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 (2014)
Passengers 1,495,707 Passenger change 13–14 2.9% Aircraft movements 49,912 Movements change 13–14 9.0%
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 were approximately 5,000 aircraft movements and 1.5 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2014 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.

Jersey is part of the Common Travel Area, which means that there are limited identity card checks before boarding a flight to the UK or Ireland. There would be full passport check when travelling to or from other countries.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus Regional operated by Stobart Air	Seasonal: Cork, Dublin
Air Berlin	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna
Blue Islands	Bristol, Geneva, Guernsey, London-City
British Airways	London-Gatwick
Citywing operated by Van Air Europe	Seasonal: Gloucestershire, Isle Of Man
easyJet	Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton (begins 27 March 2016) Seasonal: Belfast-International, London-Southend, Newcastle upon Tyne
Europe Airpost	Seasonal charter: Funchal
Flybe	Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield (begins 27 March 2016), Exeter, Guernsey, Manchester, Southampton Seasonal: Aberdeen, Durham/Tees Valley, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Humberside, Inverness, Norwich
Flybe operated by Blue Islands	Bristol, Geneva, Guernsey, London-City (all begin May 2016) Seasonal: Zürich (resumes 7 May 2016) Seasonal charter: Dundee (begin 4 June 2016)
Germanwings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Leeds/Bradford
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Seasonal: Munich
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen
SkyWork Airlines	Seasonal: Bern
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 Express Logistics, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and RVL 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 (2014)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% Change 2013 / 14	Airlines that operate this route
1	London-Gatwick	605,987	13	British Airways, easyJet
2	Southampton	154,962	3	Flybe
3	Guernsey	127,646	9	Blue Islands, Flybe
4	Liverpool	91,039	5	easyJet
5	Birmingham	62,119	13	Flybe
6	Manchester	56,693	11	Flybe
7	Exeter	37,568	8	Flybe
8	London-City	35,892	6	Blue Islands
9	East Midlands	35,534	36	Flybe
10	Bristol	35,136	11	Blue Islands
11	Glasgow	33,544	6	easyJet, Flybe
12	London-Southend	21,876	58	easyJet
13	Aberdeen	19,567	787	Flybe
14	Leeds Bradford	16,224	0	Jet2.com
15	Newcastle	14,720	18	easyJet
16	Dublin	13,709	3	Aer Lingus Regional/Stobart Air
17	London Stansted	12,308	40	(no longer operated, previously by Aurigny)
18	Funchal (Madeira)	10,211	4	Europe Airpost
19	Paris	8,338	19	(no longer operated, previously by Flybe, Blue Islands)
20	Cardiff	7,891	26	Flybe

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