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{{Short description|Airport in Bournemouth, England}}
{{For|the [[World War II]] use of this facility|RAF Hurn}}
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'''Bournemouth Airport''' {{airport codes|BOH|EGHH}} (previously known as '''Hurn Airport''' and '''Bournemouth International Airport''') is an [[international airport]] located {{convert|3.5|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} north-northeast of [[Bournemouth]], England.<ref name="aip" /> The site opened as [[RAF Hurn]] in 1941, but was transferred to civil control in 1944. For a short period (between 1944 and 1946) Hurn served as London's international airport, until the opening of facilities at [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]]. Commercial services resumed in the late 1950s, with [[Palmair]] commencing flights to [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma, Majorca]] in October 1958.<ref name=history>{{cite web | url=http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/OurHistory | publisher=Bournemouth Airport | title=Our History | year=2011 | access-date=19 March 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424212541/http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/OurHistory | archive-date=24 April 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Subsequently, [[Ryanair]] and [[Thomson Airways|TUI Airways]] based aircraft at the airport, with scheduled flights now frequently serving Western Europe and the Mediterranean area, with charter and seasonal services serving North Africa, North America, and the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/FactsAndFigures | publisher=Bournemouth Airport | title=Facts and Figures | year=2008 | access-date=14 April 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901185316/http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/FactsAndFigures | archive-date=1 September 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Passenger numbers peaked in 2007 when just over one&nbsp;million passed through the airport. In 2019, the passenger total was around 803,000. This dropped to around 176,000 in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="stats"/>

Ryanair and TUI Airways are the primary users of the airport, which was owned and operated by [[Manchester Airports Group]] (MAG), one of the largest British airport operators until December 2017, when [[Regional & City Airports (RCA)]] acquired Bournemouth Airport for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/6448-rigby-group-buys-bournemouth-airport-from-mag-for-undicslosed-fee.html
 | title = Rigby Group buys Bournemouth Airport for undisclosed fee
 | access-date = 5 December 2017
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 | archive-date = 6 December 2017
 | url-status = live
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==Location==
Bournemouth Airport is situated on the edge of [[Hurn]] village in the [[Christchurch, Dorset|BCP Council area]], {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north of Bournemouth, {{convert|1|mi|km}} west of the A338 and approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} south west of London. The airport is accessible via the [[A31 road|A31]] from the [[M27 motorway|M27]] and [[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|M3 motorways]] to the east, and via the [[A35 road|A35]] to the west. The nearest other airport serving the area is [[Southampton Airport]].

==History==
Before [[World War II]], Bournemouth's airport was [[Christchurch Airfield]].<ref>White, Allen (1987) Christchurch Airfield - 40 Years Of Flying</ref>
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===1940s===
From November 1944, the airfield took over from [[Bristol]]'s [[Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport|Whitchurch airport]]<ref>[http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/bssm/aviation/precourse2004/british_airline_history3_0.pdf British Airline History – London Metropolitan University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930061353/http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/bssm/aviation/precourse2004/british_airline_history3_0.pdf|date=30 September 2007}}</ref> as the main operating base for [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] until [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] fully opened in 1948.<ref name=AGN>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airportguides.co.uk/guides/bournemouth/history.html|title=History of Bournemouth Airport – Airport Guides Network|access-date=4 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203101900/http://www.airportguides.co.uk/guides/bournemouth/history.html|archive-date=3 February 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Starting in October 1945, Hurn served as London's [[Transatlantic flight|transatlantic airport]] until Heathrow opened to the airlines in mid-1946. In that role, it participated in the "First Commercial Land Plane Flight Overseas" from the United States, on 23 October. (That intercontinental flight in the [[Douglas DC-4]] involved refueling stops at Gander, Newfoundland and Shannon in the Republic of Ireland.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/forgotten-first-flight-180975833/?spMailingID=43532082&spUserID=NzQwNDUzNzY2MzMS1&spJobID=1841971591&spReportId=MTg0MTk3MTU5MQS2|title=The Dawn of Transatlantic Flight|author=John Fleischman|access-date=25 September 2020|date=October 2020}}</ref>

In January 1946 [[Pan Am]] opened a scheduled New York ([[LaGuardia Airport|La Guardia]]) to London (Hurn) service, five days a week, using the new [[DC-4]]; the journey time was 17{{nbsp}}hours 40{{nbsp}}minutes. It was also the starting point of the first England-Australia landplane service, which took three days in [[Avro Lancastrian]]s (modified [[Lancaster bomber]]s).{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}

===1950s–1980s===

====First charter flights====
The first [[Palmair]] charter from the airport took place in 1958, using a single 36-seat [[Vickers VC.1 Viking|Viking]] aircraft destined for [[Palma de Mallorca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palmair.co.uk/history/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219230213/http://www.palmair.co.uk/history/|url-status=dead|title=Palmair History|archivedate=19 February 2010}}</ref> The service was one of the first charter flights in the United Kingdom.

