Jersey Airport

Jersey Airport
Approaching runway 27 at Jersey Airport
IATA: JER – ICAO: EGJJ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Jersey Airport
Serves		Jersey
Elevation AMSL		277 ft / 84 m
Coordinates		49°12′29″N 002°11′43″W
Website		www.jerseyairport.com
Map
EGJJ Location on Jersey
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	1,706	5,597	Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers			1,468,333
Passenger change 11-12			1.5%
Aircraft Movements			57,144
Movements change 11-12			7.1%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Saint Helier in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

Jersey Airport has a single 1,706 metres (5,597 ft) long asphalt runway.

In 2012, Jersey Airport served around 1.5 million passengers, a slight reduction compared with 2011.

History

Air service to Jersey before 1937 consisted of biplane airliners and some seaplanes landing on the beach at Saint Aubin bay. Jersey Airways and Imperial Airways were among those who operated to the island before the Second World War, but conditions were difficult as timetables were governed by tides. It was also difficult to prevent members of the public from walking across the landing area, and any aircraft which had mechanical problems had to be dragged up the slipways until the tide receded.

Arms and date on the original 1937 tower

The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest being 2,940 ft (896 m) with a concrete centreline. Concrete taxiways were added during the World War II occupation by the Luftwaffe — they also built hangars, one of which is still in existence. A 4,200 ft (1,280 m) tarmac runway was opened in 1952 and the grass strips were closed. A feature of the airport in the 1950s was the traffic control system — traffic-lights were in place to prevent vehicles using the road from Les Quennevais to the Airport when planes were being moved to or from the hangar used by B.E.A.

The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length in 1976. Additional taxiways were added several years later to improve access to the one end of the runway. However, due to its restricted length, in October 2007 Thomsonfly announced the removal of some services as it introduced the larger Boeing 737-800 to its fleet.

There are approximately 61,000 aircraft movements and 1.5 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2011 statistics.

Terminal

The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976. A new terminal adjoining the existing terminal was opened in 1997. A new air traffic control tower was completed and opened in late 2010, and all major airport operations have been transferred to these new buildings. Work began in late 2011 to demolish the original airport building, constructed in 1937, which contains large quantities of asbestos.

Flybe aircraft landing at Jersey

The control tower

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Seasonal: Dublin
Aer Lingus Regional operated by Aer Arann	Seasonal: Cork
Air Berlin	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Stuttgart
Aurigny Air Services	Guernsey, London-Stansted
Blue Islands	Amsterdam, Bristol, Geneva, Guernsey, London-City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Southampton, Zurich Seasonal: Chambéry Seasonal charter: Cambridge, Dundee
British Airways	London-Gatwick
Citywing	Gloucestershire, Isle of Man
EasyJet	Glasgow-International, Liverpool, London-Southend, Newcastle upon Tyne
Flybe	Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Guernsey, London-Gatwick (ends 29 March 2014), Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham/East Midlands, Southampton Seasonal: Belfast-City, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham/Tees Valley, Geneva, Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, London-Luton, Norwich Seasonal charter: Málaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Belfast-International, Leeds/Bradford
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Seasonal: Munich
SATA International	Seasonal: Funchal

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Atlantic Airlines	Bournemouth, East Midlands

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes to and from Jersey Airport (2011)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% Change 2010 / 11
1	London Gatwick	574,113	7
2	Southampton	153,248	2
3	Guernsey	149,767	5
4	Manchester	79,811	8
5	Liverpool	72,080	26
6	East Midlands	54,639	3
7	Birmingham	51,333	3
8	Exeter	34,904	10
9	Bristol	30,389	12
10	Leeds Bradford	18,878	8
11	Glasgow International	17,027	85
12	London Luton	16,648	3
13	Doncaster Sheffield	16,641	25
14	London City	15,923	57
15	Edinburgh	14,611	14
16	Newcastle	14,179	12
17	Cardiff	13,421	39
18	Belfast International	9,874	3
19	London Stansted	8,059	71
20	Blackpool Airport	7,310	9

Busiest International routes to and from Jersey Airport (2011)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% Change 2010 / 11
1	Dublin	18,259	4
2	Funchal	10,590	10
3	Zurich	7,536	61
4	Dusseldorf	7,338	10
5	Geneva	6,717	19
6	Cork	3,909	32
7	Rotterdam	1,726	1
8	Hanover	1,670	54
9	Nice	1,444	24
10	Frankfurt Am Main	1,068	1

Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations, Madeira and ski destinations operated by airlines such as Aurigny Air Services, Europe Airpost and SATA International . Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and Capital Trading Aviation.

General aviation

Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club. It is also home to the Jersey International Air Display in September each year.

Ground transport

Road

There are long and short-stay car parks located at the airport, and free parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles.

Public transport

There is a public taxi rank, and bus stop directly outside the arrivals hall. LibertyBus's route 15 connects with the main terminus, Liberation Station, in St Helier.

See also

• 1938 Jersey Airport disaster

References

http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2009/04/29/dakotacrash_feature.shtml

External links

• Jersey Airport - Official website