Liege Airport ( IATA : LGG , ICAO : EBLG ) — previously called Liege-Bierset Airport – is an international airport located in Grâce-Hollogne , 5 nautical miles (9.3 kilometres ; 5.8 miles ) west of the city of Liège , Belgium . The airport mainly focuses on air freight . At the end of 2021, freight traffic reached 1,412,498 tonnes (+26%). Liege Airport is now the 5th biggest cargo airport in Europe and the 22nd biggest in the world.
10-533: The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne , Liège Province , north-west of the city of Liege , in the east of Belgium. The first terminal on the site opened in 1930. It is mainly used for freight/cargo operations, but also serves a number of destinations for passengers (mainly charters ). Liege is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris – Amsterdam – Frankfurt that handles 66% of European freight, and 75% when taken together with London. In 2018, it
20-520: Is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation , separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas . Included within its boundaries is Liège Airport . On 1 January 2006 Grâce-Hollogne had a total population of 21,753. The total area is 34.24 km , which gives a population density of approximately 635 inhabitants per km . The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierset , Grâce-Berleur , Hollogne-aux-Pierres , Horion-Hozémont , and Velroux . Grâce-Hollogne
30-632: Is the only airline offering scheduled and seasonal passenger flights at Liege Airport. The airport is located next to the E42 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction. An express bus ( number 57 ) links the airport to Liege-Guillemins where connections can be made with local, national and high speed international trains ( Thalys , ICE ). Bus number 53 goes to Liege city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and to Pont-de-Seraing railway station and bus hub. Buses 83 and 85 connect
40-408: The airport with Liege's city centre (Place Saint-Lambert) where connections are available with Liege-Saint-Lambert railway station and bus hub, and Bierset-Awans railway station. Gr%C3%A2ce-Hollogne Grâce-Hollogne ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁas ɔlɔɲ] ; Walloon : Gråce-Hologne ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège , Belgium . The municipality
50-623: The property of Liège Airport in Grâce-Hollogne , Belgium. It had its United Kingdom office in Global House, Manor Court in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PY. Andrew Smith founded Avient's UK sales office in the United Kingdom office in 2001 In 2009, Avient took delivery of an MD-11F Avient originally planned to replace its DC-10s with A330s, however the company decided that the MD-11F
60-712: The property of Liège Airport . Avient Aviation Avient Aviation was an international cargo airline with its head office in Harare , Zimbabwe and its commercial center in the United Kingdom. The company was established in 1993 and offered scheduled and chartered flights to Africa, South America, Middle East and Far East and the Caspian region . Avient Limited was placed into administration on 5 April 2013, with flight operations taken over by AV Cargo Airlines Limited. The company Avient Aviation had its head office in Harare , Zimbabwe. It had its Continental Europe office on
70-538: Was formed by the grouping of former municipalities Bierset, Grâce-Berleur, Hollogne-aux-Pierres , Horion-Hozémont , and Velroux, along with part of Mons-lez-Liège. The killing of four demonstrators on 30 July 1950 in Grâce-Berleur was one of the most significant moments in the so-called Royal Question of 1950, which grew out of resentment towards King Leopold III and his actions in World War II . In June 1995 it
80-461: Was from Grâce-Hollogne that Julie Lejeune and Mélissa Russo were infamously abducted to become victims of the notorious serial killer and child molester Marc Dutroux . One of the municipality's schools is now named École Julie et Melissa in honour of the murdered girls, and flowers are still left regularly on the Julie & Melissa Monument. Avient Aviation has its Continental Europe offices on
90-676: Was the more appropriate substitute. As of December 2010, the Avient Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 29.7 years: Both aircraft are grounded, currently at LGG airport, Belgium As of 2013, the DC-10 has been sold, and one MD-11 (Reg.: Z-BVT / CN: 48410) is grounded in Zurich since March 2013 (as of 29 April 2014). On 28 November 2009, an Avient Aviation McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashed during its take-off roll at Shanghai Pudong International Airport , resulting in
100-498: Was the seventh biggest cargo airport in Europe. Liege Airport is the biggest cargo airport in Belgium, and the third-biggest for passengers after Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport . It is the global hub of ASL Airlines Belgium (the former TNT Airways ) and is also used by several other cargo carriers on a scheduled or irregular basis. As of July 2023, TUI fly Belgium
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