Cardiff
Cardiff Airport, built in 1942 as a military airport and locally owned since 1952, was the first investment by tbi in the airport sector in 1995. Cardiff currently has about 1.6 million passengers annually.
As a gateway linking Wales to the rest of the world – with over 50 direct routes to the UK, continental Europe, USA and Canada – it is often possible to complete return business trip in a single day. Flights with stopovers in other European capitals to over 400 destinations open up the rest of the world with minimal connection times.
How to get there
The airport is close to Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, 19 kilometres west of Cardiff and 16 kilometers from junction 33 on the M4. By road exit junction 33 on the M4 and follow the signs to Cardiff Airport along the A4232, A4050 and A4226. A rail link connects Rhoose Cardiff Airport station to Cardiff Central and Bridgend. Trains run hourly Monday to Saturday and two hourly on Sundays. Cardiff bus 'Airbus Xpress' service X91 operates between Cardiff Central station and the airport hourly on Monday to Saturday daytime and every two hours on Sundays.
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Cardiff AirportVale of Glamorgan
CF62 3BD
Tel: (+44) 01446 711 111
Email: infodesk@cwl.aero
Web: www.tbicardiffairport.com
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Cardiff
The importance of domestic flights in South Wales, both for business and pleasure, has also grown in recent years. Cardiff has a strong offering of scheduled and low cost flights which represent approximately two thirds of the airport’s total traffic.
Main destinations:
- Edinburgh
- Malaga
- Dublin
- Amsterdam
- Palma
- Barcelona
- Tenerife
- Alicante
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Orlando Sanford
- Paris
The main airlines that operate out of Cardiff Airport are KLM, Bmibaby, Flybe and Aer Arann. The travel operators Thomas Cook and TUI Travel also operate large numbers of charter flights throughout the year.
The Netherlands-based KLM links Cardiff to Amsterdam airport, meaning that Cardiff Airport benefits from the wide range of European and transoceanic connections at Schipol.
Cardiff Airport is also the maintenance base for B747 British Airways aircraft, with capacity for four aircraft.
Cardiff
Located 15 kilometres to the west of the city, the airport has a runway of 2,390 metres that allows transatlantic flights. Thanks to its altitude, Cardiff has the second most favorable weather conditions in the UK behind Glasgow Prestwick airport. It has a passenger terminal, 17 aircraft stands and 4,000 surface car park spaces in addition to cargo buildings, an emergency service station, installations for corporate aviation and a flying school.
