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Cardiff Airport

Airport information
IATACWL
ICAOEGFF
 Location of airport in the Vale of Glamorgan
Airport typePublic
OwnerTBI plc
OperatorCardiff Airport Ltd.
ServesCardiff
South Wales
Mid Wales
West Wales
LocationRhoose, Vale of Glamorgan
Elevation67 m (220 ft)
Statistics2009
Total movements27003
Passengers1631236

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Cardiff Airport ( ) is an international airport serving Cardiff, and the rest of South, Mid and West Wales. Around 1.6 million passengers passed through the airport in 2009.

It is located in the village of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, 12 mi (19.3 km) west of the city centre of Cardiff, the country's largest city and capital.

Cardiff Airport is owned by TBI plc. It is the only airport in Wales offering international scheduled flights; is served by scheduled, low-fare, business and charter carriers; and also supports corporate and general aviation. The majority of international flights are to Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands. There are also transatlantic charter flights to the USA and the Caribbean.

The airport is a hub for Bmibaby, which is the largest scheduled airline at the airport, with Flybe, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines all having a large presence at Cardiff. Flybe have expressed their intentions to become the largest airline at the airport by 2011 focusing on the business and short leisure break sectors.

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Christmas getaway could be hampered by freezing weather - Channel 4 News Tweet this news
Channel 4 News--Heathrow, the world's largest -international airport-, has been widely accused of not being prepared for the cold conditions, with the BMI chief executive ... - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:55:59 GMT+00:00
Weather update: Belfast airports closed - Business Traveller Tweet this news
Business Traveller--London City -Airport-, via Twitter, said it was “business as usual”. -Cardiff Airport- is reporting cancellations on flights from Amsterdam “due to weather in ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:55:04 GMT+00:00
Bmibaby moves Belfast services - TTG live Tweet this news
TTG live--Bmibaby is moving its Belfast operation from the city's -international airport- to George Best Belfast City -airport- in January. It will start flying between ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:44:52 GMT+00:00
UK airport managers called incompetent for bungling snow removal - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--US airports which are accustomed to dealing with heavy snowfall, such as Denver -International- (DEN), or Minneapolis-Saint Paul -International Airport- (MSP), ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:33:47 GMT+00:00
Bmibaby moves Belfast services - TTG live Tweet this news
TTG live--Bmibaby is moving its Belfast operation from the city's -international airport- to George Best Belfast City -airport- in January. It will start flying between ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:44:52 GMT+00:00
Flights resume after Spanish strike - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--At -Cardiff International Airport-, flights to and from Alicante were cancelled. Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) spokesman Sean Tipton said: “It ... - Date : Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:04:38 GMT+00:00
UK airport upgrades to IP surveillance technology - SecurityInfoWatch Tweet this news
SecurityInfoWatch--Operated by TBI Abertis Airports, -Cardiff Airport- is the national -airport- of Wales with passenger traffic reaching over 1.6 million in 2009. ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:52:41 GMT+00:00
Boats trips put on ice as Penarth Marina freezes - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--Holidaymakers faced further delays at -Cardiff Airport- yesterday and cancellations for Amsterdam, Anglesey and Glasgow flights, but the situation was ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:07:06 GMT+00:00
Air: Food to fly for - TTG live Tweet this news
TTG live--Cassie Houghton, -Cardiff airport's- marketing and PR manager, says: “This is a great way for -international- passengers to get a taste of Wales, and for Welsh ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:08:41 GMT+00:00
Bmibaby moves Belfast services - TTG live Tweet this news
TTG live--Bmibaby is moving its Belfast operation from the city's -international airport- to George Best Belfast City -airport- in January. It will start flying between ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:44:52 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Aer Lingus Regional
operated by Aer Arann
Dublin
Air MaltaSeasonal: Malta
Air SouthwestNewquay [begins 4 January]
Austrian Airlines
operated by Lauda Air
Seasonal: Innsbruck [begins 21 December]
BH AirSeasonal: Bourgas
BmibabyAlicante, Edinburgh, Faro, Jersey, Málaga, Munich
Seasonal: Belfast-City [begins 2 January], Belfast-International [ends 31 December], Geneva, Ibiza [begins 28 May], Minorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca
Eastern AirwaysAberdeen [begins 3 January], Newcastle upon Tyne
Eastern Airways
operated by Air Southwest
Newcastle upon Tyne [begins 4 January]
FlybeBelfast-City, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Jersey
Helvetic AirwaysZürich [begins 30 March]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
operated by KLM Cityhopper
Amsterdam
Manx2Anglesey
Onur AirSeasonal: Dalaman
Small Planet AirlinesSeasonal: Dubrovnik [begins 11 July], Naples [begins 1 October], Verona [begins 3 July]
Thomas Cook AirlinesFuerteventura, Lanzarote, Monastir [ends 2 January], Tenerife-South
Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Enfidha [begins 1 May], Heraklion, Ibiza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Minorca, Izmir [begins summer 2011], Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes, Zakynthos
Thomson AirwaysAlicante, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Monastir [ends 27 April], Paphos, Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South
Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Bourgas, Bridgetown, Chambery, Corfu, Dalaman, Enfidha [begins 4 May], Faro, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, La Romana, Larnaca, Minorca, Palma de Mallorca, Reus, Rhodes, Zakynthos