====Aircraft manufacture====
[[File:BAC111, Bournemouth, England 1971.jpg|thumb|right|A [[BAC 1-11]] in [[British Aircraft Corporation]] house colours at Bournemouth Airport in 1971]]

[[Vickers-Armstrongs]] took over some ex-BOAC hangars at Hurn in 1951 and started production of [[Vickers Varsity|Varsities]], then [[Vickers Viscount|Viscounts]] and eventually, as the [[British Aircraft Corporation]], the [[BAC One-Eleven]]. During a 33-year period, 222 One-Elevens, 146 Varsities and 279 Viscounts were built and delivered from Hurn making a total of 647 produced at this site.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

Some of the development of the ill-fated [[TSR-2]] was also done here (although assembly and flight testing was carried out at [[Warton Aerodrome|Warton]], Lancs), as well as the production of [[Jet Provost]] wings; other components were manufactured here for [[Concorde]], the [[Panavia Tornado]] and [[Short Skyvan]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} The closure of the British Aerospace site in 1984 ended Bournemouth's role as a significant player in the aircraft manufacturing industry. The former aircraft factory now forms one of Dorset's largest industrial sites, including a base for [[Cobham plc]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

====College of Air Traffic Control====
Adjacent to the entrance to Bournemouth Airport was the College of Air Traffic Control, operated by [[NATS Holdings|NATS]], the now privatised provider of air traffic control services in the UK. Established by the [[Secretary of State for Transport#Minister of (War) Transport and Minister of Civil Aviation (1941–1953)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] as the School of Air Traffic Control in 1949, the establishment was retitled as a college in 1962.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} Students from home and abroad were trained in all aspects of [[air traffic control|ATC]] operations and went on to work throughout the world. Electronic computer-based ATC simulators were widely employed. Usefully situated at an operational airfield, for a considerable period training in approach radar control was facilitated by the airport ATC unit. Students were able to practise live radar control exercises using temporarily detached Civil Aviation Flying Unit [[de Havilland Dove|Dove]] aircraft as live targets. The building was also the home to the Air Traffic Control Evaluation Unit, responsible for developing technology used within the service.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

During 2011, NATS transferred ATC training to its headquarters facility at [[Whiteley]] near Southampton. The Hurn facility was purchased by a [[Free school (England)|free school]], Parkfield School, serving Bournemouth and the local area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10921018.Parents__anger_over_Parkfield_School_moving_to_Bournemouth_Airport_site/|title=Parents' anger over Parkfield School moving to Bournemouth Airport site|last=Reader|first=Jane|date=9 January 2014|website=Bournemouth Echo|access-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109185116/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10921018.Parents__anger_over_Parkfield_School_moving_to_Bournemouth_Airport_site/|archive-date=9 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== First British woman air traffic controller ====
[[Yvonne Pope Sintes]] was the first British woman air traffic controller and worked at Bournemouth Airport when first qualified, before graduating to Gatwick and later becoming Britain's first female commercial airline captain.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yvonne Pope Sintes obituary|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/yvonne-pope-sintes-obituary-vfw0s6m8b|access-date=2021-08-29|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

====Airwork Fleet Requirements Unit====
[[File:Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV828 AWk Hurn 15.07.67 edited-3.jpg|thumb|Hawker Sea Hawk aircraft, of the Airwork FRU, at Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport in 1967]]

