Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Most airports in the UK serve the local needs of people
living within their immediate area. However, larger
airports such as Manchester, Birmingham and a number
of those in London and the south-east of England also
attract passengers from a wider area. These airports
provide services to a greater number of destinations
in the UK, Europe and further afi eld. The main London
airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted - are able
to offer the greatest number of fl ights and routes to
meet the growing demand for air travel. All airports
in the world have a 3-letter code for identifi cation
purposes, e.g. Birmingham is BHX, Manchester is MAN
and London Heathrow is LHR.
Activity 3.1
Locate the following airports on an outline map
of the UK (which registered tandtonline users can
download from
www.tandtonline.co.uk
) and include
the appropriate 3-letter code for each one - London
City, Bristol, Liverpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh,
Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester, Aberdeen and
Prestwick. On the same map, locate the following
UK ports - Heysham, Dover, Holyhead, Plymouth,
Harwich, Hull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Larne, Oban
and Poole. Also, locate two UK termini serving the
Channel Tunnel.
Weblink
Check out this website for airport 3-letter
codes.
www.world-airport-codes.com
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P1.
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Airport
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Port
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Ullapool
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Aberdeen
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Oban
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Glasgow
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Edinburgh
Ardrossan
5
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Prestwick
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Newcastle
5
Larne
Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
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Stranraer
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Belfast
Isle of Man
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Tourist destinations
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Douglas
Fleetwood
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Heysham
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Hull
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Manchester
Liverpool
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Holyhead
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The UK has a wide variety of destinations that can be
grouped as follows:
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East Midlands
Birmingham
j
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Felixstowe
Stansted
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Capital cities - Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and
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Harwich
Fishguard
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Luton
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London;
Pembroke
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London City
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Cardiff
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Sheerness
Heathrow
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Swansea
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5
Ramsgate
Bristol
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Coastal resorts - e.g. Brighton, Blackpool, Rhyl,
5
Dover
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Southampton
5
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Gatwick
5
Folkestone
Torquay, Cleethorpes;
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Portsmouth
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Newhaven
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Poole
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Bournemouth
Channel
Tunnel
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Cultural/historical towns and cities - e.g. Bath,
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Plymouth
Penzance
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Liverpool, Stratford-upon-Avon, Ironbridge,
Stonehenge, York, Shrewsbury (see case study on
page 112);
Fig 3.1 - The UK's principal airport and port gateways
