Liège Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Walloon government & private investors | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Liege Airport s.a. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Liege, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Grâce-Hollogne, , Wallonia | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 201 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°ECoordinates: 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | liegeairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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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 Liege in , the Wallonia region of Belgium. The airport mainly focuses on air freight. At the end of 2018, it was the 7th biggest cargo airport in Europe and the 22nd biggest in the world.[citation needed]
Overview[]
The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne, , north-west of the city of Liege, in the east of Belgium. The first terminal on the site opened in 1930.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TUI fly Belgium[5] | Alicante, Gran Canaria, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Heraklion, Oujda, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier, Tétouan |
Cargo[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirBridgeCargo[6] | Atlanta, Karaganda, Kazan, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Air China Cargo[7] | Hangzhou,[8] Shanghai–Pudong |
| ASL Airlines Belgium[9] | Jinan, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong |
| Astral Aviation[10] | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Atlas Air[11] | Tel Aviv |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines[12] | Atlanta, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Toronto–Pearson |
| Ethiopian Cargo[13] | Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Juba, Lagos, Miami, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong, Zaragoza |
| Icelandair Cargo[14] | Reykjavík–Keflavík |
| Qatar Airways Cargo[15] | Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City |
Statistics[]
See source Wikidata query and sources.
Accidents and incidents[]
- On February 20, 2021, a Boeing 747-400 freighter airplane, flying Longtail Aviation flight 5504,[16] which was bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York from the nearby Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands, had to divert to the airport after take-off after one engine caught fire and debris fell over the town of Meerssen. Two people on the ground were injured.[17]
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[]
- Transportation in Belgium
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b EBLG – LIEGE / Liege (also PDF). AIP from Skeyes.
- ^ "Liege Airport". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ 2009 report
- ^ Destinations retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
- ^ airbridgecargo.com – Our network retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". Air Cargo News.
- ^ "Cainiao adds new route with Air Cargo China connecting Hangzhou, Liege".
- ^ aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ astral-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
- ^ cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
- ^ icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
- ^ qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town".
External links[]
Media related to Liège Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French and Dutch)
- Airports in Liège (province)
- World War II airfields in Belgium
- Airports established in 1914
- Grâce-Hollogne