Re recent posts about congestion at BRS, both with aircraft parking and passenger volume within the terminal, I've looked at tomorrow which is fairly typical of most days this summer especially since mid June. The departure pattern illustrates clearly the disproportionality of the clutch of early departures which seems to give rise to most complaints of terminal overcrowding.
Mn-0529 nil
0530-0759 27 first departure 0530
0800-0959 7
1000-1159 8
1200-1359 17
1400-1559 11
1600-1759 17
1800-1959 12
2000-2159 4 last departure 2120
Total 103
75 of these departures feature aircraft with between 156 and 223 passenger seats. There are also half a dozen Airbus and BAE corporate shuttle departures (and arrivals) but they operate from the South Side apron and passengers use the Bristol Flying Centre lounge. I've not included them in these lists.
By contrast, tomorrow's arrivals seem more evenly spread throughout the 24-hour period, although there is not always an even spread within each two-hour segment which is probably why complaints do arise at times about delays in baggage retrieval and immigration formalities.
Mn-0559 6
0600-0759 3
0800-0959 7
1000-1159 13
1200-1359 12
1400-1559 13
1600-1759 13
1800-1959 11
2000-2159 10
2200-2359 12
Total 100
I suppose that BRS is not that different from many smaller regional airports in having these peaks and troughs, although the fact that it's one of the bigger smaller airports (in terms of passenger numbers) probably throws the situation into sharper focus.