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Air Passenger Transport Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Air Passenger Transport sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

357
Businesses
93.5%
Active
12.4 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 137
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

15.5% of air passenger transport survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Air passenger transport, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 77351 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Air passenger transport. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 12.4 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Air passenger transport by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £40,874
      £1,200

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Air passenger transport businesses registered in each location.

      01London13738.4% of sector
      02Nottingham72% of sector
      03Borehamwood61.7% of sector
      04Edinburgh51.4% of sector
      05Fareham41.1% of sector

      Counties with Air passenger transport businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.