Cologne Bonn Airport
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Location | Cologne, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 302 ft / 92 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°51′57″N 7°8′34″E / 50.86583°N 7.14278°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cologne Bonn Airport (German: Flughafen Köln/Bonn Konrad Adenauer) (IATA: CGN, ICAO: EDDK) is the international airport of Germany's fourth-largest city Cologne, and also serves Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. With approximately 12.4 million passengers passing through it in 2017, it is the seventh-largest passenger airport in Germany and the third-largest in terms of cargo operations. By traffic units, which combines cargo and passengers, the airport is in fifth position in Germany.[5] As of March 2015, Cologne Bonn Airport had services to 115 passenger destinations in 35 countries.[6] The airport is named after Cologne native Konrad Adenauer, the first post-war Chancellor of West Germany. The facility covers 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) and contains three runways.[7]
The airport is located in the district of Porz and is surrounded by Wahner Heide, a nature reserve. The airport is centrally located in the Cologne Bonn Region 12 km (7.5 mi; 6.5 nmi) southeast of the Cologne city centre and 16 km (9.9 mi; 8.6 nmi) northeast of Bonn. Cologne Bonn Airport is one of the country's few 24-hour airports and serves as a hub for Eurowings, FedEx Express[1] and UPS Airlines[2] as well as a focus city for several leisure and low-cost airlines. It is also a host of a training centre for the German (DLR) and European (EAC) astronaut programmes, part of the European Space Agency.
Cologne Bonn airport is only 49 km (30 mi; 26 nmi) south of larger
History
20th century
In 1938, the first airfield was built on site for the German Luftwaffe. After World War II the British military took over and expanded the airport (as RAF Wahn - B-119). A 1,866 m runway was built in this period.[9]
The following squadrons used RAF Wahn:
In 1950 the airport was opened for civilian air traffic to serve both Cologne and West Germany's then new capital, Bonn, superseding the former Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport.[9]
The first scheduled international route was London-Cologne/Bonn-Berlin operated by BEA, inaugurated on 1 January 1951.[9] A second and third runway was opened in 1954 and 1961 subsequently. That same year Lufthansa inaugurated the first scheduled intercontinental service from Cologne/Bonn to New York City.[9]
The new passenger terminal, which still exists today as Terminal 1, was inaugurated in 1970. The airport's passenger and freight facilities have been extended substantially during the 1970s.[9] In 1978, the airport handled more than 2 million passengers for the first time.[9]
Cologne Bonn Airport was chosen by United Parcel Service (UPS) in 1986 as the location for their European hub.[23] TNT Express followed in 1988.[9]
By 1990, the airport handled three million passengers per year.
21st century
Coinciding with the start of several
Also, the
In 2006, the Brazilian airline BRA provided a twice a week connection to
Low-cost carriers
Facilities
Cologne Bonn Airport has two passenger terminals which are located directly beside each other:
Terminal 1
The older Terminal 1 is a 1970s building that sports large surfaces of bare concrete in its design. It features a u-shaped main building with shops, restaurants, check-in and service facilities and a visitors deck on its roof as well as the star-shaped piers B and C with five aircraft stands each plus a central airside hall between them added in 2004 with joint security-check facilities, more shops and restaurants as well as three additional stands. All ten stands at both piers feature jet bridges while the other three use walk-boarding. Also several bus-boarding stands are available at the apron. Terminal 1 is used by Eurowings, which occupy most of the landside check-in facilities, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines.[30] Terminal 1 features its own direct connection to the railway station.
Terminal 2
Construction of Terminal 2 began in June 1997, and operations at the terminal commenced on 21 June 2000. It is located to the north of Terminal 1. Both feature separate check-in facilities but are connected through a landside walkway. As part of a plan-approval procedure the airport is currently seeking approval for building an airside connection between both terminals. Terminal 2 is a modern-style rectangular building made out of glass and steel which is equipped with eight stands with jet bridges as well as several stands for bus-boarding. It is used by several airlines such as Ryanair and Iran Air.[30] Terminal 2 is also directly connected to the airports' railway station via the basement level. The terminal hosts an interdenominational prayer room on its base level.[31]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Cologne Bonn Airport:[32]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Thessaloniki[34]
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Air Arabia | Nador |
Air Cairo | Hurghada, Marsa Alam |
Air Serbia | Niš |
Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Ankara | |
Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
London–Heathrow[35]
| |
Condor | Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca (begins 9 May 2024)[36] |
European Air Charter | Seasonal charter: Burgas, Varna |
FlyErbil | Erbil |
Freebird Airlines | Antalya Seasonal: Fuerteventura, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South |
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
| |
Jet2.com | Seasonal: Birmingham,[46] Manchester,[46] Newcastle upon Tyne[46] |
