Guernsey Airport
| Guernsey Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EGJB |
| IATA code | GCI |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 102 m (335 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 5 km southwest of St. Peter Port |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1939 |
| operator | Local government |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 874,118 (2016) |
| Air freight | 4,813 t (2016) |
| Flight movements |
39,717 (2016) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 09/27 | 1583 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Guernsey Airport ( english : Guernsey Airport ) is a commercial airport on the British island of Guernsey , which to the Channel Islands is counted. The airport is located approximately 5 kilometers southwest of the capital of Guernsey, St. Peter Port
history
Guernsey Airport was originally opened on May 5, 1939 as an airfield with simple grass runways and was only used regularly for civil flights from October 1946. In 1960 the airport put a paved runway into operation, which still functions as the main runway today. In 2004 the new terminal opened. The airport is maintained and operated by the local government.
Airlines and Destinations
Today the airport is used exclusively for civil purposes and, due to the importance of the Channel Islands for British tourists, offers numerous scheduled flight connections to various destinations in Great Britain. The airport is currently served by the Guernsey-based airlines Aurigny Air Services and Blue Islands and the Scottish airline Loganair , which seasonally connect the airport with many destinations in the United Kingdom and the other Channel Islands as well as in mainland Europe with Grenoble . In addition, private planes are responsible for a significant proportion of flight movements at the airport.
Incidents
- On November 1, 1961, a Bristol 170 Mk.32 of Silver City Airways ( aircraft registration G-ANWL ) coming from Cherbourg-Maupertus airport got out of control while attempting to take off at Guernsey airport, hit the ground with the right wing and overturned. The loss of control was caused by a failure of the propeller adjustment of the right engine. Of the 10 occupants, 2 crew members perished, all others survived.
- On September 24, 1963, a British United Air Ferries (G-AMWA) Bristol 170 Mk.32 had an engine malfunction when taking off from Guernsey Airport. The machine was supposed to fly to Bournemouth and carried mostly freight and a car. The take-off was aborted at a speed of about 80 knots. When the pilots realized that the remaining runway length was no longer sufficient and that there would be a collision with obstacles, they steered the aircraft to the left, whereupon the machine took off briefly, then rolled through a fence and across a street and finally 200 to 400 meters came to a stop behind the end of the runway. All three crew members and the only passenger survived, but the aircraft was ready for scrap.
- On September 18, 1981, both engines of a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander of Jersey European Airways (G-BDNP) failed due to incorrect operation of the fuel supply when approaching Guernsey Airport. During the subsequent crash landing in a field near the airport, the pilot suffered serious injuries, while the eight passengers survived the accident with minor injuries. The aircraft was irreparably damaged. During the investigation of this incident, serious deficiencies in the technical equipment for communication between the rescue workers were uncovered and subsequently rectified.
- On December 7, 1997, an Air UK (G-BNCY) Fokker F- 27-500F rolled over the end of the runway during a landing in a gusty crosswind and only came to a stop in an adjacent field. Four of the 54 aircraft occupants were slightly injured; the aircraft had to be written off as a total economic loss.
- On January 12, 1999, both pilots were killed in the crash of a Fokker F- 27-600 of the airline Channel Express (G-CHNL) used as a cargo plane . The improperly stowed cargo had caused the aircraft to become uncontrollable as it approached Guernsey Airport, causing it to crash onto a nearby house and go up in flames.
- On June 17, 2014, a private Socata TB 10 (G-POPI) crashed into a greenhouse shortly after take-off due to a technical defect. The aircraft was completely destroyed; the two inmates survived with minor injuries.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Airport website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Terminal and Transit Passengers 2016. (PDF; 82 kB) In: Airport data 2016. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), p. 3 , accessed on May 13, 2017 (English).
- ^ Freight 2006-2016 tons. (PDF; 14 kB) In: Airport data 2016. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), p. 3 , accessed on May 13, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Mail 2006-2016 Tonnes. (PDF; 12 kB) In: Airport data 2016. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), p. 2 , accessed on May 13, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Aircraft Movements 2016. (PDF; 162 kB) In: Airport data 2016. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), p. 3 , accessed on May 13, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Guernsey - EGJB website of National Air Traffic Services for Guernsey Airport with links to the latest AIPs and charts, accessed on April 11, 2016
- ^ History of the airport
- ↑ List of destinations
- ^ Accident report Bristol 170 G-ANWL , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 4, 2019.
- ↑ Air-Britain Archive: Casualty compendium part 91 (English), December 2003, pp. 2003/192.
- ^ Accident report Bristol 170 G-AMWA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 5, 2019.
- ↑ Accident report: 2/1983 Britten-Norman Islander, G-BDNP, September 18, 1981 AAIB Accident Report , PDF, accessed on April 11, 2016
- ↑ Accident report: 4/1999 Fokker F27-500, G-BNCY, December 7, 1997 AAIB accident report , PDF, accessed on April 11, 2016
- ↑ Accident report: 2/2000 Fokker F-27-600 Friendship, G-CHNL, January 12, 1999 AAIB accident report , PDF, accessed on April 11, 2016
- ^ Accident report Socata TB 10 G-POPI , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed on August 4, 2019.
