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Jersey Airport 
Approaching runway 27 at Jersey Airport IATA: JER – ICAO: EGJJ Summary Airport type Public Operator Jersey Airport Serves Jersey Elevation AMSL 277 ft / 84 m Coordinates 49°12′29″N 002°11′43″W / 49.20806°N 2.19528°WCoordinates: 49°12′29″N 002°11′43″W / 49.20806°N 2.19528°W Website Map Location on Jersey
EGJJRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,706 5,597 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Passengers 1,463,221 Passenger change 09-10 
1.9%Aircraft Movements 61,739 Movements change 09-10 3.7%Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Saint Helier[1] in Jersey, one of the British Crown Dependencies in the Channel Islands.
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History
Air service to Jersey before 1937 consisted of biplane airliners and some seaplanes landing on the beach at Saint Aubin bay. Jersey Airways and Imperial Airways were among those who operated to the island before the Second World War, but conditions were difficult as timetables were governed by tides. It was also difficult to prevent members of the public from walking across the landing area, and any aircraft which had mechanical problems had to be dragged up the slipways until the tide receded.
Arms and date on the original 1937 tower
The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest being 2,940 ft (896 m) with a concrete centreline. Concrete taxiways were added during the World War II occupation by the Luftwaffe — they also built hangars, one of which is still in existence. A 4,200 ft (1,280 m) tarmac runway was opened in 1952 and the grass strips were closed. A feature of the airport in the 1950s was the traffic control system — traffic-lights were in place to prevent vehicles using the road from Les Quennevais to the Airport when planes were being moved to or from the hangar used by B.E.A.
The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length in 1976. Additional taxiways were added several years later to improve access to the one end of the runway. However, due to its restricted length, in October 2007 Thomsonfly announced the removal of some services as it introduces the larger Boeing 737-800 to its fleet.[3]
There are approximately 62,000 aircraft movements and 1.46 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2010 statistics.[2]
Terminal
The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976. A new terminal adjoining the existing terminal was opened in 1997. A new Air Traffic Control Tower was completed and opened in late 2010, and all major airport operations have been transferred to these new buildings. Work began in late 2011 to demolish the original airport building, constructed in 1937, which contains large quantities of asbestos.
BMI aircraft taking off at JerseyAirlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Aer Lingus Dublin Aer Lingus Regional
operated by Aer ArannSeasonal: Cork Air Berlin Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover Aurigny Air Services Guernsey, London-Stansted Blue Islands Bristol, Bournemouth, Geneva, Guernsey, Isle of Man, London-City, Manchester, Southampton, Zürich
Seasonal charter: Oxford, Dundee[4]Bmibaby East Midlands British Airways London-Gatwick Brighton City Airways Shoreham [Proposed] CityJet Seasonal charter: Manston EasyJet Liverpool, London-Southend [begins 2 May]
Seasonal: Glasgow-InternationalFlybe Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Geneva, Guernsey, Isle of Man, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Southampton
Seasonal: Doncaster/Sheffield, Humberside, Durham Tees ValleyJet2.com Seasonal: Belfast-International, Blackpool, Leeds/Bradford Lufthansa Seasonal: Hamburg [begins 9 June 2012] Lufthansa Regional operated by Augsburg Airways Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Munich [begins 2 June 2012] Manx2 Gloucestershire Sata Internacional Seasonal: Madeira Cargo
Airlines Destinations Atlantic Airways Bournemouth Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes to and from Jersey Airport (2010)[2] Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change
2009 / 101 
London Gatwick534,303 42 Southampton150,127 
63 
Guernsey143,199 24 Manchester86,684 85 Liverpool57,314 46 East Midlands53,020 147 Birmingham52,988 108 Exeter31,753 49 London Stansted27,668 3410 Bristol27,060 411 Cardiff22,164 1212 Leeds Bradford17,558 413 London Luton17,181 3114 Edinburgh17,029 2715 Doncaster Sheffield16,746 1316 Newcastle12,708 317 London City10,121 618 Belfast International9,626 419 Glasgow International9,226 7020 Blackpool Airport7,998 Busiest International routes to and from Jersey Airport (2010)[2] Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change
2009 / 101 
Dublin17,592 132 
Paris Charles de Gaulle10,861 113 
Funchal9,648 74 
Dusseldorf6,657 935 
Geneva5,639 316 Zurich4,677 157 
Palma de Mallorca3,537 1358 Cork2,953 29 Nice1,891 610 
Rotterdam1,711 51Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations, Madeira and ski destinations operated by airlines such as Aurigny Air Services, Europe Airpost, Palmair and SATA International . Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines/MNG Kargo, Bluebird Cargo, Capital Trading Aviation and Jet2.com. Bluebird Cargo's services to Jersey stopped on 26 June 2009.
General aviation
Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club. It is also home to the Jersey International Air Display in September each year.
See also
- 1938 Jersey Airport disaster
- 1965 Jersey's worst plane crash [1]
References
- ^ a b Jersey - EGJJ
- ^ a b c d CAA: UK Annual Airport Statistics
- ^ Airline cuts back island flights BBC News - 9 October 2007
- ^ "Channel Islands Travel Service website". http://www.jerseytravel.com/. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- Jersey Airport - Official website
- Government Airport Site
- Jersey International Air Display
- Jersey Airport - Unofficial website
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