Cologne Bonn Airport

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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 observation deck was designed together with the spotter clubs Aviation Friends Cologne / Bonn and CGNCommunity. 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 Berlin (AB) 738 320 F100

Austrian Airlines (OS) CRJ

Condor (DE) 320 752 753

easyJet (EZY) 733 737 319

germanwings (4U) 319 320 CRJ900

Iran Air (IR) A300 A310 741 742 747SP

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) F50

Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (HE)

Lufthansa (LH) CRJ 733 735 319 320

MNG Airlines (MNB)

Pegasus (PGT)

Sky Airlines (SHY)

Sun Express (XQ) 738

Turkish Airlines (TK) 734 738 320 321



Fights to:

GERMANY: Berlin-Tegel (TXL) Dresden (DRS) Friedrichshafen (FDH) Hamburg (HAM) Leipzig (LEJ) Munich (MUC) Rostock-Laage (RLG)

EUROPE: Alicante (ALC) ES, Amsterdam (AMS) NL, Ankara (ESB) TR, Antalya (AYT) TR, Arrecife/Lancarote (ACE) ES, Athen (ATH) GR, Barcelona (BCN) ES, Bari (BRI) IT, Bilbao (BIO) ES, Birmingham (BHX) GB, BODRUM (BJV)TR, Bologna (BlQ) IT, Bratislava (BTS) SK, Budapest (BUD) HU, BUKAREST (BBU) RO, BURGAS (BOJ) HU, Cagliari (CAG) IT, CALVI (CLY) IT, CATANIA (CTA) IT, Dalaman (DLM) TR, Danzig (GDN) PL, Djerba (DJE) TN, Dublin (DUB) IE, Dubrovnik (DBV) CR, Edinburgh (EDI) GB, EAST MIDLANDS (EMA) GB, ERIWAN (EVN), Faro (FAO) PT, Fuerteventura (FUE) ES, Funchal/Madeira (FNC) PT, Geneva (GVA) CH, Genova (GOA) IT, Goeteborg (GSE) SE, Helsinki (HEL) FI, HERAKLION (HER) GR, 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, Hurghada (HRG) EG, Luxor (LXR) EG, Monastir (MIR) TN, Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) EG, Teheran (THR) TR, Tel Aviv (TLV) IL,

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