Liege Airport (IATA: LGG, ICAO: EBLG), previously called Liege-Bierset Airport, is an international airport located in Grâce-Hollogne, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of the city of Liège, Belgium.
The airport mainly focuses on air freight. At the end of 2021, freight traffic reached 1,412,498 tonnes (+26%). Liege Airport is now the 5th biggest cargo airport in Europe and the 22nd biggest in the world.
Liege Airport Aéroport de Liège | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Walloon government & private investors | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Liege Airport s.a. | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Liège, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Location | Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 659 ft / 201 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°38′11″N 005°26′34″E / 50.63639°N 5.44278°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | liegeairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Belgian AIP |
The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Province, north-west of the city of Liege, in the east of Belgium. The first terminal on the site opened in 1930.
It is mainly used for freight/cargo operations, but also serves a number of destinations for passengers (mainly charters). Liege is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris – Amsterdam – Frankfurt that handles 66% of European freight, and 75% when taken together with London. In 2018, it was the seventh biggest cargo airport in Europe. Liege Airport is the biggest cargo airport in Belgium, and the third-biggest for passengers after Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport. It is the global hub of ASL Airlines Belgium (the former TNT Airways) and is also used by several other cargo carriers on a scheduled or irregular basis.
As of July 2023, TUI fly Belgium is the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal passenger flights at Liege Airport.
Airlines | Destinations |
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TUI fly Belgium | Alicante, Gran Canaria, Kayseri, Málaga, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Casablanca, Djerba, Enfidha, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tangier |
The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.
An express bus (number 57) links the airport to Liege-Guillemins where connections can be made with local, national and high speed international trains (Thalys, ICE). Bus number 53 goes to Liege city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and to Pont-de-Seraing railway station and bus hub. Buses 83 and 85 connect the airport with Liege's city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and Bierset-Awans railway station.
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