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Liege Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liege-Bierset, is an international airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Liege in Wallonia (southern Belgium), mainly focusing on air freight. At the end of 2018, it was the 7th biggest cargo airport in Europe and the 22nd biggest in the world.
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Liege Airport
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Walloon government & private investors |
| Operator |
Liege Airport s.a. |
| Serves |
Liege, Belgium |
| Location |
Grâce-Hollogne, Wallonia |
| Hub for |
- ASL Airlines Belgium
- CAL Cargo Air Lines
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Qatar Airways Cargo
- AirBridge Cargo
- Fedex
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| Elevation AMSL |
659 ft / 201 m |
| Coordinates |
50°38′11″N
005°26′34″E |
| Website |
liegeairport.com |
| Map |
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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ft |
| 04R/22L |
3,690 |
12,106 |
Asphalt |
| 04L/22R |
2,340 |
7,677 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2018) |
| Freight (tonnes) |
871.000 |
| Passengers |
299.292 |
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Overview
The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne, Liege Province, north-west of the city of Liege, in the east of Belgium. The first terminal on the site opened in 1930.
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. It is the global hub of ASL Airlines Belgium (the former TNT Airways), the European hub of Allied Air, Astral Aviation, CAL Cargo Air Lines, El Al Cargo, Ethiopian Cargo, Icelandair Cargo and Qatar Airlines, and a key European cargo hub for ABX Air, Air China Cargo, AirBridge Cargo, Bluebird Cargo, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Unitop Airlines and Ukraine International Airlines.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
TUI fly Belgium is currently the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal service at Liege Airport:
| Destinations |
| TUI fly Belgium |
Alicante, Gran Canaria, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Antalya, Djerba, Enfidha, Heraklion, Izmir, Kos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier, Tétouan |
Cargo
| Destinations |
| ACE Belgium Freighters |
New York–JFK, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion |
| AirBridgeCargo Airlines |
London–Heathrow, Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Air China Cargo |
Shanghai–Pudong |
| ASL Airlines Belgium |
Athens, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Belfast–International, Berlin-Schonefeld, Billund, Bologna, Brno, Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Delhi, Dubai–International, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Erfurt/Weimar, Frankfurt, Gdańsk, Geneva, Gothenburg, Greenville-Spartanburg International, Hanover, Hong Kong, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Katowice, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Kiev, Larnaca, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London–Stansted, Lyon, Madrid, Malmö, Malta, Marseille, Milan–Linate, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Munich, New York–JFK, Nuremberg, Örebro, Oslo–Gardermoen, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Porto, Prague, Rennes, Rome–Fiumicino, Sevilla, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sofia, Tallinn, Tangier, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Timisoara, Toulouse, Turku, Stockholm–Arlanda, Valencia, Venice, Vienna, Vitoria, Warsaw, Zaragoza |
| Astral Aviation |
Nairobi |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines |
Atlanta, Houston-Intercontinental, Larnaca, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Oslo, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion |
| Emirates SkyCargo |
Dubai–Al Maktoum, New York–JFK |
| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo |
Accra, Addis Ababa, Beirut, Cairo, Hong Kong Miami, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Khartoum, Lagos, Nanjing, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Pointe-Noire |
| FedEx Express |
Basel/Mulhouse, East Midlands, London-Stansted, Vienna, Memphis, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Icelandair Cargo |
Reykjavík–Keflavík |
| Qatar Airways Cargo |
Atlanta, Chicago–O’Hare, Doha, Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Macau, Mexico City, Nairobi, Oslo–Gardermoen, Tokyo–Narita, Panama City |
| Western Global Airlines |
Abuja, Lagos, Niamey, Pointe Noire |
Ground transportation
By car
The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.
By bus
A special bus (number 57) links the airport to Liege main train station (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 public transport system.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Belgium
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| ICAO ID |
EBLG
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| Time |
UTC+1(+2DT)
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| Latitude |
50.637417
50° 38' 14.70" N
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| Longitude |
5.443222
005° 26' 35.60" E
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| Elevation |
659 feet
201 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° W (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Alternate Name |
BIERSET
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| Near City |
Bierset
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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| TWR |
129.25
130.625
122.1
257.8
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| GND |
121.925
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| CLNC DEL |
121.8
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| ATIS |
126.25
115.45
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| APP |
119.275
122.5
362.3
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 05R/23L |
10784 x 148 feet
3287 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
056FAWU |
YES
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| 05L/23R |
7677 x 148 feet
2340 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
056FAWU |
YES
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| Navaids
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Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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LGE |
LIEGE |
101Y |
115.45 |
1.4 NM |
227.2
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| NDB |
ONL |
LIEGE |
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290 |
5.6 NM |
227.2
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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| Oil |
O-148, MIL L 7808 (Synthetic Base), Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
O-155, MIL L 6068C, Aircraft Medium Grade
O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
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| JASU |
U-1000
DC 600 1200 amp 28v
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Rwy 05L/23R due to holes left side of rwy between Twy N1 and N2.
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| FUEL |
100LL, A1+ (No reful on mil side exc for lgt aviation.)
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| JASU |
U-1000
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| NS ABTMT |
Must be certified according to ICAO Annex 16. Turbo powered acft- Fm Tkof to 2100' QNH: Tkof pwr, tkof flaps, climb to V2+10 to 20 kts or as ltd by body angle; At 2100' QNH to 3600' QNH: Reduce thrust to not less than climb thrust; At 3600'QNH: Accelerate smoothly to the enrt climb speed with flaps retracted.
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| OPR HOURS |
Civ-H24; Mil-Opr 0700-1600Z++ Mon-Thu; 0700-1400Z++ Fri; clsd Sat, Sun and hol.
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| RSTD |
No ldg for mil ftr acft due to FOD. 24 hr PPR for trng flt. Rwy 05L-23R secd rwyavbl for opr need in VMC and CAT1 but also usable as twy (twy B), all lgt 20 min PPR. Rwy 23R GP ops rstd to 5 left and rgt fr cntrline.
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