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Liege Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWalloon government & private investors
OperatorLiege Airport s.a.
ServesLiege, Belgium
LocationGrâce-Hollogne, Liège, Wallonia
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL659 ft / 201 m
Coordinates50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E / 50.63639; 5.44278Coordinates: 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E / 50.63639; 5.44278
Websiteliegeairport.com
Map
EBLG is located in Belgium
EBLG
EBLG
Location in Belgium
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04R/22L 3,690 12,106 Asphalt
04L/22R 2,340 7,677 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Freight (tonnes)871.000
Passengers299.292
Sources: Belgian AIP[1]

Liege Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liege-Bierset, is an international airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west[1] of the city of Liège, Wallonia in Belgium. The airport mainly focuses on air freight. At the end of 2021 freight traffic reached 1,412,498 tonnes (+26%). Liege Airport is now the 5th biggest cargo airport in Europe and the 22nd biggest in the world.[2]

Overview

The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, north-west of the city of Liege, in the east of Belgium. The first terminal on the site opened in 1930.[3]

It is mainly used for freight/cargo operations, but also serves a number of destinations for passengers (mainly charters). Liege is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris – Amsterdam – Frankfurt that handles 66% of European freight, and 75% when taken together with London. In 2018 it was the seventh biggest cargo airport in Europe. Liege Airport is the biggest cargo airport in Belgium, and the third-biggest for passengers after Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.[4] It is the global hub of ASL Airlines Belgium (the former TNT Airways) and is also used by several other cargo carriers on a scheduled or irregular basis.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

As of July 2020, TUI fly Belgium is the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal passenger flights at Liege Airport.[5]

AirlinesDestinations
TUI fly Belgium[6] Alicante, Gran Canaria, Málaga, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Heraklion, Kayseri, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
AirBridgeCargo[7] Atlanta, Karaganda, Kazan, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo (all suspended)
Air China Cargo[8] Hangzhou,[9] Shanghai–Pudong
ASL Airlines Belgium[10] Chicago–O'Hare, Halifax, Hangzhou, Jinan, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong
Astral Aviation[11] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Atlas Air[12] Tel Aviv
CAL Cargo Air Lines[13] Atlanta, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Toronto–Pearson
CMA CGM Air Cargo[14] Atlanta, Chicago–O’Hare, Hong Kong
Ethiopian Cargo[15] Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Juba, Lagos, Miami, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong, Zaragoza
Icelandair Cargo[16] Reykjavík–Keflavík
Qatar Airways Cargo[17] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City

Statistics

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Accidents and incidents

Ground transportation

By car

The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.

By bus

An express bus (number 57) links the airport to Liege-Guillemins where connections can be made with local, national and high speed international trains (Thalys, ICE). Bus number 53 goes to Liege city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and to Pont-de-Seraing railway station and bus hub. Buses 83 and 85 connect the airport with Liege's city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and Bierset-Awans railway station.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b EBLG – LIEGE / Liege (also PDF). AIP from Skeyes.
  2. ^ "Top Europe Cargo Statistics". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Liege Airport". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ^ 2009 report
  5. ^ Destinations retrieved 16 July 2020
  6. ^ "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
  7. ^ airbridgecargo.com – Our network retrieved 16 July 2020
  8. ^ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". Air Cargo News.
  9. ^ "Cainiao adds new route with Air Cargo China connecting Hangzhou, Liege". www.stattimes.com.
  10. ^ aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 4 November 2021
  11. ^ astral-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  12. ^ aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
  13. ^ cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
  14. ^ CMA CGM | Regular flights retrieved 14 May 2022
  15. ^ cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
  16. ^ icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
  17. ^ qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  18. ^ "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". The Guardian. 22 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town". www.msn.com.

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