The Market The Airport The Rail Rationale

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The MarketThe AirportThe Rail Rationale
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Data supplied and references

• CAA data
• Full market O D 2003 2004
• Reduced local area 2003
• Map Info
• Planning enquiry grade drive time profile
• 1997 census information
• Locate in Kent data
• French, German Benelux companies
• Validated LIK research on Kent East Sussex

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One and two hour drive time profiles
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• On 30 July, the Prime Minister launched the first
  of a series of updates on the delivery of the
  Communities Plan.
• 120,000 homes and 180,000 jobs in the Thames
  Gateway area by 2016.

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Growth areas

• 2003 DOPMs 22bn sustainable communities plan
• Key growth areas identified include Ashford and
  Thames Gateway
• Housing, regeneration, infrastructure and
  education
• 116,100 new homes by 2021 in Kent Medway
• Ashford 30m over 3 years, 31,000 new homes and
  28,000 new jobs by 2031
• Thames Gateway Kent 142.7m over 3 years,
  45,000 new homes and 84,000 new jobs by 2021

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Growth areas in the South East
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Drive time populations - Mapinfo

• One hour
• Private households 1997 454,222
• Usually resident population 1997 1,101,971
• Two hour
• Private households 1997 5,692,768
• Usually resident population 1997 13,586,581

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Strong levels of foreign investment

• 61 French owned companies in Kent with over 8,300
  employees
• 18 French owned companies in East Sussex
• These include subsidiaries of Bouygues SA,
  Aventis SA, AXA, Vivendi Environnement SA, La
  Farge, Michelin, and Eurotunnel
• French hotel company Groupe Envergure

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1 hour DTP, 2003, scheduled, France
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1 hour DTP, 2003, scheduled, UK
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1 hour DTP, 2003, scheduled, Germany
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Transport links

• Eurostar - Fast rail services to the continent
  via Ashford International Station.
• CTRL - New high speed rail link connecting the
  Channel Tunnel to London, greatly reduced travel
  times to London by 2009
• Motorway access 4 major routes connecting Kent
  to London and the rest of the UK
• 7 Ports - including Dover, Sheerness and
  Thamesport

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Q400 performance

• Takeoff Field length
• ISA, sea level MTOW
• 1,402 m

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Embraer 195 performance

• Takeoff Field Length
• ISA, sea level 500nm sector
• 1,491m

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London Gatwicks Runway Demand Vs. Capacity,
Winter 2001/2 (Source - Airport Co-ordination
Limited)
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London Heathrow - Arrivals Demand Vs. Runway
Capacity, Summer 2001 (Source - Airport
Co-ordination Limited)
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Charts Showing Relative London Market Share 1987
2003 Heathrow Gatwick (Blue) Compared to
Stansted Luton (Maroon)
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The UK Market Passengers - Millions
Average 5.2 growth
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The Airport

• Strong levels of passenger recognition
• 1505M runway with PCN 46 ILS Cat 5 RFFS
• Busy commercial airport in 50s and 60s
• Terminal facilities
• NASP compliant
• Customs Immigration
• Car parking
• Proactive management

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The Rail Rationale

• Passenger transport
• Incoming
• Departing
• Staff transport
• Fuel transport (aviation)
• Freight transport

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