Liège Airport
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| Liège Airport | |||
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| IATA: LGG - ICAO: EBLG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Walloon Government | ||
| Serves | Liège | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 659 ft (201 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05R/23L | 10,784 | 3,287 | Asphalt |
| 05L/23R | 7,677 | 2,340 | Asphalt |
Liège Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), also called Liège-Bierset, is the second biggest cargo airport in Belgium and was in 2006 the 8th biggest cargo airport in Europe.
Liège is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris - Amsterdam - Frankfurt that handle 66 % of the European freight, 75% with London added.
The airport is located in the north-west of the city of Liège, in the east of Belgium. It is mainly used for freight operation but also serve more than 21 destinations for passengers (mainly charters).
Liège Airport is the main hub of TNT Airways.
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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[edit] Passenger activity
Last year (2007) : 332,848 passengers
[edit] Cargo activity
[edit] Information
S.A.B. S.A. Liège Airport
Bâtiment 44
B-4460 Grace-Hollogne - Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)4 234 84 11
Fax: +32 (0)4 234 84 04
E-Mail: liegeairport@sab.be
Site: http://www.liegeairport.com
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (French) (English) (Dutch) (German) Liège Airport (official site)
- Airport information for EBLG at World Aero Data