[[Airwork Services|Airwork Limited]], referred to as Airwork Services Limited from 1957 for defence support work, secured a contract in September 1952 with the Royal Navy, to operate the [[Fleet Requirements Unit]] (FRU) at Hurn. It used ex-Fleet Air Arm [[aircraft]] as targets to provide training for Royal Navy [[radar]] operators, however, [[civilian]] [[Aircraft pilot|pilots]] were employed to fly the aircraft. During the summer of 1959 Airwork moved its head office from [[Langley, Berkshire#Langley Airfield|Langley]] to Hurn and centralised it’s overhaul facilities there.<ref name="woolleyfamily">{{cite web |url= http://www.woolleyfamily.co.uk/Airwork.htm |title= Airwork Woolleyfamily|website=www.woolleyfamily.co.uk |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> In October 1972 the FRU moved to [[RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)]], in [[Somerset]].<ref name="fradu history">{{cite web |url=
https://www.fradu.info/hunter/history.html |title= FRADU Hunter history |website=www.fradu.info |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>

====Change of ownership====
In 1969, the airport was purchased jointly by the Bournemouth Corporation and Dorset County Council and renamed as "Bournemouth Hurn Airport",<ref name=AGN /> later to become Bournemouth International Airport. The new owners decided to redevelop the facility as a commercial airport and, by 1980, the airport became used by charter airlines, when [[European Aviation Air Charter|European Aviation]] began services.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===1990s–2000s===
In 1993, the airport received its first regular passenger flights when Palmair [[wet leased]] its first aircraft and [[European Aviation Air Charter]] (EAC) started operations.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} In 1995, the airport was sold to [[National Express]] and then, in March 2001, was acquired by the [[Manchester Airports Group]], which was at that time the second-largest owner of UK airports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester Airport spreads its wings|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1179057.stm|website=BBC News &#7c Business|access-date=31 October 2016|date=19 February 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202122012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1179057.stm|archive-date=2 February 2003|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1996, an extension to the main runway was officially opened by the arrival of [[Concorde]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} Travel agency Bath Travel chartered Concorde for supersonic champagne lunches across the Bay of Biscay. [[Ryanair]] also began services from Bournemouth to Dublin with a [[Boeing 737-200]].

Since 2001, a [[Boeing 747SP]] has been based at the airport; it is used by the [[House of Thani|Royal Family of Qatar]] and other VIP government staff from the [[Middle East]] state of [[Qatar]]. The aircraft is often stored in the former BASCO building (Hangar 12) and is a regular visitor to [[Zürich Airport]] and [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

In late 2001, Bournemouth Flying Club took the leap into full commercial flight training and established Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training on the former SFT site adjacent to the threshold for runway 08. Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training (BCFT) has adapted and expanded throughout its history, contributing to the overall success of the airport and continuing to make Bournemouth Airport important to the overall commercial flight training in the UK.

Bath Travel's Palmair remained the prime user of the airport, with a 737-200 permanently based there. In 2005, [[Thomsonfly]] became the first major low-cost airline to establish a hub at Bournemouth, allocating two Boeing 737-300 aircraft for scheduled services to Europe and (in 2008) to the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://flights.thomson.co.uk/en/company_917.html | publisher=[[Thomson Airways|Thomson]] | title=Bournemouth confirmed as new base for low fares airline | year=2004 | access-date=4 December 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711021957/http://flights.thomson.co.uk/en/company_917.html | archive-date=11 July 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Also in 2005, [[Air Berlin]] and [[EasyJet]] began services by announcing routes to Paderborn and Geneva respectively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} Air Berlin have now ceased operations at the airport. The airport previously had a daily service to the [[Channel Islands]] provided by the Jersey-based [[Blue Islands]] airline, which withdrew from Bournemouth in April 2009. Hungarian-based [[Wizz Air]] also ran routes to Gdansk, Katowice, and Kraków during 2006 and 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

===Route development===
In 2007, Ryanair began to rapidly increase the number of services from the airport, initially starting routes to [[Marseille]], [[Alicante]], and [[Milan]] which brought the total to eight.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} In 2008, [[Palmair]] introduced a new series of charter flights to [[Tunisia]], [[Fuerteventura]], [[Naples]], [[Amalfi Coast]], and [[Rhodes]]. Olympic Holidays also launched new charter flights to [[Corfu]] and [[Zakynthos]] in Greece and [[Larnaca]] in Cyprus.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

On 9 January 2008, Ryanair announced that they would base one of their Boeing 737-800s at Bournemouth from April 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=08&month=jan&story=rte-en-090108 |publisher=[[Ryanair]] |title=Bournemouth wins Ryanair's 24th European Base |year=2008 |access-date=4 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130110517/http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=08&month=jan&story=rte-en-090108 |archive-date=30 January 2009  }}</ref> During the first quarter, the airline announced routes to [[Málaga]], [[Murcia]], [[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Wrocław]] and the re-introduction of the [[Nantes]] route. An additional flight each day was added to the [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Glasgow Prestwick]] route, with the addition of a twice-daily flight to [[Edinburgh]]. In May the same year, [[Bergamo]] and [[Beauvais]] routes were announced to commence in October plus a new weekly ski flight to Turin for the winter season.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}

Increasing from 14 routes, after the discontinuation of the Nantes route, to 18 – [[Carcassonne]], [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], [[Limoges]], and [[Reus]] were added to the route network in February 2009.

