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 Rhoose Cardiff International Airport 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Rhoose Cardiff International Airport had 153,094 entries and exits, making it the 1,404th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1404/2575
It ranked 614th busiest (out of 997), with 475 scheduled services per week.
614/997
That's a daily average of 419.44 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.20 passengers per service, giving it the 1,172nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1172/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 97,410
Reduced price entries & exits: 24,590
Season ticket entries & exits: 31,094
Total entries & exits: 153,094
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +54,860 : 55.85%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1100363
2100363
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
169Swansea & Maesteg - Bridgend - Cardiff (incl. Barry Island)Oct24
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Usage History


Reasons for change:
2006-07 New in 0506
2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear

Location Details

Location: Rhoose Cardiff International Airport
CRS: RIA / NLC: 3876 / TIPLOC(S): RHOOSE
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 306205 166211
Constituency: Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority: Vale of Glamorgan - Bro Morgannwg
NR Region: Wales
ELR: VOG 3m 23ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Rhoose Cardiff International Airport during 2022/2023:
•Cardiff Central (27,458 journeys)
•Llantwit Major (7,419 journeys)
•Cardiff Queen Street (4,917 journeys)
•Barry (4,886 journeys)
•Bridgend (4,411 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Rhoose Cardiff International Airport's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Barry3.27
Llantwit Major6.45