Guernsey Airport
Guernsey Airport
Guernsey Airport (IATA: GCI,
ICAO: EGJB) is an international airport on the island of Guernsey and also
largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located in the Forest, a
parish in Guernsey, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southwest of St. Peter
Port and features mostly flights to Great Britain and some other European
destinations.
History
The old terminal of Guernsey
Airport, September 2003.
Apron at Guernsey Airport.
The airport was officially opened
on 5 May 1939. However, regular air services only commenced in October 1946. By
1948, BEA were operating a daily service to Southampton using Douglas DC-3
aircraft. From 1951, Jersey Airlines flew BEA associate scheduled services to
Southampton at weekends using Rapide eight-seat biplane airliners.
In 1960 there were four grass
runways, with lengths ranging from 2,040 ft (622 m) to 3,060 ft (933 m). 1960
also saw the construction of a new tarmacked runway of a length of 4,800 ft
(1,463 m). In early 2000s alongside the work on the new terminal, the States of
Guernsey Commerce and Employment department claimed an extension was necessary
to allow use of larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737 Classic or Airbus A320
family for trans-European flights. In 2012, a set of four two-day closures
under the Airport 2040 programme allowed contractors for the States of Guernsey
to resurface the existing runway, extend runway end safety areas and also
reconstruct parts of the concrete apron areas. Taxiways which connect the
aprons to the runway were also resurfaced and realigned, whilst a new drainage
system was implemented. New airfield ground lighting and navigational aids were
also installed.
Aurigny has its head office on
the airport property. At one time the Channel Islands subsidiary of British
United Airways had its head office on the airport property.
Terminal
Work started on a new terminal
building in 2002, which became operational on 19 April 2004. The old terminal
was demolished in May 2004 to make space for additional aircraft stands and a
passenger walkway from the new terminal. The new terminal was designed to be
able to handle about 1.25 million passengers per year. In 2013, 886,396
passengers used the airport, with 49,403 aircraft movements.
Ground handling is provided by
Aurigny Aviation Services for Aurigny, Blue Islands and Flybe while ASG
(Aircraft Servicing Guernsey) and Aiglle handle business and general aviation.
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