Antwerp International Airport

Antwerp International Airport[lower-alpha 1] (IATA: ANR, ICAO: EBAW) is a small international airport serving the City of Antwerp in the Province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km; 3.3 mi) south of the city,[1] it is used for some scheduled and charter flights as well as business and general aviation and served 239.517 passengers in 2022.[2]

Antwerp International Airport

Internationale Luchthaven Antwerpen

Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-70
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFlemish Region
OperatorEgis Group
ServesAntwerp, Belgium
LocationAntwerp, Province of Antwerp, Flemish Region
Focus city forTUI fly Belgium
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates51°11′22″N 004°27′37″E
Websiteantwerp-airport.be
Map
ANR is located in Belgium
ANR
ANR
Location of Antwerp International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,510 4,954 Asphalt
11/29 600 1,969 Grass
Sources: Belgian AIP[1]

History
Antwerp Airport (2019)

After the first flying events at the Wilrijkse Plein, work on a proper airport for the city started in 1921, under the impulse of pioneer aviator Jan Olieslagers and others. Sabena operated passenger services from 1924 from an old railway carriage as the only passenger infrastructure. A proper airport terminal was ordered by minister Maurice Lippens and inaugurated in 1930.

The airport was home to the aircraft factory Stampe et Vertongen until its demise after World War II.

During World War II the airport was used by the Luftwaffe, and also served the nearby Erla aircraft factory. After the German retreat in 1944, it saw brief use by Allied air forces, who called it Advanced Landing Ground B-70.

Antwerp Airport was home to VLM Airlines from end 2014, since independence from CityJet. VLM was offering flights from Antwerp to Hamburg and Friedrichshafen and was flying on behalf of CityJet on the route Antwerp - London City. However the airline declared bankruptcy on 22 June 2016 due to cancellations of ACMI contracts by People's. Due to VLM's demise, their ACMI customer CityJet handed over the operations of VLM's former service from London City Airport to Antwerp to Danish Air Transport. The Antwerp to Hamburg service was taken over by Chalair Aviation but has been discontinued.

On 6 August 2018, the revived VLM Airlines announced the termination of five scheduled routes with another new one not commencing in the coming weeks and that instead it would focus on charter operations.[3] On 31 August 2018 however, VLM Airlines announced the immediate stop of all of their operations from Antwerp.[4][5]

After the demise of VLM, Air Antwerp was created. It announced a thrice-daily service to London City Airport from September 2019. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline announced the suspension of the route as of May 2021[6] before shutting down altogether in June 2021.

Infrastructure

Facilities

The airport consists of one small passenger terminal with basic facilities including service desks, a small bar/coffeeshop in the entrance hall and at the gate, and a bar/restaurant with a terrace. The apron features ten stands for smaller airliners such as the Fokker 50. As there are no jet bridges, walk-boarding is used. Due to its short runway length only just over 1,500 m (4,900 ft), it is not possible to operate aircraft larger than the Boeing 757 at the airport.

Operator

The airport was operated by the Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish Government which made an agreement with the French engineering group Egis Group to operate it for 25 years, starting in 2014.

Airlines and destinations

The following airline operates regular scheduled and seasonal flights at Antwerp International Airport:[7]

AirlinesDestinations
ASL Fly Executive Seasonal: Ibiza[8]
Luxair London–City[9]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano[10][11]
TUI fly Belgium[12] Alicante, Málaga, Murcia, Nador, Tangier, Tenerife–South (begins 30 June 2023)[13]
Seasonal: Antalya (begins 1 July 2023),[14] Gran Canaria (begins 3 November 2023),[15] Heraklion (begins 2 July 2023),[16] Ibiza, Innsbruck, Palma de Mallorca, Split

The nearest larger international airports are Brussels Airport, approximately 40 km (25 mi) to the south, and Eindhoven Airport, approximately 80 km (50 mi) to the northeast.

