Jersey Airport

Jersey Airport
File:Jersey airport logo.svg
Jersey Airport Control Tower
IATA: JER ICAO: EGJJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Jersey Airport
Serves	Jersey
Location	Saint Peter
Elevation AMSL	277 ft / 84 m
Website	jerseyairport.com
Map
EGJJ Location on Jersey
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,706 5,597 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 1,453,863 Passenger change 12–13 1.0% Aircraft movements 54,878 Movements change 12–13 4.0%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

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 in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

History

Arms and date on the original 1937 tower

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.

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, the Jersey Airlines hangar, is still in existence although no longer used. 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 of 5,560 ft (1706m) in 1976. The runway is 150 ft wide(46m). 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 introduced the larger Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. Designated 09/27 in 1952, the runway was redesignated 08/26 in October 2014 due to a shift in the earth's magnetic poles.

There are approximately 55,000 aircraft movements and 1.4 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2013 statistics.

Terminal

The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976. A new departures 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 was intended to begin late 2011 to demolish the original airport building, constructed in 1937 and which contains large quantities of asbestos but work was never undertaken as the building was nominated as a protected historical building. Eventually, on 17 March 2014 it was determined on grounds of aviation safety, that the old terminal building would have to be demolished.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus Regional operated by Stobart Air	Seasonal: Cork, Dublin
Air Berlin	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart
Blue Islands	Bristol, Geneva, Guernsey, London-City, Southampton Seasonal: Cambridge, Chambéry Seasonal charter: Dundee, Oxford
British Airways	London-Gatwick
CityJet	Seasonal charter: Antwerp
Citywing operated by Van Air Europe	Seasonal : Gloucestershire, Isle Of Man
easyJet	Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Gatwick Summer seasonal: Belfast-International, London-Southend, Newcastle upon Tyne
Flybe	Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bournemouth (begins 18 May 2015), East Midlands, Exeter, Guernsey, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Southampton Seasonal: Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham/Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Humberside, Inverness, Norwich
Germania	Seasonal Charter: Madeira
Germanwings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 30 May 2015)
Jet2.com	Seasonal: East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Seasonal: Munich
SATA	Seasonal Charter: Madeira
Volotea	Seasonal charter: Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South

Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations.

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Atlantic Airlines	Bournemouth, East Midlands

Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and Capital Trading Aviation.

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. Aviation Beauport Ltd is based at Jersey Airport and offers worldwide private charter flights.

Statistics

Flybe aircraft landing at Jersey

Busiest routes to and from Jersey Airport (2013)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% Change 2012 / 13	Airlines that operate this route
1	London-Gatwick	537,414	3	British Airways, easyJet
2	Southampton	162,128	9	Blue Islands, Flybe
3	Guernsey	139,670	1	Aurigny Air Services/Blue Islands, Blue Islands, Flybe
4	Liverpool	86,884	11	easyJet
5	Birmingham	54,973	4	Flybe
6	London-Southend	52,768	50	easyJet
7	Manchester	51,168	10	Flybe, Jet2.com
8	Bristol	39,779	18	Blue Islands
9	Glasgow	36,403	29	easyJet, Flybe
10	Exeter	34,773	6	Flybe
11	London-City	33,926	22	Blue Islands
12	East Midlands	26,119	44	Flybe, Jet2.com
13	Newcastle	18,002	47	easyJet
14	Leeds Bradford	16,117	21	Flybe (begins 26 October 2014), Jet2.com
15	Dublin	13,291	10	Aer Lingus Regional/Stobart Air
16	Cardiff	10,695	18	CityJet, Flybe
17	Funchal (Madeira)	10,614	4	White Airways
18	Belfast-International	9,193	0	easyJet
19	Edinburgh	9,187	17	Flybe
20	London-Luton	9,009	47	No longer operated (previously by easyJet)

Ground transportation

Road

There are long and short-stay car parks located at the airport, and free parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles.

Public transport

There is a public taxi rank, and bus stop directly outside the arrivals hall. LibertyBus's route 15 connects with the main terminus, Liberation Station, in St Helier.

See also

• 1938 Jersey Airport disaster

External links

Media related to Jersey Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website