Section 11 – Airports
27.Section 11 specifies the circumstances when the construction of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area is a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
the airport will provide air passenger transport services for at least 1 million passengers per year, or
the airport will provide air cargo transport services for at least 5,000 air transport movements of cargo aircraft per year.
28.The section also specifies the circumstances when the alteration of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area is a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
the alteration will increase by at least 1 million per year the number of passengers for whom the airport can provide air passenger transport services, or
the alteration will increase by at least 5,000 per year the number of air transport movements of cargo aircraft for which the airport can provide air cargo transport services.
29.The section also provides the circumstances when permitted use of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area is a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
an increase of at least 1 million per year in the number of passengers for whom the airport is permitted to provide air passenger transport services, or
an increase of at least 5,000 per year in the number of air transport movements of cargo aircraft for which the airport is permitted to provide air cargo transport services.