In December 2009, [[bmibaby]] announced a new summer route to Jersey. It was the first time the airline had operated out of the airport; they provided three services a week, using a Boeing 737-500.
Again in December, Ryanair added four new routes to the network, bringing the total to 17. Another Boeing 737-800 was based at the airport and the airline projected to fly 650,000 passengers {{lang|la|per annum}} at Bournemouth,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4805086.Ryanair_announce_new_routes_and_add_another_aircraft_at_Bournemouth_Airport/?ref=mr |title=Ryanair announce new routes and add another aircraft at Bournemouth Airport |work=Bournemouth Echo |date=18 December 2009 |access-date=28 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219203844/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4805086.Ryanair_announce_new_routes_and_add_another_aircraft_at_Bournemouth_Airport/?ref=mr |archive-date=19 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> however the actual figure was lower.

Following the closure of European Aviation Air Charter, Palmair chartered various aircraft types from Jet2, Viking, Blue Line, Tor Air and Astraeus, before unveiling their new Astraeus-leased Boeing 737-500 (G-PJPJ) on 13 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4363469.PJ___s_plane_unveiled_with_flying_colours_at_Bournemouth_Airport/ | work=[[Bournemouth Daily Echo]] | title=Peter Bath's plane unveiled with flying colours at Bournemouth Airport | year=2009 | access-date=13 May 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001012743/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4363469.PJ___s_plane_unveiled_with_flying_colours_at_Bournemouth_Airport/ | archive-date=1 October 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> The original agreement was for the aircraft to be leased until April 2012, but the airline ceased operations in October 2010.

[[Flybe (1979-2020)|Flybe]] started services in May 2010 but discontinued services in November the same year. It led to no scheduled services from the airport. After a hiatus of services, Blue Islands recommenced services to Guernsey and Jersey on 1 November 2011. Flybe announced on 10 November 2015 that all destinations would end 27 March 2016<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1511/10a.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031416/http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1511/10a.htm |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2016 one of the UK's newest AOC's Scenic Air Tours started operations from the airport, offering pleasure/scenic flights along the south coast and aircraft rentals. The company has now expanded with a second operating base at [[Durham Tees Valley Airport]] in the North East. The company operates two [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee|Piper PA-28]] and one [[Grumman American AA-5]].

In November 2016, Bournemouth based Eagle European commenced operations on its A – B AOC, flying the [[Cessna 421 Golden Eagle]] on charter flights, focusing heavily on the medical role.

During the Summer of 2021, influenced by the ongoing pandemic and international travel restrictions, easyJet operated its first UK domestic services to Edinburgh, Belfast and later Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/easyjet-bournemouth-belfast-edinburgh-flights-b1818940.html |title = EasyJet launches domestic routes from Dorset {{!}} The Independent|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 18 March 2021}}</ref>

In March 2024, [[Jet2.com|Jet2]] the UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline which was originally founded in Bournemouth as Channel Express Airways announced that it would serve 16 new destinations in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Turkey would become available from the airport by April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=New airline announced at Bournemouth Airport - flying to 16 destinations |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24208424.jet2-fly-bournemouth-airport-16-destinations/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Bournemouth Echo |language=en}}</ref>

==Expansion==
[[File:Bournemouth Airport entrance geograph.org.uk 479421 24882208-by-Mike-Smith.jpg|thumb|right|The former terminal building, which has been replaced under expansion]]

With the budget increased to £45{{nbsp}}million in July 2008, the plan intended to replace the arrivals terminal and upgrade the check-in and departure lounge areas. The number of aircraft stands to rise from four to 11. Christchurch Council and central government backed plans for the re-building of the airport terminal, increasing its size by 62%; work started in August 2007.<ref name="Bournemouth Airport">{{cite web | url=http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/RedevelopmentProgramme | publisher=Bournemouth Airport | title=£45 million redevelopment programme | year=2008 | access-date=4 December 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221034221/http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/RedevelopmentProgramme | archive-date=21 December 2009 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Work on the terminal itself is now complete, where the check-in areas, security control, and departure lounges have been upgraded. A new World Duty Free store has opened on the airside, as have a new [[WHSmith]] store and The Olive Tree eatery. All remaining retail space has since been completed and opened.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

