Jersey Airport
Approaching runway 27 at Jersey Airport
IATA: JER – ICAO: EGJJ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Jersey Airport
Serves		Jersey
Elevation AMSL		277 ft / 84 m
Coordinates		49°12′29″N 002°11′44″W / 49.20806°N 2.19556°W / 49.20806; -2.19556 (Jersey AIrport)Coordinates: 49°12′29″N 002°11′44″W / 49.20806°N 2.19556°W / 49.20806; -2.19556 (Jersey AIrport)
Website		www.jerseyairport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	1,706	5,597	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Movements			64,120
Passengers			1,491,424
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Saint Helier in Jersey, one of the British Crown Dependencies in the Channel Islands.

History

Air service to Jersey before 1937 consisted of biplane airliners and some seaplanes landing on the beach at Saint Aubin's Bay. Jersey Airways and Imperial Airways were among those who operated to the island before the Second World War, but conditions were difficult as timetables were governed by tides. It was also difficult to prevent members of the public from walking across the landing area, and any aircraft which had mechanical problems had to be dragged up the slipways until the tide receded.

Arms and date on the original 1937 tower

The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest of 2,940 ft (896 m) with a concrete centreline. Concrete taxiways were added during the World War II occupation by the Luftwaffe — they also built hangars, one of which is still in existence. A 4,200 ft (1,280 m) tarmac runway was opened in 1952 and the grass strips were closed. A feature of the airport in the 1950s was the traffic control system — traffic-lights were in place to prevent vehicles using the road from Les Quennevais to the Airport when planes were being moved to or from the hangar used by B.E.A.

The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length in 1976. Additional taxiways were added several years later to improve access to the one end of the runway. However, due to its restricted length, in October 2007 Thomsonfly announced the removal of some services as it introduces the larger Boeing 737-800 to its fleet.

There are approximately 64,000 aircraft movements and 1.5 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2009 statistics.

Terminal

The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976. A new terminal adjoining the existing terminal was opened in 1997. A new Air Traffic control tower is due for completion during late 2009 and the departures hall is being developed to provide better services for passengers.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Busiest Routes

Busiest routes from Jersey Airport (2009)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% Change
1	London Gatwick Airport	555,971	▲7
2	Southampton Airport	141,830	▲1
3	Guernsey Airport	139,890	▼12
4	Manchester Airport	94,734	▼7
5	East Midlands Airport	61,340	▲8
6	Birmingham Airport	58,801	▼2
7	Liverpool Airport	54,971	▲1
8	Exeter Airport	33,193	▼3
9	Bristol Airport	28,042	▼11
10	Cardiff Airport	25,058	▲5
11	Edinburgh Airport	23,190	▼19
12	London Stansted Airport	20,650	▲1509
13	Dublin Airport	20,330	▲1
14	London Heathrow Airport	18,519	▼75
15	Leeds Bradford Airport	18,195	▲22
16	Doncaster Sheffield Airport	14,858	▼14
17	Plymouth Airport	13,434	▼9
18	London Luton Airport	13,088	▼76
19	Newcastle Airport	13,042	▼1
20	Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport	12,227	▲24

Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations, Madeira and ski destinations operated by airlines such as Aurigny Air Services, Europe Airpost, Palmair and SATA International . Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines/MNG Kargo, Bluebird Cargo, Capital Trading Aviation and Jet2.com. Bluebird Cargo's services to Jersey stopped on 26 June 2009.

General Aviation

Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club. It is also home to the Jersey International Air Display in September each year.

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