Jersey Airport

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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 2°11′44″W / 49.20806, -2.19556
Website www.jerseyairport.com

Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is located in the parish of Saint Peter in Jersey, one of the British Crown dependencies in the Channel Islands.

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[edit] 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 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.

The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest of 2,940 feet (896 metres) 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 feet (1,280 metre) 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.[1]

Approximately 80,000 aircraft movement annually and 1.5 million passenger movements take place at the airport.[2]

[edit] Terminal

Arms and date on the original 1937 tower
Arms and date on the original 1937 tower

The 1937 terminal was designed with the control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976 and again in 1997.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Approaching runway at Jersey Airport
Approaching runway at Jersey Airport
  • bmi (London-Heathrow)
  • bmibaby (Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester)
  • British Airways (London-Gatwick)
  • easyJet (Liverpool, London-Luton)
  • Flybe (Aberdeen, Belfast-City, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh, Exeter, Geneva [seasonal], Glasgow-International, Guernsey, Isle of Man [seasonal], London-Gatwick, London-Southend [seasonal], Manchester, Newcastle, Nice [seasonal], Norwich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Southampton)
  • Flyglobespan (Durham Tees Valley)
  • Manx2 (Gloucester, Isle of Man (via Gloucester)
  • Jet2.com (Leeds/Bradford)
  • Lufthansa (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich) [seasonal]
  • Thomsonfly (Coventry)
  • VLM Airlines (London-City [begins 28 June], Manchester)

Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey.

[edit] General Aviation

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airline cuts back island flights BBC News - 9 October, 2007
  2. ^ Jersey Airport

[edit] External links

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