The new arrivals hall was completed on time and budget in July 2011. The building produces 70% less carbon dioxide than the previous facility with the design taking advantage of the building's orientation to make maximum possible use of solar gain, solar shading, daylight, and natural ventilation. These measures will reduce the need for mechanical and electrical installations which, in turn, will reduce the building's energy requirements.<ref name="Bournemouth Airport" />

Other changes to the infrastructure around the airport include adding traffic lights at the entrance to the airport.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Airlines and destinations==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2024}}

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Bournemouth:<ref>[http://www.bournemouthairport.com/flight-information/timetables/ bournemouthairport.com – Timetables] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116051544/http://www.bournemouthairport.com/flight-information/timetables |date=16 November 2016 }} retrieved 19 November 2016</ref>

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| [[Jet2.com]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announce launch of flights and holidays from Bournemouth Airport |url=https://www.jet2.com/news/2024/03/Jet2_com_and_Jet2holidays_announce_launch_of_flights_and_holidays_from_Bournemouth_Airport |publisher=[[Jet2.com]] |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=26 March 2024}}</ref> | [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Funchal Airport|Funchal]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name=Jet2.com /><ref name="aeroroutes_241230-lsfeb25boh">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241230-lsfeb25boh|title=Jet2 Moves Forward Bournemouth Launch to Feb 2025|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 December 2024|accessdate=30 December 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name=Jet2.com /><ref name="aeroroutes_241230-lsfeb25boh"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref name=Jet2.com /><ref name="aeroroutes_241230-lsfeb25boh"/> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]] (begins 4 November 2025),<ref>https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/02/368185/jet2-expands-in-morocco-with-new-bournemouth-agadir-leeds-marrakech-routes</ref> [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="Jet2.com"/> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]] (begins 24 July 2026),<ref name="week">{{cite web | url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-and-jet2holidays-tease-further-growth-as-expanded-summer-2026-programme-released | title=Jet2 and Jet2holidays tease further growth as expanded summer 2026 programme released }}</ref> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name=Jet2.com/> [[Jersey Airport|Jersey]] (begins 25 July 2026),<ref>https://travelweekly.co.uk/all-content/jet2-unveils-significant-expansion-of-jersey-programme-for-summer-2026</ref> [[Kos International Airport|Kos]] (begins 29 July 2026),<ref name="week"/> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] (begins 24 July 2026),<ref name="week"/> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Reus Airport|Reus]] (begins 28 July 2026),<ref name="week"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name=Jet2.com /> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]] (begins 29 July 2026),<ref name="week"/> [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]<ref name=Jet2.com />
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| [[Ryanair]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/timetable|title=Book cheap flights using Fare Finder &#124; Ryanair|website=www.ryanair.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-frns23|title=Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-frnw22|title=Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> |[[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Bournemouth, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=157}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-rkns23|title=Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-frnw22|title=Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 December 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Malta Airport|Malta]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport|Bergerac]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Carcassonne Airport|Carcassonne]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-frns23">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230330-frns23|title=Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 March 2023|accessdate=30 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="FR25"/> [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]],<ref name="FR25">{{cite web |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref> [[Girona-Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250114-frns25gro|title=Ryanair Boosts CONNECT Route Development Forum Host Girona Network in NS25|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 January 2025|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Región de Murcia International Airport|Murcia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-frns24 | title=Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24 }}</ref> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="FR25"/> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230330-frns23"/> [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_157"/>
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|{{nowrap|[[TUI Airways]]}}<ref name="TUI.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable|title=Flight Timetable|website=tui.co.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> | [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240311-tomns24|title=TUI Airways NS24 Short-Haul Network Addition Summary|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=25 June 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Kefalonia International Airport|Kefalonia]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]] (begins 26 May 2026),<ref>https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25164834.tui-new-summer-route-bournemouth-airport/</ref> [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Paphos International Airport|Paphos]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} [[Zakynthos International Airport|Zakynthos]]{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
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===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list
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| {{nowrap|[[European Cargo]]}}<ref>{{cite web |title=European Cargo|url=https://european.aero/our-fleet/|publisher=[[European Cargo]]|access-date=14 May 2025 |date=14 May 2025}}</ref> |[[Haikou Meilan International Airport|Haikou]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Bournemouth Airport eyes 2024 peak season opportunity|url=https://payloadasia.com/2024/06/bournemouth-airport-eyes-2024-peak-season-opportunity/|publisher=Payload Asia|access-date=12 June 2024 |date=12 June 2024}}</ref> [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport|Chengdu]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New all cargo service between China and UK|url=https://www.aircargonews.net/new-all-cargo-service-between-china-and-uk/1060735.article|publisher=Air Cargo News|access-date=4 May 2023 |date=4 May 2023}}</ref> [[Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport|Ürümqi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=From Bournemouth To China|url=https://aircargoweek.com/from-bournemouth-to-china/|publisher=Air Cargo Week|access-date=26 August 2024|date=26 August 2024}}</ref> 
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==Statistics==
===Passengers===
<div class="left">
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
!| !! Number of<br />passengers<ref group=note>Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit.</ref> !! style="width:125px"| Number of<br />movements<ref group=note>Number of movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year.</ref> !! Bournemouth Airport passenger totals<br />2003–2022 (millions)
|-
!2003
|460,872 || 76,177 || rowspan="19" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{Airport-Statistics|iata=BOH}}
|-
!2004
|492,882 || 77,142 
|-
!2005
|829,108 || 79,512 
|-
!2006
|960,773 || 75,505
|-
!2007
|1,083,379 || 71,742
|-
!2008
|1,078,941 || 78,527 
|-
!2009
|868,445 || 82,538 
|-
!2010
|751,331 || 55,398 
|-
!2011
|613,755 || 51,799 
|-
!2012
|689,913 || 51,089 
|-
!2013
|660,272 || 47,174 
|-
!2014
|661,584 || 43,122 
|-
!2015
|706,776 ||  43,020 
|-
!2016
|667,981 ||  36,922
|-
!2017
|694,660 || 34,641
|-
!2018
|674,972 || 39,886 
|-
!2019
|803,307 || 39,886 
|-
!2020
|175,907 || 28,370 
|-
!2021
|200,640 || 3,098
|-
!2022
|734,530 || 5,066
|}