Leav Aviation | Seasonal: Heraklion,[47] Kos,[47] Palma de Mallorca,[47] Rhodes[47] |
Lufthansa | Munich |
Izmir
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Nouvelair | Seasonal: Djerba,[49] Monastir[49] |
Seville, Sofia, Stockholm–Arlanda,[51] Tenerife–South, Valencia, Vienna
Seasonal: Athens, Corfu, Kaunas, Knock, Venice, Vitoria, Warsaw–Modlin,[52] Zadar | |
Abu Dhabi[53]
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Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Tirana, Varna
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Cargo
Cologne Bonn Airport is a major cargo hub in the world mainly due to its function as a hub for FedEx Express[1] and UPS Airlines,[2] which operates 140 flights per week at the airport alone.[56]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cargojet[57] | Hamilton (ON), St. John's |
Yerevan
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EgyptAir Cargo[59] | Cairo |
Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Tel Aviv
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MNG Airlines[61] | Istanbul, New York–JFK |
Turkish Cargo[62] | Istanbul |
Wrocław
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Military use
The German Air Force's Executive Transport Wing is based on the south-western side of the airport, adjacent to the Wahn Air Force Barracks. The military part of the airport is also used by the Canadian Forces as an operational support hub.[63]
Statistics
Passengers and freight
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Passengers | Movements | Freight (in t) | ||
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2000 | 6,291,739 | 138,434 | 423,641 | |
2001 | 5,705,819 | 134,950 | 443,040 | |
2002 | 5,375,126 | 125,307 | 494,331 | |
2003 | 7,758,655 | 139,872 | 518,493 | |
2004 | 8,332,961 | 136,927 | 605,069 | |
2005 | 9,452,185 | 140,775 | 636,887 | |
2006 | 9,904,236 | 139,096 | 685,563 | |
2007 | 10,471,657 | 138,837 | 704,649 | |
2008 | 10,342,931 | 128,713 | 578,161 | |
2009 | 9,739,581 | 120,675 | 552,363 | |
2010 | 9,849,779 | 121,011 | 656,120 | |
2011 | 9,623,398 | 117,715 | 742,372 | |
2012 | 9,280,070 | 125,335 | 751,183 | |
2013 | 9,077,346 | 120,385 | 739,569 | |
2014 | 9,450,493 | 123,241 | 754,356 | |
2015 | 10,338,375 | 128,616 | 757,717 | |
2016 | 11,910,138 | 136,905 | 786,407 | |
2017 | 12,384,223 | 141,338 | 838,526 | |
2018 | 12,945,341 | 144,204 | 859,396 | |
2019 | 12,368,519 | 142,486 | 814,573 | |
2020 | 3,081,159 | 78,867 | 863,410 | |
2021 | 4,253,568 | 79,214 | 985,754 | |
2022 | 8,756,712 | 120,975 | 971,442 | |
Source: ADV German Airports Association[66] |
Busiest routes
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | Berlin-Tegel
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1,232,847 | Easyjet, Eurowings
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2 | Munich | 988,723 | Eurowings, Lufthansa |
3 | Hamburg | 486,034 | Eurowings |
4 | Berlin-Schönefeld
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428,703 | Ryanair |
5 | Dresden | 144,067 | Eurowings |
Source: Airport Traffic Statistics[67] |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | Palma de Mallorca | 916,478 | Small Planet Airlines (Germany), TUI fly Deutschland
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2 | London-Stansted
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415,573 | Eurowings, Ryanair |
3 | Vienna
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343,465 | Austrian Airlines, Eurowings |
4 | Istanbul-Atatürk | 275,390 | Turkish Airlines |
5 | Barcelona
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245,315 | Eurowings, Ryanair |
Source: Airport Traffic Statistics[67] |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | Antalya | 417,544 | |
2 | Istanbul-Sabiha Gökcen
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258,082 | AtlasGlobal, Eurowings, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines |
3 | Izmir
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138,699 | Eurowings, Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress |
4 | Hurghada
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90,067 | AlMasria Universal Airlines, Nesma Airlines, SunExpress Deutschland, TUI fly Deutschland |
5 | Punta Cana
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85,141 | Eurowings |
Source: Airport Traffic Statistics[67] |
Ground transportation
Train
Car
The airport has its own exit (named Flughafen) on
Bus
Local bus lines also connect the airport with Cologne (route 161) and Bonn (route SB60).[69] On 28 October 2015, a new coach terminal opened and is used for remote bus services to other German cities and many other European countries.
Accidents and incidents
- On April 4, 1978, a Spantax Convair 990 landing at Cologne Bonn Airport forgot to pull out the landing gear and the aircraft slid over the runway, resulting in the right wing catching fire. Two fire-fighting vehicles from the airport fire service that happened to be in the immediate vicinity probably prevented casualties in this accident. All 146 people on board escaped unharmed.[70]
- On June 7, 1993, a Learjet 35A operated by Aero-Dienst crashed following a left engine failure at or near V2. The aircraft rolled to the left, contacted the ground beside the runway, levelled off, took off again and rolled left and inverted and impacted the ground. All 4 occupants were killed. Cause undetermined.[71]
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- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
External links
Media related to Cologne Bonn Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for EDDK at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CGN at Aviation Safety Network