Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

11 Airports

(1) The following kinds of development are significant infrastructure projects—

(a) the construction of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (2),

(b) the alteration of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (3), or

(c) an increase in the permitted use of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (5).

(2) Construction of an airport is within this subsection if (when constructed) the airport is expected to be capable of providing—

(a) air passenger transport services for at least 1 million passengers per year, or

(b) air cargo transport services for at least 5,000 air transport movements of cargo aircraft per year.

(3) Alteration of an airport is within this subsection if the alteration is expected—

(a) to increase by at least 1 million per year the number of passengers for whom the airport is capable of providing air passenger transport services, or

(b) to increase by at least 5,000 per year the number of air transport movements of cargo aircraft for which the airport is capable of providing air cargo transport services.

(4) “Alteration”, in relation to an airport, includes the construction, extension or alteration of—

(a) a runway at the airport,

(b) a building at the airport, or

(c) a radar or radio mast, antenna or other apparatus at the airport.

(5) An increase in the permitted use of an airport is within this subsection only if—

(a) it is 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

(b) it is 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.

(6) In this section—

• “air cargo transport services” (“gwasanaethau cludo cargo awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of cargo;

• “air passenger transport services” (“gwasanaethau cludo teithwyr awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of passengers;

• “air transport movement” (“symudiad cludo awyr”) means a landing or take-off of an aircraft;

• “cargo” (“cargo”) includes mail;

• “cargo aircraft” (“awyren cargo”) means an aircraft which is—

  (a)

  designed to transport cargo but not passengers, and

  (b)

  engaged in the transport of cargo on commercial terms;

• “permitted” (“a ganiateir”) means permitted by planning permission or infrastructure consent.