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Jersey (JER)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
49°13'0"N / 2°12'0"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Jersey |
| Service telephone: |
+44 1534 492000 |
Access to public transport: |
From St. Helier take the A1 to the B25 towards Saint Brelade, then the B36. Then follow the sings to the airport. |
| Address: |
Jersey Airport, St Peter, Jersey (C.I.), JE1 1BY Jersey, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
1,500,000 |
| Operating Company: |
Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority |
Take-off and landing: |
800,000 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, there is a car park, subject to a charge. |
Stations: |
There is no train service. Please use the bus number 15 from St. Helier. The journey time is 30 minutes. |
| Altitude of runway: |
84 m |
Length of runway: |
1706 m |
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Operating airlines:
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FlyBE, bmibaby, British Airways, American Airlines, bmi british midland, Aurigny Air Services, Twin Jet, Air Canada
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Alternative airports:
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Guernsey (GCI) 38 km, Alderney Blaye (ACI) 54 km, Cherbourg Maupertus (CER) 71 km, Dinard (DNR) 71 km, Saint Brieuc (SBK) 90 km, Lannion (LAI) 106 km |
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Description:
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Jersey airport is in the far west of the island near the small parish of Saint Peter. It is the Channel Islands main airport and offers numerous daily flights to the UK and Ireland, along with a few flights to the European mainland.
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Location:
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Motorists coming for example from the island’s capital, Saint Helier, should use the A1 to the junction with the B25 direction St. Brelade, take the first right turn to the B36, and then follow the signs to the airport.
Passengers coming by bus should use public bus services from St. Helier. The number 15 bus serves the airport at 10 minute intervals between 7.00 am and 10.45 pm during weekdays. The journey time is about 30 minutes.
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History:
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Destinations:
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The airport is currently (November 2007) served by a total of 17 different airlines. Aer Lingus flies regularly to Cork and Dublin for example; Blue Islands to Alderney, Bournemouth, the Isle of Man and Guernsey; Flybe’s destinations include Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London-Gatwick and Manchester, Twin Jet serves Paris-Orly, Flyglobespan goes to Durham; bmibaby to Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and East Midlands and VLM Airlines to London City Airport, from where it also operates connecting flights for example Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Rotterdam, Brussels and Manchester.
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