Liège Airport

Liege Airport[lower-alpha 1] (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liege-Bierset Airport,[lower-alpha 2] 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]

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
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]

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, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier

Cargo
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] Tel Aviv, Birmingham, AL
CAL Cargo Air Lines[13] Atlanta, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv, Toronto–Pearson
CMA CGM Air Cargo[14] Atlanta, Chicago–O’Hare, Hong Kong
Ethiopian Cargo[15] 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[16] Stuttgart
Icelandair Cargo[17] Reykjavík–Keflavík
MSC Air Cargo[18] Indianapolis, Mexico City-AIFA, Seoul—Incheon
Magma Aviation[19] Abuja, Accra, Atlanta, , Bakamo, Brazzaville, Chicago–O'Hare, Douala, Dubai World Central, Entebbe, Greenville-Spartanburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Mumbai, Nairobi, Niamey, Ouagadougou
Network Aviation Group[20] Abuja, Accra, Bangui, Brazzaville, Dubai World Central, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Nairobi, New York-JFK, Port Harcourt
Qatar Airways Cargo[21] Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Mexico City
West AtlanticIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen, Barcelona, Valencia

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. 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.
  11. aslairlines.be - Scheduled retrieved 4 November 2021
  12. aircargonews.net retrieved 7 January 2020
  13. cal-cargo.com – Network retrieved 17 November 2019
  14. CMA CGM | Regular flights retrieved 14 May 2022
  15. cargoethiopianairlines.com – Cargo Network retrieved 28 March 2020
  16. aerotelegraph.com - "FedEx expands in Stuttgart" (German) 28 February 2023
  17. icelandaircargo.com – Flight schedule retrieved 28 October 2018
  18. "Schedule". MSC Air Cargo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  19. magma-aviation.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  20. network-airline.com - Schedule retrieved 21 August 2023
  21. qrcargo.com - Schedule retrieved 16 July 2020
  22. "Engine parts drop from Boeing 747 cargo plane in Netherlands". The Guardian. 22 February 2021.
  23. "Two injured after cargo plane's engine bursts into flames, drops debris over Dutch town". www.msn.com.

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