Liege Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG) — previously called Liege-Bierset Airport – is an international airport located in Grâce-Hollogne, 5 nautical miles (9.3 kilometres; 5.8 miles) west[1] of the city of Liège, 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]
Liege Airport Aéroport de Liège | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Walloon government & private investors | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Liege Airport s.a. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Liège | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| Operating base for | TUI fly Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 201 m / 659 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Overview
editThe 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
editPassenger
editAs of July 2023, TUI fly Belgium is the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal passenger flights at Liege Airport.[5]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TUI fly Belgium[6] | Alicante, Gran Canaria, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Casablanca, Djerba, Enfidha, Heraklion, Nador (begins 25 June 2025),[7] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier |
Cargo
editStatistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On February 20, 2021, a Boeing 747-400 freighter airplane, flying Longtail Aviation flight 5504,[27] which was bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City 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.[28]
Ground transportation
editBy car
editThe airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.
By bus
editAn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b EBLG – LIEGE / Liege (also PDF). Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) from AIM Belgium via skeyes.
- ^ "Top Europe Cargo Statistics". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Liege Airport". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ 2009 report
- ^ Destinations retrieved 30 July 2023
- ^ "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
- ^ "TUIfly Belgium Adds Liege – Nador in NS25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "AIR CANADA CARGO ADDS BASEL/MULHOUSE SERVICE IN APRIL 2023". AeroRoutes. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ 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". www.stattimes.com. 14 August 2020.
- ^ aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 4 November 2021
- ^ aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
- ^ "Atlas Air Schedule". Atlas Air. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Beijing Capital brings another freighter service to Liege". Air Cargo News. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ "Shandong launches new air cargo route to Belgium". ecns.cn. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ CMA CGM | Regular flights retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/146517-bulgarias-compass-cargo-airlines-launches-china-ops
- ^ cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
- ^ aerotelegraph.com - "FedEx expands in Stuttgart" (German) 28 February 2023
- ^ icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
- ^ magma-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
- ^ "Schedule". MSC Air Cargo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ network-airline.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
- ^ qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
- ^ "SF Airlines launches new China-Belgium air cargo route". Air Cargo News. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". The Guardian. 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town". www.msn.com.
External links
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Media related to Liège Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in French and Dutch)
