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 | [www.airport-cgn.de www.airport-cgn.de] |
| Overview map | [maps.google.com/maps?q=cologne+germany&ll=50.874445,7.131157&spn=0.071005,0.165198&t=h&hl=en 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.
The airport is actively searching for airlines willing to establish the first trans-atlantic low-cost flights.
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. The observation platforms are located at Terminal 1 between B and C. 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.
Pictures
- Airliners.net sample photo: medium large Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 EC-HZU on final app. 14L
- Airfleets.net sample photo: large Fly-DBA Boeing 737-3L9 D-AGEJ on taxiway to terminal 2
- Airfleets.net sample photo: large BH Air - Balkan Holidays Airbus A320-211 LZ-BHC
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 Baltic (BT) 735
Air Berlin (AB) 738 320 F100
Air Cairo (MSC) 321
Atlas International (OGE) 320 752
B&H Airlines (JA) AT7 320
Bluewings (BWG) 320
British Airways (BA) 734 319 320 752 762
Cimber Air (QI) CRJ
Condor (DE) 320 752 753
Continental Airlines (CO) [may 2006] 752
dba (DI) 733 F100
easyJet (EZY) 733 737 319
germanwings (4U) 319 320
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX) F100 735 737
Hemus Air (DU) TU154 BAE146
Iran Air (IR) A300 A310 741 742 747SP
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) F50
LTU (LT) 320 752
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (HE)
Lufthansa (LH) CRJ 733 735 319 320
Sun Express (XQ) 738
Turkish Airlines (TK) 734 738 320 321
Fights to:
GERMANY: Berlin-Schoenefeld (SXF) DE, Berlin-Tegel (TXL) DE, Berlin-Tempelhof (THF) DE, Dresden (DRS) DE, Erfurt (ERF) DE, Frankfurt (FRA) DE, Friedrichshafen (FDH) DE, Hamburg (HAM) DE, Leipzig (LEJ) DE,Munich (MUC) DE, Nuernberg (NUE) DE, Rostock-Laage (RLG) DE,Westerland-Sylt (GWT) DE,
EUROPE: Alicante (ALC) ES, Amsterdam (AMS) NL, Ankara (ESB) TR, Antalya (AYT) TR, Arrecife/Lancarote (ACE) ES, Athen (ATH) GR, Banja Luka (BNX) BA, Barcelona (BCN) ES, Bari (BRI) IT, Bilbao (BIO) ES, Birmingham (BHX) GB, Bologna (BlQ) IT, Bratislava (BTS) SK, Budapest (BUD) HU, Cagliari (CAG) IT, Dalaman (DLM) TR, Danzig (GDN) PL, Djerba (DJE) TN, Dublin (DUB) IE, Dubrovnik (DBV) CR, Edinburgh (EDI) GB, Faro (FAO) PT, Fuerteventura (FUE) ES, Funchal/Madeira (FNC) PT, Geneva (GVA) CH, Genova (GOA) IT, Goeteborg (GSE) SE,Helsinki (HEL) FI, Ibiza (IBZ) ES, Istanbul (IST) TR, Istanbul-Sabiha Goekcen (SAW) TR, Izmir (ADB) TR, Jerez de la Frontera (XRY) ES, Cairo (CAI) EG, Kattowice (KTW) PL, Klagenfurt (KLU) AT, Copenhagen (CPH) DK, Krakow (KRK) PL, Las Palmas/Gran Canaria (LPA) ES, Lissabon (LIS) PT, Liverpool (LPL) GB, London-Gatwick (LGW) GB, London-Heathrow (LHR) GB, London-Stansted (STN) GB, Madrid (MAD) ES, Mailand-Malpensa (MXP) IT, Malaga (AGP) ES, Malta (MLA) MT, Manchester (MAN) GB, Marseille (MRS) FR, Moskau-Vnukovo (VKO) RU, Murcia (MJV) ES, Napoli (NAP) IT, Nizza (NCE) FR, Olbia/Sardinia (OLB) IT, Oslo (OSL) NO, Palermo (PMO) IT, Palma de Mallorca (PMI) ES, Paphos (PFD) GR, Paris (CDG) FR, Pisa (PSA) IT, Porto (OPO) PT, Poznan (POZ) PL, Prag (PRG) CZ, Riga (RIX) LV, Rijeka (RJK) HR, Rimini (RMI) IT, Rom-Fiumicino (FCO) IT, Salzburg (SZG) AT, Sarajevo (SJJ) BA, Sevilla (SVQ) ES, Sofia (SOF) BG, Split (SPU) HR, Stockholm (ARN) SE, Teneriffa-South (TFS) ES, Thessaloniki (SKG) GR, Tiflis (TBS) GE, Valencia (VLC) ES, Varna (VAR) BG, Venecia (VCE) IT, Verona (VRO) IT, Viena (VIE) AT, Warshaw (WAW) PL, Zagreb (ZAG) HR, Zuerich (ZRH) CH,
INTERNATIONAL: Agadir (AGA) MA, New York-Newark (EWR) US [may 2006], Hurghada (HRG) EG, Luxor (LXR) EG, Monastir (MIR) TN, Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) EG, Teheran (THR) TR, Tel Aviv (TLV) IL,