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at ANR airport. See Wikidata query.
YearPassenger volumeChange over previous yearAircraft operationsChange over previous yearCargo (tonnes)Change over previous year
2019 306,330Increase02.66%36,372Decrease07.80%2608.0Increase06.10%
2018 298,403Increase09.23%39,465Increase05.21%2454.0Increase06.28%
2017 273,167Decrease01.15%37,509Decrease09.40%2202.6Increase01.04%
2016 276,311Increase024.95%41,401Decrease08.60%2179.9Increase041.21%
2015 221,138Increase082.22%45,296Increase03.58%1543.7Increase0355.64%
2014 121,357Decrease011.43%43,732Increase00.86%338.8Decrease05.32%
2013 137,015Decrease02.23%43,361Decrease07.67%357.0Decrease016.71%
2012 140,140Decrease015.62%46,962Decrease010.89%428.6Increase01.28%
2011 166,078Increase01.99%52,701Increase01.93%423.2Increase00.45%
2010 162,840Decrease03.90%51,703Decrease014.21%421.3Decrease08.25%
2009 169,446Decrease04.25%60,266Increase07.48%459.2Decrease017.44%
2008 176,971Increase01.21%56,072Increase08.69%556.2Increase04.71%
2007 174,858Increase018.27%51,589Decrease06.24%531.2Decrease022.17%
2006 147,849Increase03.58%55,023Increase00.28%682.5Increase046.33%
2005 142,737Decrease06.51%54,871Decrease05.61%466.4Increase08.95%
2004 152,682Decrease09.72%58,132Decrease09.61%428.1Decrease013.55%

Source numbers 2004-2014: Antwerp Airport ″Annual report 2014″ [2]
Source numbers 2014-present: Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport: ″Airport statistics″ [17]

Ground transportation

By bus

Buses 51, 52 and 53 connect the airport with the Antwerpen-Berchem railway station which operates local, intercity and international trains. These buses are operated by De Lijn.

Other uses

The airport is home to several flying schools, aircraft maintenance and repair workshops, operators of business jets, to several hangars for private aircraft, and to the Museum Stampe-Vertongen.

Accidents & Incidents
  • On September 8, 2022, a Cessna Citation business jet operated by GlobeAir overshot runway 11 while landing at Antwerp. Nobody onboard, including Dutch DJ Afrojack, was injured, and the aircraft reportedly did not sustain damage. As of September 2022, the incident is under investigation.[18]

See also

References
  1. EBAW – ANTWERPEN / Deurne (also PDF). AIP from Skeyes.
  2. "The recent statistics".
  3. hln.be - VLM snoeit in aanbod lijnvluchten vanuit Antwerpen: op twee na alle bestemmingen geschrapt (Dutch) 6 August 2018
  4. "Aviation24.be - Latest News & Breaking Stories - Discussion Forums". Aviation24.be.
  5. NWS, VRT (31 August 2018). "VLM Airlines zet activiteiten stop: alle vluchten worden meteen geschrapt". vrtnws.be.
  6. aerotelegraph.com (German) 10 May 2021
  7. "Timetable". Antwerp International Airport. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. "ASL Fly Executive". Flyexecutive.be. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. "Luxair reconnects Antwerp Airport (Belgium) with London City". 27 October 2022.
  10. "Bozen: Skyalps nimmt Antwerpen und Billund auf". 17 August 2022.
  11. "Sky Alps start lijndienst van Antwerpen naar Bolzano". 22 August 2022.
  12. "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
  13. "TUI fly Boosts Antwerp Schedule with 3 New Routes". 8 March 2023.
  14. "TUI fly Boosts Antwerp Schedule with 3 New Routes". 8 March 2023.
  15. "TUIFLY BELGIUM 2H23 ANTWERP NETWORK ADDITIONS".
  16. "TUI fly Boosts Antwerp Schedule with 3 New Routes". 8 March 2023.
  17. "Statistische gegevens van de luchthavens - FOD Mobiliteit". mobilit.belgium.be.
  18. "DJ Afrojack Cessna. Citation Overruns Antwerp Airport Runway". Aviation Source. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

Notes
  1. Dutch: Internationale Luchthaven Antwerpen, French: Aéroport International d'Anvers, German: Flughafen Antwerpen

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