169  |
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|1995|72,082. |
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