Liège Airport
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| IATA: LGG – ICAO: EBLG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public & Military | ||
| Owner | Walloon government | ||
| Operator | Liege Airport s.a. | ||
| Location | Liège | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 201 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°38′15″N 05°26′36″E / 50.6375°N 5.44333°ECoordinates: 50°38′15″N 05°26′36″E / 50.6375°N 5.44333°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05R/23L | 10,784 | 3,287 | Asphalt |
| 05L/23R | 7,677 | 2,340 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Freight (tonnes) | 518,750 | ||
| Passengers | 400,281 | ||
Liège Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), also called Liège-Bierset, is an important cargo airport in Belgium. It was at the end of 2007 the 8th biggest cargo airport in Europe [1] and the 38th biggest in the world [2]. Liège airport is the biggest cargo airport in Belgium and the third biggest for passengers after Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
Liège is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris - Amsterdam - Frankfurt that handles 66% of European freight, 75% when taken together with London.
The airport is located in the north-west of the city of Liège, in the east of Belgium. It is mainly used for freight operation but also serves more than 23 destinations for passengers (mainly charters).
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[edit] Cargo activity
Liège Airport is the world hub of TNT Airways, and the european hub of CAL Cargo Air Lines, El Al Cargo and Ethiopian Cargo (also using Southern Air aircraft) and Avient Aviation.
The airport is also used as a regular refuelling stop on New York City - Middle East routes by Kalitta Air (including the Newark - Baghdad route for US mail).
[edit] Passenger activity
Last year (2008) : 400,281 passengers
[edit] Airlines and destinations
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[edit] Passenger airlines
All connections are charters, except the Pristina route operated by Belle Air.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Belle Air | Pristina |
| Corendon Airlines | Antalya |
| Jetairfly | Alicante, Antalya, Bodrum, Djerba, Enfidha [seasonal, begins 3 April], Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kos, Málaga, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tel Aviv, Tenerife-South |
| Nouvelair | Monastir |
| Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) | Agadir, Alicante, Antalya, Bodrum, Burgas, Corfu, Djerba, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kos, Malaga, Marrakech, Monastir, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tenerife-South |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avient Aviation | Abuja, Entebbe, Harare, Lagos, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, Port Harcourt, Tripoli |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines | New York-JFK, Tel Aviv |
| El Al Cargo | New York-JFK, Tel Aviv |
| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa, Cairo, Dubai, Hong Kong, Khartoum, Luxembourg |
| Icelandair Cargo | East Midlands, Humberside, Norrköping, Reykjavík-Keflavík |
| Kalitta Air | Bahrain, Newark |
| Nightexpress | Frankfurt |
| TNT Airways | > 60 destinations in Europe, Hong Kong, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore |
| TNT Airways operating by ABX Air | Halifax, New York-JFK, Reykjavík-Keflavík |
| TNT Airways operating by Ukraine International | Kiev-Boryspil, Vienna |
[edit] Transportation
The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.
[edit] By bus
A special bus (number 57) is linking the airport to Liège main train station (Liège-Guillemins) where connections can be made for local, national and international high speed trains. There is one bus every hour, and the travel time is 12 minutes.
LIEGE STATION: 6:10 -> 18:10
LIEGE AIRPORT: 6:33 -> 18:33
The bus number 53 is going to Liège city center (Place Saint-Lambert). [3]
[edit] By car (GPS)
Rue de l’Aéroport B-4460 Grâce-Hollogne Belgium
50° 38' 13 N - 5° 26' 38 E
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (French) (English) (Dutch) (German) Liège Airport (official site)
- (Chinese) (English) Liège Airport (official site)
- (English) Up-to-date map and information on scramble.nl
- Airport information for EBLG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Europe’s top 40 cargo airports in 2007: http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/26ACWD0708EuroNortham.pdf
- ^ World’s top 50 cargo airports in 2007: http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/22ACWD0708Top1.pdf
- ^ Liège BUS 53 : http://www.liegeairport.com/uploaded/Documents/horaire53.pdf
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