Traffic Gatwick handled 186,172 passengers during its first seven months of operation after the 1956–58 reconstruction; the annual number of passengers passing through the airport was 368,000 in 1959 and 470,000 in 1960."Gatwick Airport History", Business & Community Reference Guide for in and around Crawley 2008/09, Wealden Marketing, 2008, p. 85Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 Passenger numbers reached one million for the first time during the 1962–63 fiscal year,1 April 1962 to 31 March 1963 with British United Airways (BUA) accounting for four-fifths.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 86, 158 The 1.5 million mark was exceeded for the first time during the 1966–67 fiscal year.1 April 1966 to 31 March 1967 This was also the first time more than half a million scheduled passengers used the airport.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 158/9 Gatwick accommodated two million passengers for the first time during the 1967–68 fiscal year1 April 1967 to 31 March 1968 and 3 million in the 1969–70 fiscal year,1 April 1969 to 31 March 1970 with BUA accounting for nearly half.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 & 10 By the early 1970s, 5 million passengers used Gatwick each year, with a record 5.7 million during the 1973–74 fiscal year.1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974 During that period, British Caledonian accounted for approximately half of all charter passengers and three-fourths of scheduled passengers.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 10 Within a decade annual passenger numbers doubled, to 10 million; they doubled again, to over 20 million, by the late 1980s.The Gatwick Express, p. 42 By the turn of the millennium, Gatwick handled more than 30 million passengers annually.
Traffic Gatwick handled 186,172 passengers during its first seven months of operation after the 1956–58 reconstruction; the annual number of passengers passing through the airport was 368,000 in 1959 and 470,000 in 1960."Gatwick Airport History", Business & Community Reference Guide for in and around Crawley 2008/09, Wealden Marketing, 2008, p. 85Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 Passenger numbers reached one million for the first time during the 1962–63 fiscal year,1 April 1962 to 31 March 1963 with British United Airways (BUA) accounting for four-fifths.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 86, 158 The 1.5 million mark was exceeded for the first time during the 1966–67 fiscal year.1 April 1966 to 31 March 1967 This was also the first time more than half a million scheduled passengers used the airport.Gatwick Airport: The first 50 years, Woodley, C., The History Press, Stroud, 2014, pp. 158/9 Gatwick accommodated two million passengers for the first time during the 1967–68 fiscal year1 April 1967 to 31 March 1968 and 3 million in the 1969–70 fiscal year,1 April 1969 to 31 March 1970 with BUA accounting for nearly half.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 9 & 10 By the early 1970s, 5 million passengers used Gatwick each year, with a record 5.7 million during the 1973–74 fiscal year.1 April 1973 to 31 March 1974 During that period, British Caledonian accounted for approximately half of all charter passengers and three-fourths of scheduled passengers.Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation, Chapter 10 Within a decade annual passenger numbers doubled, to 10 million; they doubled again, to over 20 million, by the late 1980s.The Gatwick Express, p. 42 By the turn of the millennium, Gatwick handled more than 30 million passengers annually.