Liege Airport , previously called Liege-Bierset Airport, is an

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located in Grâce-Hollogne, 5

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(9.3 kilometres; 5.8 miles) west of the city of

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

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. The airport mainly focuses on

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. At the end of 2021, freight traffic reached 1,412,498 tonnes (+26%). Liege Airport is now the 5th biggest cargo airport in

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and the 22nd biggest in the world.

Overview

The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne,

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, 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''

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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

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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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

As of July 2023, TUI fly Belgium is the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal passenger flights at Liege Airport.

Cargo

Statistics

Accidents and incidents

*On February 20, 2021, a Boeing 747-400 freighter airplane, flying Longtail Aviation flight 5504, which was bound for

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from the nearby Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Netherlands, had to divert to the airport after take-off after one engine caught fire and debris fell over the town of Meerssen. Two people on the ground were injured.

Ground transportation

By car

The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.

By bus

An express bus ( number 57) links the airport to Liege-Guillemins where connections can be made with local, national and high speed international trains (

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). 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.

Notes

References

External links

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Scale model of the new Liège airport, photographs of 1992.
from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr).
Site of the Walloon regional archives. Progress of work on the airport facilities and runways. Photographs from 1994

Progress on various building sites in 1998: runway, control tower, etc.
from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr). {{DEFAULTSORT:Liege Airport Airports in Liège Province World War II airfields in Belgium Airports established in 1914 Transport in Liège Grâce-Hollogne