Liège Airport

Liège Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liège-Bierset, is an international airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west[1] of the city of Liège in Liège Province, 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.

Liege Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWalloon government & private investors
OperatorLiege Airport s.a.
ServesLiège, Belgium
LocationGrâce-Hollogne, Liège, Wallonia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL659 ft / 201 m
Coordinates50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E
Websiteliegeairport.com
Map
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]

Overview

The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, north-west of the city of Liège, 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). Liège 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. Liège 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 Liège Airport.[4]

AirlinesDestinations
TUI fly Belgium[5] Alicante, Gran Canaria, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Heraklion, Oujda, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier, Tétouan

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
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

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 Liège-Guillemins where connections can be made with local, national and high speed international trains (Thalys, ICE). Bus number 53 goes to Liège city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liège-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 Liège's city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liège-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and Bierset-Awans railway station.

See also
  • Transportation in Belgium

References
  1. AIP for EBLG – Liege Airport from Skeyes
  2. "Liege Airport". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. 2009 report
  4. Destinations retrieved 16 July 2020
  5. "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
  6. airbridgecargo.com – Our network retrieved 16 July 2020
  7. Ltd, DVV Media International. "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". Air Cargo News.
  8. https://www.stattimes.com/news/cainiao-adds-new-route-with-air-cargo-china-connecting-hangzhou-liege/
  9. aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 16 July 2020
  10. astral-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  11. aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
  12. cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
  13. cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
  14. icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
  15. qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020

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