Jersey Airport

Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is an international airport located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Saint Helier[1] in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

Jersey Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorJersey Airport
ServesJersey
LocationSaint Peter, Jersey
Elevation AMSL277 ft / 84 m
Coordinates49°12′29″N 002°11′43″W
Websitejerseyairport.com
Map
EGJJ
Location on Jersey
EGJJ
Location relative to the United Kingdom
EGJJ
EGJJ (France)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,706 5,597 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,664,175
Passenger Change 17–181.6%
Aircraft Movements42,436
Movements Change 17–189.0%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[2]

History

Air service to Jersey before 1937 consisted of biplane airliners and some seaplanes landing on the beach at Saint Aubin's bay. Jersey Airways and Imperial Airways were among those who operated to the island before the Second World War, but conditions were difficult as timetables were governed by tides. It was also difficult to prevent members of the public from walking across the landing area, and any aircraft which had mechanical problems had to be dragged up the slipways until the tide receded.

The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest being 2,940 ft (896 m) with a concrete centreline. Concrete taxiways were added during the World War II occupation by the Luftwaffe – they also built hangars, one of which, the Jersey Airlines hangar, is still in existence although no longer used. A 4,200 ft (1,280 m) tarmac runway was opened in 1952 and the grass strips were closed. A feature of the airport in the 1950s was the traffic control system – traffic-lights were in place to prevent vehicles using the road from Les Quennevais to the Airport when planes were being moved to or from the hangar used by B.E.A.

The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft (1,690 m) in 1976. The runway is 150 ft (46 m) wide. Additional taxiways were added several years later to improve access to the one end of the runway. However, due to its restricted length, in October 2007 Thomsonfly announced the removal of some services as it introduced the larger Boeing 737-800 to its fleet.[3] Designated 09/27 in 1952, the runway was redesignated 08/26 in October 2014 due to a shift in the earth's magnetic poles.[4]

In March 2012, led by a Group Chief Executive, the successful completion of an integration programme with Jersey Harbours saw the creation of Ports of Jersey. A business case was passed by the States of Jersey in early-2015 and the companies were joined on 1 October 2015.

There were approximately 47,000 aircraft movements and 1,600,000 passengers at the airport during 2016.[2]

Terminal
Tower buildings

The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas. The terminal was extended in 1976. A new departures terminal adjoining the existing terminal was opened in 1997. A new air traffic control tower was completed and opened in late-2010, and all major airport operations have been transferred to these new buildings.

Work was intended to begin late-2011 to demolish the original airport building, constructed in 1937 and which contains large quantities of asbestos but work was never undertaken as the building was nominated as a protected historical building. Eventually, on 17 March 2014 it was determined on grounds of aviation safety, that the old terminal building would have to be demolished.[5]

Jersey is part of the Common Travel Area, which means that there are limited identity card checks before boarding a flight to the UK or Republic of Ireland. There would be full passport check when travelling to or from other countries however.

Arms and date on the original 1937 tower
Flybe aircraft landing at Jersey
View of the runway

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Jersey:[6]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[7]
Aer Lingus Regional Seasonal: Dublin
Blue Islands Birmingham (begins 31 August 2020),[8] Bristol, East Midlands, Exeter (begins 31 August 2020),[8] Guernsey, Southampton
British Airways London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow
Seasonal charter: Málaga[7]
Eastern Airways Seasonal charter: Teesside[9]
easyJet Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Belfast–International, London–Luton, London–Southend, Newcastle upon Tyne
Jet2.com Seasonal: Leeds/Bradford
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich

General aviation

Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club. It is also home to the Jersey International Air Display in September each year. Both Isle-Fly and Aviation Beauport Ltd are based at Jersey Airport and offer worldwide private charter flights.

Statistics
Busiest routes to and from Jersey (2018)[10]
RankAirportTotal
passengers		Change
2017 / 18
1London–Gatwick670,763 0.9%
2Southampton169,369 1.2%
3Liverpool135,030 5.0%
4Guernsey101,837 0.9%
5Birmingham72,126 19.7%
6Glasgow54,419 3.1%
7London–Luton49,626 6.6%
8Manchester46,744 4.6%
9Exeter41,240 3.4%
10East Midlands36,225 1.6%

Ground transport

Road

There are long and short-stay car parks located at the airport, and free parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles.[11] There are also many Car Hire companies, with desks located in the Arrivals Hall.

The airport connects to the road network via a roundabout onto L'Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II and L'Avenue de la Commune.

Public transport

There is a public taxi rank, and bus stop directly outside the arrivals hall. LibertyBus route 15 is the main service between the Airport and the main bus station, Liberation Station in St Helier.[12] - it runs every 15 minutes (20 on Sundays). Additionally hourly route 9 between St Helier and La Grève de Lecq calls at the airport as does seasonal route 22 between St Helier and l'Etacq, also hourly.

Accidents and incidents
Main article: List of aviation accidents and incidents in the Channel Islands
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References
  1. "Jersey – EGJJ".
  2. "Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports". UK Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. Airline cuts back island flights BBC News – 9 October 2007
  4. "Jersey airport runway re-named as magnetic pole shifts". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "BBC News – Jersey's listed airport building can be demolished". Bbc.co.uk. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. jerseyairport.com - Where we fly to retrieved 7 July 2019
  7. "Flight infirmation". www.flydirect.je.
  8. "Blue Islands schedules new routes launch in late-August 2020". routesonline.com. 10 July 2020.
  9. https://www.airwaysholidays.com/jersey-flights-ferry-travel/jersey-holidays-from-teesside
  10. "Airport Data 2018". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 15 March 2018. Tables 12.1(XLS) and 12.2 (XLS). Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. Jersey Airport Archived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. http://www.libertybus.je/pdfs/15x.pdf

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