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Liege (LGG)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 1 |
| Country: |
Belgium (BE) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
50°38'11"N / 5°26'34"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Liège, Luttich, Lüttich, Liège-Bierset, Luik, Lîdje, Lieja |
| Service telephone: |
+32 4 23 48 411 |
Access to public transport: |
E42 to exit N°3 (Liège Aéroport) and then follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
S.A.B. S.A. Liege Airport,B-4460 Grace-Hollogne, Belgie |
Passengers: |
330,000 |
| Operating Company: |
Waals Gewest |
Take-off and landing: |
38,000 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes; paid short and long-term parking, the first 30 minutes in the parking area P2 area are free to drop off and pick up passengers. |
Stations: |
Trains to Liège-Guillemins, then bus number 53. |
| Altitude of runway: |
45 m |
Length of runway: |
3287 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Liège (9 km), Maastricht (29 km), Namur (45 km), Aachen (49 km), Charleroi (76 km), Brussels (80 km), Eindhoven (91 km), Mönchengladbach (94 km), Antwerp (97 km)
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Operating airlines:
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CAL Cargo Airlines/Cavei Avir Levitanim, Icelandair, KLM, Deutsche Lufthansa
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Alternative airports:
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Maastricht-Aachen (MST) 38 km, Charleroi Brussels South (CRL) 73 km, Brussels (BRU) 74 km, Eindhoven (EIN) 91 km, Antwerp (ANR) 92 km, Moenchengladbach (MGL) 100 km |
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Description:
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Liège Bierset Airport is an important airport in Belgium. It is near the Walloonian provincial capital, Liège, near the community of Grâce-Hollogne. Due to its location between Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt it is one of the largest freight airports in Europe, almost 60% of European freight is handles at the airport.
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Location:
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The airport is about 7 miles north west of the city centre. Passengers arriving by car please take the motorway E42 to exit 3 (Liège Aéroport) and then follow the signs to the airport.
Rail passengers take trains to Liège-Guillemins and then change for the number 53 bus operated by TEC Transport.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Regular scheduled flights from Liège are currently operated by Jetairfly to Alicante, Antalya, Djerba, Las Palmas, Hurghada, Malaga, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Tel Aviv and Teneriffa-Süd and seasonal flights between April and October to Bodrum, Heraklion, Ibiza, Izmir, Kos and Rhodes, Thomas Cook Airlines to Agadir, Alicante, Antalya, Djerba, Las Palmas, Hurghada, Malaga, Marrakech, Monastir and Tenerife South and seasonally between April and Oktober to Bodrum, Burgas, Corfu, Ibiza, Izmir, Kos, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca and Rhodes. Other airlines providing irregular or charter flights from Liège are AMC Airlines to Egypt, Nouvelair and Tunisair to Tunisia and Corendon, Pegasus Airlines, Freebird Airlines and Sky Airlines to Turkey.
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