The UK government has just published a review in context of the viability of smaller airports and the impact of APD, it makes interesting reading:
House of Commons - 9th Report - Smaller airports - Transport
While the report is lengthy and comprehensive, it's worth a read. This is the evidence submitted by MAG on the specifics of BOH:
Bournemouth Airport
3.6. Bournemouth Airport (BOH) currently serves around 700,000 passengers and 10,000 tonnes of cargo a year, generating £24million of GVA for the South West region. It is a major hub for the UK’s Royal Mail providing overnight links for newspapers printed in London and flown to the Channel Islands for the morning sale. This means that not only does it support its own local economy; it also provides important links to support the Channel Islands. It is also the single biggest employment development site in Dorset with the capability to grow jobs in the area, and is seen as a high priority by the local LEP. Following significant changes to our operating model at BOH, we have made the operation profitable.
3.7. At BOH we have a diverse mix of operations. As a business, its income from aviation is derived from around 35% passengers operations, 35% cargo operations and 35% from general aviation. It has a full length runway with the potential for 24 hour operations due to unrestricted night operations which support the range of businesses that use the airport. We also have a successful aviation business park at BOH which remained at a 98% occupancy rate even through the recession. Many of the businesses located on site here are aviation related businesses and base themselves at the business park due to its location at BOH. The level of clustering is now beginning to appeal as an attractant in its own right and this is in no small part due to the ability to access a fully functioning airfield. The variety of operations at Bournemouth is one of its key strengths.
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