===Routes===
{|class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Busiest routes to and from Bournemouth (2024)'''<ref name="routestats">{{cite web |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Airport Data 2024 |url=https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/uk-airport-data-2024/january-2024/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318223916/https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airport_stats/Airport_data_2019_annual/Table_12_1_Intl_Air_Pax_Route_Analysis.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2020 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=CAA Airport Data UK |publisher=UK Civil Aviation Authority |at=Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS)}}</ref>
|-
! Rank || Airport || Total <br />passengers || Change<br />2023 / 24
|-
|1|| [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]] ||align='right'| 137,601|| {{increase}} 4.5%
|-
|2||[[Alicante Airport|Alicante]] ||align='right'| 102,326||{{increase}} 17.0%
|-
|3|| [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] ||align='right'| 95,285||{{increase}} 16.9%
|-
|4|| [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife South]] ||align='right'| 71,480||{{increase}} 22.7%
|-
|5|| [[Faro Airport|Girona]]|| align="right" | 59,639||{{increase}} 34.1%
|-
|6|| [[Girona-Costa Brava Airport|Faro]]|| align="right" | 57,871||{{Decrease}} 12.0%
|-
|7|| [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]]|| align="right" | 56,042||{{increase}} 58.7%
|-
|8|| [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]|| align="right" | 50,777||{{increase}} 5.4%
|-
|9|| [[Malta International Airport|Malta]]|| align="right" | 42,456||{{increase}} 42.1%
|-
|10|| [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Krakow]]|| align="right" | 40,948||{{increase}} 4.2%
|-
|}
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==Other facilities==
The airport has a {{convert|200|acre|km2|adj=on}} industrial park, including offices and [[hangar]]s. In early March 2009, Manchester Airport Developments completed the construction of Cirrus Court, a development of 14 industrial units which is the first part of a number of phases to redevelop the northern aviation sector.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4187587.Airport_development_is_now_complete/ | publisher=[[Bournemouth Daily Echo|Daily Echo]] | title=Airport development is now complete | year=2009 | access-date=14 April 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001012650/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/4187587.Airport_development_is_now_complete/ | archive-date=1 October 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

When [[Channel Express]] operated, its head office was in Building 470 at the airport.<ref>"[http://www.channel-express.co.uk/html/hindex.html Contact Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912051800/http://www.channel-express.co.uk/html/hindex.html |date=12 September 2011 }}." [[Channel Express]]. Retrieved on 31 December 2011. "Channel Express (Air Services) Limited Building 470 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch Dorset. BH23 6SE."</ref>

[[Babcock International Group]] has its Defence and Security offices located at the airport.

