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Cardiff (CWL)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
51°23'48"N / 3°20'35"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
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| Service telephone: |
+44 1446 711111 |
Access to public transport: |
From Cardiff take the A4050 towards Barry drive, then take the A4226 and follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
Cardiff International Airport, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 3BD, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
2.000.000 |
| Operating Company: |
TBI plc |
Take-off and landing: |
0 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, car-parking facilities may be used on payment of a fee; the first 20 minutes are free. |
Stations: |
By train to Cardiff Central Station; then take the X91 shuttle bus to the airport from the adjacent Cardiff Central Bus Station. |
| Altitude of runway: |
67 m |
Length of runway: |
2392 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Cardiff (15 km), Casnewydd (32 km), Swansea (51 km), Bristol (53 km), Exeter (79 km), Gloucester (90 km)
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Operating airlines:
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bmibaby, Aer Arann, Air France, KLM, MyTravel Airways, Northwest Airlines, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, Kenya Airways
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Alternative airports:
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Bristol International Airport (BRS) 43 km, Filton (FZO) 54 km, Exeter (EXT) 74 km, Gloucester/Cheltenham Gloucester (GLO) 98 km, Plymouth City (PLH) 121 km, Bournemouth International (BOH) 125 km |
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Description:
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Cardiff International Airport is the main airport in Wales in the United Kingdom. It is the only airport in the region with international scheduled flight connections; more than 1.8 million passengers use the airport every year.
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Location:
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The airport is located about 19 miles southwest of the Welsh capital. Motorists coming from outside Cardiff should take the M4 towards south Wales and then leave using the the exit N ° 33 (Cardiff West) turning onto the A4232 towards Cardiff city centre. At the first junction (Culverhouse Cross) take the A4050 towards Barry. In Barry this becomes the A4226; the airport is then signposted.
Rail passengers take the train to Cardiff Central Station, and then the shuttle bus X91 from the adjacent Cardiff Central Bus Station. The shuttle runs daily between 7:15 am until about 8:25 pm. The journey takes about 40 minutes.
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History:
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Destinations:
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8 different airlines currently (November 2007) serve Cardiff airport. The Irish airline Aer Arann flies to Cork and Dublin; bmibaby to Edinburgh, Faro, Jersey, Malaga and Warsaw; Eastern Airways to Newcastle; flybe to Belfast, Glasgow and Paris; Highland Airways to Anglesey; KLM to Amsterdam and from there it is possible to use connecting flights to many international destinations; Thomsonfly serves Fuerteventura, Monastir and Paphos from Cardiff airport; and Zoom Airlines operates the only intercontinental flight to Toronto.
There are also seasonal charter flights from Cardiff during the peak holiday seasons to destinations such as the beach resorts of Heraklion, Antalya, Larnaca, Mallorca or Sharm el Sheikh. These are operated by various British tour operators such as Thomson, Airtours, First Choice Holidays or Canterbury Holidays.
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