Cologne Bonn Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: Germany |
Cologne/Bonn Airport, also called Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen and Flughafen Köln-Wahn is the sixth largest airport in Germany. In terms of cargo flights it is No. 2.
It is situated in the Wahner Heide nature reserve, 15 km south-east of Cologne and 20 km north-east of Bonn.
| Cologne Bonn Airport | |
| Location | Cologne, Germany |
| IATA code | CGN |
| ICAO code | EDDK |
| Airport type | Mixed-Use Commerical |
| Website | http://www.airport-cgn.de |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 124.975 |
| Ground | 121.725 |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | |
| ATIS | 112.150 119.025 |
History
In 1913 the first plane took off from the Wahner Heide military training area on an artillery reconnaissance flight. In 1939 an airfield was built for the German Luftwaffe. After World War II, British troops took over and expanded the airport. A 1,866m-runway was built in this period. In 1951 the airport was opened for civilian air traffic.
During the 50s and 60s two more runways and a new terminal were constructed. On 1 November 1970 a Boeing 747 took off for New York for the first time.
In 1986 Cologne/Bonn Airport was chosen by United Parcel Service|UPS as the location for their European hub.
In the late 90s the Airport started an expansion program. Several new parking lots and a second terminal were built, and in 2004 a railway station on the new InterCity Express|ICE-high-speed-track Cologne-Frankfurt was opened.
Coinciding with the start of several low-cost airlines in Germany, Cologne/Bonn opened new capacity. This enabled the airport to make competitive offers to the airlines. Consequently, Germanwings and Hapag-Lloyd Express started operations from Cologne/Bonn as their hub in the fall of 2002. They were joined by easyJet in late 2003.
As a result, the number of passengers in 2003 rose by 43% compared to 2002.
Official Spotting Locations
Observation deck
The airport observation terraces provide visitors with a view of the principal take-off and landing runway, the apron, cargo areas and the military section. Cologne Bonn Airport is also a popular destination for spotters whose hobby is the airplane observation and photography. From the top floor of it can scan the flyer even without disturbing slices.
The new observation deck was reopend in June 2012 and designed together with the spotter clubs Aviation Friends Cologne / Bonn and CGNCommunity. The observation platforms are located at Terminal 1 between B and C 4 floor. The terrace is open daily from 06.30 to 22.00; admission is free.
Please note For safety reasons, the visitors terrace is not open in bad weather, thunderstorms or icy conditions.
Other Spotting Locations
Upper Deck of P3
Provides a good view of the Terminal 2 apron and the approach to 14L. P3 is open 24hours/7days.
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Airlines
Air Berlin (AB) 738 320 330 DHC
Austrian Airlines (OS) CRJ A319/320
Condor (DE) 320 753 762
easyJet (EZY) 319
Eurowings (EWG) 319 320 330 CRJ
germanwings (4U) 319 320 CRJ
Iran Air (IR) A310 (A300 741 742 747SP)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) EMB
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (HE) DHC
Lufthansa (LH) CRJ 319 320 321 EMB
MNG Airlines (MNB) A300F
Ryanair (FR) 737
Pegasus (PGT) 738
Sun Express (XQ) 738
TuiFly (X3) 738
Turkish Airlines (TK) 738 320 321
Fights to: (Jan.2014)
GERMANY: Berlin-Tegel (TXL), Dresden (DRS), Friedrichshafen (FDH), Hamburg (HAM), Leipzig (LEJ), Munich (MUC), Rostock-Laage (RLG)
EUROPE/International: (2014) Algiers (ALG) Algeria, Alicante (ALC) Spain, Amsterdam (AMS) Netherlands, Ankara (ESB) Turkey, Antalya (AYT) Turkey, Arrecife (ACE) Spain, Barcelone (BCN) Spain, Bari (BRI) Italy, Bern (BRN) Switzerland, Bologna (BLQ) Italy, Budapest (BUD) Hungary, Calvi (CLY) France, Catania (CTA) Italy, Faro (FAO) Portugal, Fuerteventura (FUE) Spain, Funchal (FNC) Portugal,Gdansk (GDN) Poland,Girona (GRO) Spain, Hurghada (HRG) Egypt, Istanbul (IST) Turkey, Istanbul-Sabiha Goekcen (SAW) Turkey, Izmir (ADB) Turkey, Jerez de la Frontera (XRY) Spain, Kattowice (KTW) Poland, Kiev-Zhulyani (IEV) Ukraine, Klagenfurt (KLU) Austria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPA) Spain, Lisbon (LIS) Portugal, London-Gatwick (LGW) Great Britain, London-Heathrow (LHR) Great Britain, London-Stansted (STN) Great Britain, Malaga (AGP) Spain, Manchester (MAN) Great Britain, Marrakech (RAK) Morocco, Milan-Malpensa (MXP) Italy, Moscow-Domodedovo (DME) Russian Federation, Moscow-Vnukovo VKO) Russian Federation, Nador (NDR) Morocco, Naples (NAP) Italy, Nice (NCE) France, Oslo (OSL) Norway, Palermo (PMO) Italy, Palma de Mallorca (PMI) Spain, Paris (CDG) France, Prague (PRG) Czech Republic, Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) Italy, Salzburg (SZG) Austria, Sarajevo (SJJ) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) Egypt, Split (SPU) Croatia, Tel Aviv (TLV) Israel, Tenerife-South (TFS) Spain, Thessaloniki (SKG) Greece, Tunis (TUN) Tunisia , Venice (VCE) Italy, Vienna (VIE) Austria, Zagreb (ZAG) Croatia, Zurich (ZRH) Switzerland
Facilities and Transportation
External Links
Spotters
- http://www.aviation-friends-cologne.de/
- http://www.spotter-cgn.de/
- Spotter-Guide (in german) http://www.spotter-cgn.de/index.php/cgn/cgn-spotterguide
- http://cgncommunity.com/
- http://www.widebodies.de/
- http://www.cologne-spotter.de/