Liège Airport
Liège Airport, also called Liège-Bierset, is an important cargo airport in Belgium. It was at the end of 2007 the 8th biggest cargo airport in Europe[1] and the 38th biggest in the world.[2]
| Liège Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| IATA: LGG – ICAO: EBLG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public & Military | ||
| Owner | Walloon government | ||
| Operator | Liege Airport s.a. | ||
| Location | Liège | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 201 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°38′15″N 05°26′36″E / 50.63750°N 5.44333°ECoordinates: 50°38′15″N 05°26′36″E / 50.63750°N 5.44333°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05R/23L | 10,784 | 3,287 | Asphalt |
| 05L/23R | 7,677 | 2,340 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Freight (tonnes) | 489,870 | ||
| Passengers | 332,848 | ||
Liège is in the centre of the golden triangle Paris – Amsterdam – Frankfurt that handles 66% of European freight, 75% with London added.
The airport is in the northwest of the city of Liège, in the east of Belgium. It is mainly used for freight operation but also serves more than 21 destinations for passengers (mainly charters).
Liège Airport is the world hub of TNT Airways, and the European hub of CAL Cargo Air Lines, El Al Cargo and Ethiopian Cargo (using Southern Air aircraft).
The airport is also used as a regular refuelling stop on New York City – Middle East routes by Kalitta Air (including the Newark – Baghdad route for US mail).
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References
- Liège Airport Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (official site)
- ↑ Europe’s top 40 cargo airports in 2007: http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/26ACWD0708EuroNortham.pdf[dead link]
- ↑ World’s top 50 cargo airports in 2007: http://www.aircargoworld.com/Graphics/month/22ACWD0708Top1.pdf[dead link]