L3 CTS (formerly CTC Aviation) used to have its main U.K flight training base at the airfield with students completing basic, intermediate and advanced training there. Located on the East side from its purpose built hangar, the company operated a fleet of [[Diamond DA42]], [[Slingsby T67 Firefly]] and recently [[Diamond DA40]] aircraft. Their Bournemouth base complemented its facilities in Southampton, Coventry, Ponte de Sor (Portugal), Hamilton (New Zealand) and Cranfield.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training and Airline Pilot Academy Operated from its main office and hangar on Aviation Park West adjacent to the [[National Police Air Service]] (NPAS) facility. The apron provided parking for its commercial fleet including two [[Beechcraft Duchess|BE76 Duchess]] and four Piper PA-28 aircraft. They also had hangared aircraft belonging to the company, including a [[Pilatus PC-12]], a [[SIAI-Marchetti SF.260]], a [[Beagle B.121 Pup]], a [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog]], a [[Partenavia P.68]] and several [[Robin HR 200]] aircraft. BCFT specialised in modular flight training whilst its sister company APA was pioneering a new and dynamic approach to Integrated Flight Training with bases at Bournemouth International Airport and [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport]]. It ceased operations in early September 2022.

Scenic Air Tours, an A to A AOC holder, also operates from Aviation Park West with its main base of operation at the airport. Its secondary base located at [[Durham Tees Valley Airport]] houses one of its Piper PA-28 aircraft available for sightseeing and aerial photography. The Bournemouth-based fleet consists of a Piper PA-28 and Grumman American AA-5, both available for sightseeing trips and rentals.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Bournemouth is the home of a dedicated [[Pilatus Aircraft|Pilatus]] maintenance facility, focusing on the [[Pilatus PC-12]], serving aircraft from across Europe. Jetfly Aviation, a fractional ownership company, uses the Bournemouth facility for its maintenance needs and has aircraft and crew based at the airport.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The airport is also home to several other maintenance facilities, all specialising in various areas of the industry. The largest for general aviation aircraft is Airtime Aviation, providing maintenance for aircraft up to the size of [[Beechcraft King Air 200|Beechcraft King Air]]. Airtime also provide aircraft painting through its sister company, Airtime Paint, handling all kinds of aircraft including small jets. Fast Aviation also provides maintenance for general aviation aircraft and is based on the north side of the airfield. MCA provide specialist [[King Air 200|King Air]] support and maintenance, with several worldwide contracts. Jets and Technic Air provide maintenance for Jet aircraft and smaller turboprop airliners.

Handling for general aviation aircraft is provided by two companies. Bliss Aviation, a small flight school specialising in helicopter training, provides handling for smaller aircraft such as Piper PA-28 and larger multi-engine pistons like [[Piper Chieftain]] and [[Beechcraft Baron]]. Larger corporate aircraft are handled by Signature Flight Support, often handling aircraft up to the size of [[Gulfstream G650]] and [[Falcon 7X]].

==Accidents and incidents==
* On 21 March 1944, a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Halifax bomber|Halifax Bomber]] [[Moordown air disaster|crashed in Moordown soon after takeoff]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-01-23 |title=Family of Bournemouth bomber crash pilot Denis Evans in justice call |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-16680171 |access-date=2023-12-10}}</ref>
* On 28 January 1972, [[Vickers Viscount]] D-ANEF of [[Airwork Services]] was damaged beyond repair when the undercarriage collapsed after a heavy landing.<ref name="ASN280172">{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-1 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025103150/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720128-1 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On 23 September 2007, a [[Thomsonfly|Thomson Airways]] [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]] registered as G-THOF stalled whilst on approach to Bournemouth from [[Faro Airport|Faro]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation Accidents - Thomson 3894 |date=23 September 2007 |url=https://www.aviation-accidents.net/thomsonfly-boeing-b737-3q8-g-thof-flight-by3894/ |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Bournemouth Aviation Museum]] – located at the airport from 1998 until 2008

==External links==
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