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Airport Code : CWL
Airport name : Cardiff International Airport
City : Cardiff
Country : United Kingdom
Country Abbreviation: GB
World Area Code: 493
GMT Offset : +0.0
Longitude : 1° 45' 0" W
Latitude : 52° 27' 0" N
| Traffic | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Passengers | 1,010,825 | 1,124,723 | 1,231,318 | 1,306,657 | 1,503,245 | 1,530,132 |
| Cargo handled (tonnes) | 850 | 510 | 271 | 399 | 1,094 | 1,257 |
| Aircraft movements | 60,454 | 59,110 | 64,695 | 63,734 | 64,289 | 67,621 |
Annual capacity: 3 million passengers
Airfield data: 1 Runway:
Runway 1: Heading 12/30, 2,392m (7,847ft), PCN 50, ICAO Cat. 7, Aircraft size max: B747, ILS CAT I
Runway Elevation: 220ft (67m)
Airlines using Cardiff Airport: Aegean Airlines, Air 2000, Air Luxor, Air Malta, Air Transat, Air Wales, British Airways, BH Air, BMI Baby, Britannia, First Choice Airways, Futura International Air, Hola Airlines, Iberworld, KLM, MyTravel, Ryanair, Spanair, Tyrolean
Airport facilities: 44 check-in desks, 13 gates, 3 airbridges, 3 baggage claim belts, 278 short term airport parking spaces, 1836 long term airport parking spaces, 1 Airport Hotel and a help desk.
Terminal Facilities: bank, bureau de change, auto exchange machine, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, Business (VIP) lounge, duty free shop, newsagent, gift shops, travel agent, car hire, taxi rank, first aid, baby / parent room, disabled facilities and a business centre.
Cargo facilities: bonded warehouse, free port / foreign trade zone, aircraft maintenance, mechanical handling, animal quarantine, x-ray equipment, decompression chamber, security for valuables, dangerous goods, radioactive goods, very large / heavy cargo, express / courier centre and an extensive cargo apron area.
Cargo handling agents: Aviance, Execair and Servisair
Cardiff airport facts:
The airport’s runway is 2,392m long and 46m wide and, on average, up to 25 aircraft can take off and land every hour.
Due to its elevation of 220 feet, Cardiff Airport has the 2nd best weather record of any airport in the UK (after Glasgow Prestwick Airport), making it a very reliable airport.
