Liège Airport

Liege Airport

Aéroport de Liège
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWalloon government & private investors
OperatorLiege Airport s.a.
ServesLiège
LocationGrâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, Belgium
Hub for
Operating base forTUI fly Belgium
Elevation AMSL201 m / 659 ft
Coordinates50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E / 50.63639; 5.44278
Websitewww.liegeairport.com
Map
LGG/EBLG is located in Belgium
LGG/EBLG
LGG/EBLG
Location in Belgium
Map
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 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]

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 2023, 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, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Casablanca, Djerba, Enfidha, Heraklion, Nador (begins 25 June 2025),[7] Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Cargo[8] Basel/Mulhouse, Toronto–Pearson
Air China Cargo[9] Hangzhou,[10] Shanghai–Pudong
ASL Airlines Belgium[11] Chicago–O'Hare, Halifax, Hangzhou, Jinan, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong, Tokyo–Narita
Atlas Air[12][13] Almaty, Atlanta, Birmingham (AL), Chicago–O'Hare, Indianapolis, Mexico City–AIFA, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Seoul–Incheon, Singapore, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, Zaragoza
Beijing Capital Airlines[14] Nanchang
CAL Cargo Air Lines[15] Atlanta, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Toronto–Pearson
China Cargo Airlines[16] Yantai
CMA CGM Air Cargo[17] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Hong Kong
Compass Cargo Airlines Sofia, Zhengzhou[18]
Ethiopian Cargo[19] Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Budapest, Chongqing, Copenhagen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Juba, Lagos, Miami, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong, Zaragoza
FedEx Feeder[20] Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Munich, Milan–Malpensa, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Vienna
Icelandair Cargo[21] Reykjavík–Keflavík
Magma Aviation[22] Abuja, Accra, Atlanta, Bamako, Brazzaville, Chicago–O'Hare, Douala, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Entebbe, Greenville/Spartanburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Kigali, Kinshasa–N'djili, Lagos, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Mumbai, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Niamey, Ouagadougou
MSC Air Cargo[23] Atlanta, Indianapolis, Mexico City–AIFA, Seoul–Incheon
Network Aviation Group[24] Abuja, Accra, Bangui, Brazzaville, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, New York–JFK, Port Harcourt
Qatar Airways Cargo[25] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City
SF Airlines[26] Qingdao

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LGG airport. See Wikidata query.

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). Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) from AIM Belgium via skeyes.
  2. ^ "Top Europe Cargo Statistics". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Liege Airport". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ^ 2009 report
  5. ^ Destinations retrieved 30 July 2023
  6. ^ "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
  7. ^ "TUIfly Belgium Adds Liege – Nador in NS25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  8. ^ "AIR CANADA CARGO ADDS BASEL/MULHOUSE SERVICE IN APRIL 2023". AeroRoutes. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Air China Cargo lands at Liege Airport". Air Cargo News.
  10. ^ "Cainiao adds new route with Air Cargo China connecting Hangzhou, Liege". www.stattimes.com. 14 August 2020.
  11. ^ aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 4 November 2021
  12. ^ aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
  13. ^ "Atlas Air Schedule". Atlas Air. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Beijing Capital brings another freighter service to Liege". Air Cargo News. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. ^ cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
  16. ^ "Shandong launches new air cargo route to Belgium". ecns.cn. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  17. ^ CMA CGM | Regular flights retrieved 14 May 2022
  18. ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/146517-bulgarias-compass-cargo-airlines-launches-china-ops
  19. ^ cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
  20. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "FedEx expands in Stuttgart" (German) 28 February 2023
  21. ^ icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
  22. ^ magma-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  23. ^ "Schedule". MSC Air Cargo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  24. ^ network-airline.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  25. ^ qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  26. ^ "SF Airlines launches new China-Belgium air cargo route". Air Cargo News. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". The Guardian. 22 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town". www.msn.com.