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Distance flown by UK airlines on international and domestic flights 2002-2015

Total international and domestic aircraft kilometres flown by airlines in the United Kingdom between 2002 and 2015 (in million kilometres)

The data displays the total number of aircraft kilometres flown by UK airlines between 2002 and 2015 for both international and domestic flights. Understandably, international flights tended to cover a much larger distance than domestic ones. The distance flown also increased, suggesting that there were more flights flying further over this period. At the same time domestic flight distance travelled was decreasing suggesting that people may have been using other modes of transport for travelling within the United Kingdom.

2002 1333 135
2003 1396 131
2004 1483 146
2005 1592 154
2006 1677 155
2007 1778 147
2008 1779 144
2009 1667 131
2010 1624 123
2011 1722 123
2012 1683 121
2013 1691 117
2014 1752 112
2015 1772 117