I don't understand how EMA can descibe itself as a "pure freight airport" when it also handles over 4.6 million passengers per year.
I agree that this is not a very clear statement but as mentioned what they mean is that EGNX is the biggest airport in the country for aircraft that are purely carrying freight.
In fact Heathrow is also the biggest port in the country by value of goods, bigger even than any of the shipping ports despite the obvious difference in tonnage.
Jan 18 cargo statistics for UK airports can be found here:
https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/...figuration.pdf
And if you're a nerd like me and just like statistics the CAA publishes lots every month, here:
https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analy...-airport-data/
Perfect for a snowy day read.