Airlines Destinations
Atlantic Airlines (United Kingdom)Atlantic Airlines

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
12/307,848 (2,392)Asphalt

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1997   - 18,171
1998 1,263,225 (+) 9.4% 17,537
1999 1,330,277 (+) 5.3% 17,656
2000 1,519,920 (+) 12.5% 20,196
2001 1,543,782 (+) 1.6% 21,764
2002 1,425,436 (-) 8.3% 18,736
2003 1,919,231 (+) 37.6% 21,231
2004 1,887,621 (-) 1.7% 21,993
2005 1,779,208 (-) 5.7% 20,553
2006 2,024,428 (+) 12.7% 21,872
2007 2,111,148 (+) 4.3% 23,117
2008 1,994,892 (-) 5.6% 23,481
2009 1,631,236 (-) 18.2% 20,455
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority

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20 Busiest Current Routes out of Cardiff Airport (2009)
Rank Airport Passengers handled 2008-2009 Change Airlines that serve(d)
1 UK - Edinburgh Airport 161,001 (-)1% Bmibaby, Flybe
2 NL - Amsterdam Airport 135,259 (-)30% KLM
3 ES - Malaga Airport 115,664 (-)17% Bmibaby, Thomson Airways
4 ES - Palma Airport 110,339 (-)34% Bmibaby, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
5 ES - Alicante Airport 108,891 (-)27% Bmibaby, Thomson Airways
6 IRE - Dublin Airport 64,716 (-)11% Aer Arann
7 PT - Faro Airport 61,625 (-)18% Bmibaby, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
8 ES - Tenerife South Airport 61,536 (-)3% Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
9 UK - Glasgow International Airport 56,429 (-)33% Bmibaby, Flybe
10 TR - Dalaman Airport 52,587 (-)9% Onur Air, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
11 UK - Belfast International Airport 49,806 (-)5% Bmibaby
12 ES - Lanzarote Airport 40,362 (+)2% Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
13 FR - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport 39,807 (-)18% Flybe
14 ES - Ibiza Airport 37,290 (-)20% Thomson Airways
15 UK - Belfast City Airport 32,754 (-)19% Flybe
16 ES - Las Palmas Airport 30,878 (-)27% Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
17 UK - Newcastle Airport 30,436 (-)3% Eastern Airways, Flybe
18 TR - Milas-Bodrum Airport 27,097 (-)5% Onur Air, Saga Airlines, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
19 ES - Mahón Airport 25,956 (+)66% Bmibaby, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
20 CY - Paphos Airport 25,944 (-)39% Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2010/07/21/more-europe-flights-from-cardiff-airport-91466-26895616//

Vale of Glamorgan County Borough

BarryBarry: * Barry Island * Cadoxton * Colcot * Cold Knap * Cwm Talwg * Gibbonsdown * Gladstone * Highlight Park * Holton * Jenner Park * King's Square * Palmerston * Romilly
Other townsPenarth * Cowbridge * Llantwit Major * Rhoose * Ogmore-by-Sea
VillagesAberthaw * Aberthin * Bonvilston * Boverton * Boys Village * Cogan * Colwinston * Corntown * Dinas Powys * Ewenny * Fontegary * Gileston * Lavernock * Llanmaes * Llanbethery * Llancadle * Llancarfan * Llandough * Llandow * Llansannor * Llysworney * Marcross * Michaelston-le-Pit * Ogmore * Pendoylan * Penmark * Peterston-super-Ely * St. Andrews Major * St Brides Major * Southerndown * St Athan * St Donat's * St. Nicholas * Sully * Walterston * Wenvoe * Wick * Ystradowen
LandmarksSt Lythans Burial Chamber * Tinkinswood * Cosmeston Medieval Village * Cosmeston Lakes Country Park * The Bendricks * Barry Castle * Porthkerry Park
GeographyLlantwit Major Beach
EconomyBarry Island Pleasure Park * Barry Council Office and Library * Barry Dock Offices * Aberthaw Power Station * Aberthaw Cement Works * Wenvoe transmitting station
TransportCardiff Airport * A48 road * A4050 road * Barry Island Railway * Barry railway station * Barry Docks railway station * Barry Island railway station * Cadoxton railway station * Cogan railway station * Dinas Powys railway station * Dingle Road railway station * Eastbrook railway station * Llantwit Major railway station * Penarth railway station * Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station
SportGlamorgan County Cricket Club * Barry Town F.C. * Glamorganshire Golf Club

Airports in Wales

Aberporth * Anglesey * Caernarfon * Cardiff * Cardiff Heliport * Haverfordwest * Hawarden * Llanbedr * RAF Mona * Pembrey * MOD St Athan * Swansea * RAF Valley * Welshpool |



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