Liège Airport

Coordinates: 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E / 50.63639; 5.44278
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Liege Airport

Aéroport de Liège
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWalloon government & private investors
OperatorLiege Airport s.a.
ServesLiège, Belgium
LocationGrâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, Belgium
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; 5.44278
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[a] (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liege-Bierset Airport,[b] is an international airport located in Grâce-Hollogne, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) 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[edit]

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[edit]

Passenger[edit]

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, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier

Cargo[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
AirBridgeCargo[7] Atlanta, Karaganda, Kazan, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo (all suspended)
Air Canada Cargo Basel/Mulhouse,[8] 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
CAL Cargo Air Lines[14] Atlanta, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Toronto–Pearson
China Eastern Airlines[15] Yantai
CMA CGM Air Cargo[16] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Hong Kong
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo[17] 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[18] Stuttgart
Icelandair Cargo[19] Reykjavík–Keflavík
MSC Air Cargo[20] Atlanta, Indianapolis, Mexico City–AIFA, Seoul–Incheon
Magma Aviation[21] Abuja, Accra, Atlanta, Bakamo, Brazzaville, Chicago–O'Hare, Douala, Dubai–Al Makhtoum, Entebbe, Greenville–Spartanburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Mumbai, Nairobi, Niamey, Ouagadougou
Network Aviation Group[22] Abuja, Accra, Bangui, Brazzaville, Dubai–Al Maktoum, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Nairobi, New York–JFK, Port Harcourt
Qatar Airways Cargo[23] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City
SF Airlines Qingdao[24]

Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at LGG airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents[edit]

Ground transportation[edit]

By car[edit]

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

By bus[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ airbridgecargo.com – Our network retrieved 16 July 2020
  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. ^ cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
  15. ^ "Shandong launches new air cargo route to Belgium". ecns.cn. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  16. ^ CMA CGM | Regular flights retrieved 14 May 2022
  17. ^ cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
  18. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "FedEx expands in Stuttgart" (German) 28 February 2023
  19. ^ icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
  20. ^ "Schedule". MSC Air Cargo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  21. ^ magma-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  22. ^ network-airline.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  23. ^ qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  24. ^ "SF Airlines launches new China-Belgium air cargo route". Air Cargo News. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". The Guardian. 22 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town". www.msn.com.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ French: Aéroport de Liège, Dutch: Luchthaven Luik, German: Flughafen Lüttich
  2. ^ French: Aéroport Liège-Bierset, Dutch: Luchthaven Luik-Bierset, German: Flughafen Lüttich-Bierset

External links[edit]

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