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Cardiff Airport

Departures Cardiff (CWL)

Departures flight plan for Friday, 18 August 2017*
Flight route
Departure
Aeroplane
Cardiff - Menorca
14:45
Boeing 73H
Airline (Flight number): Thomson Airways (BY6538)
Cardiff - Anglesey
15:25
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T3612)
Cardiff - Jersey
15:35
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4585)
Cardiff - London City
15:55
De Havilland DH4
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4557)
Cardiff - Aberdeen
16:05
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T34094)
Cardiff - Newcastle
16:05
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T34094)
Cardiff - Amsterdam
17:15
Fokker F70
Airline (Flight number): Air France (KL1064), ALITALIA (AF8348), Kenya Airways (AZ3885), Aeroflot Russian Airlines (EY7372), KLM (KQ1064), Etihad Airways (SU3339)
Cardiff - Tenerife South
17:35
Boeing 73H
Airline (Flight number): Thomson Airways (BY6554)
Cardiff - Edinburgh
19:10
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4507)
Cardiff - Dublin
19:10
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (BE4525), FlyBE (EI8425), Etihad Airways (EY6114)
Cardiff - Glasgow
19:25
De Havilland DH4
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4513), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS8283)
Cardiff - Majorca
22:00
Boeing 73H
Airline (Flight number): Thomson Airways (BY6566)
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Arrivals Cardiff (CWL)

Arrivals flight plan for Friday, 18 August 2017*
Flight route
Departure
Aeroplane
Milan - Cardiff
14:45
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): ALITALIA (BE4544), FlyBE (AZ7936), Etihad Airways (EY6121)
Belfast City - Cardiff
15:10
De Havilland DH4
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE284)
Aberdeen - Cardiff
15:40
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T34035)
Newcastle - Cardiff
15:40
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T34035)
Corfu - Cardiff
16:15
Boeing 73H
Airline (Flight number): Thomson Airways (BY6507)
Amsterdam - Cardiff
16:45
Fokker F70
Airline (Flight number): Air France (KL1063), ALITALIA (AF8347), Aeroflot Russian Airlines (AZ3882), KLM (EY7352), Etihad Airways (G35538), Gol Transportes Aéreos (SU3336)
Anglesey - Cardiff
17:30
Bae (British Aerospace) J41
Airline (Flight number): Eastern Airways (T3613)
Jersey - Cardiff
17:50
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4586)
Munich - Cardiff
18:40
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): airberlin (BE4518), FlyBE (AB9180)
London City - Cardiff
18:40
De Havilland DH4
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4558)
Menorca - Cardiff
20:35
Boeing 73H
Airline (Flight number): Thomson Airways (BY6539)
Amsterdam - Cardiff
21:30
Fokker F70
Airline (Flight number): Air France (KL1069), Air Mauritius (AF8349), ALITALIA (AZ3802), Kenya Airways (KQ1069), Aeroflot Russian Airlines (MK7730), KLM (SU3338)
Dublin - Cardiff
21:40
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (BE4526), FlyBE (EI8426), Etihad Airways (EY6125)
Edinburgh - Cardiff
22:05
Embraer E95
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4508)
Tenerife South - Cardiff
22:25
Airbus 320
Airline (Flight number): Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT1065)
Glasgow - Cardiff
22:30
De Havilland DH4
Airline (Flight number): FlyBE (BE4514), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS8284)
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22 cheap direct flights to & from Cardiff (CWL)

Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Alicante (ALC)
IBERIA (IB5839), Vueling Airlines (VY1240), Thomson Airways (BY6644, BY6222, BY6228)
£71.87
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Amsterdam (AMS)
Air France (AF8342, AF8348), Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane (AZ3799, AZ3885), Delta Air Lines (DL9369), Etihad Airways (EY7351), KLM (KL1058), Kenya Airways (KQ1058)
£106.15
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Edinburgh (EDI)
FlyBE (BE0582, BE0586, BE0584)
£97.00
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - London (LON)
Singapore Airlines (SQ3912), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV9217), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS6931), Emirates Airline (EK9045), American Airlines (AA8723)
£73.98
Flight Dalaman (DLM) - Cardiff (CWL)
Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7635, MT7925, MT7849), Thomson Airways (BY0575, BY0709)
£850.02
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Malaga (AGP)
IBERIA (IB5359), Vueling Airlines (VY1261), Thomson Airways (BY6416, BY6714, BY6746)
£112.00
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Dublin (DUB)
Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (EI3291, EI3299, EI3293, EI3297), Etihad Airways (EY7780)
£35.99
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Majorca (PMI)
IBERIA (IB5879), Vueling Airlines (VY1243), Thomson Airways (BY6216, BY6634, BY6276, BY6336), Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7204, MT7194)
£44.70
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Newcastle (NCL)
Eastern Airways (T34032, T34096, T34648)
£146.90
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Paphos (PFO)
Thomson Airways (BY6312, BY6308), Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7472)
£362.72
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Tenerife South (TFS)
Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7068, MT7138), Thomson Airways (BY6554, BY6286, BY6412)
£385.37
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Dalaman (DLM)
Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7634, MT7924, MT7662), Thomson Airways (BY0574, BY0708)
£268.38
£164.47
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Faro (FAO)
Thomson Airways (BY6404)
£118.82
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Glasgow (GLA)
Air France (AF6532), FlyBE (BE3436, BE1432)
£66.49
Flight London (LON) - Cardiff (CWL)
Singapore Airlines (SQ3913), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV9219), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS6902), British Airways (BA3907), Asiana Airlines (OZ4456), US Airways (US9648), Finnair (AY9384), American Airlines (AA8779)
£67.98
Flight London Heathrow (LHR) - Cardiff (CWL)
Singapore Airlines (SQ3913), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV9219), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS6902), British Airways (BA3907), Asiana Airlines (OZ4456), US Airways (US9648), Finnair (AY9384), American Airlines (AA8779)
£134.40
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Tenerife (TCI)
Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7068, MT7138), Thomson Airways (BY6554, BY6286, BY6412)
£385.37
Flight Cardiff (CWL) - Zakynthos (ZTH)
Thomson Airways (BY6514), Thomas Cook Airlines UK (MT7324)
£1,116.31
£39.80

Cardiff Airport

Cardiff International Airport is the main airport in Wales. It is the only airport in the region with international scheduled flight connections. Over 1.8 million passengers use the airport every year. Aer Lingus, flybe and Thomson airways are just two of the airlines serving Cardiff airport with cheap flights to popular holiday resorts eg. Alicante and Malaga. A number of domestic routes are also operated with flights from Cardiff to Edinburgh and Aberdeen. KLM operate the most popular route from Cardiff to Amsterdam.
  • URL: Cardiff (CWL)
  • Time zone: GMT 0
  • Service telephone: +44 1446 711-111
  • Address: Cardiff International Airport, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 3BD, United Kingdom
  • Operating company: TBI abertis airports
  • Parking: Yes, there are plenty of paid parking spaces. The initial 20 minutes are free for visitors who are dropping off passengers. Short stay parking is close to the terminal. There are several long stay car parks.
  • Nearby cities: Cardiff (15 km), Casnewydd (32 km), Swansea (51 km), Bristol (53 km), Exeter (79 km), Gloucester (90 km)
  • Directions by car: From Cardiff take the A4050 towards Barry drive, then take the A4226 and follow the signs to the airport.
  • Stations: By train to Cardiff Central Station; then take the X91 shuttle bus to the airport from the adjacent Cardiff Central Bus Station.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: , Monday (15.29%), Tuesday (13.97%)Wednesday (13.22%), Thursday (13.52%), Friday (13.90%), Saturday (15.23%), Sunday (14.88%)
  • Alternative spelling: Caerdydd, Кардифф, Кардыф, Кардиф, Κάρντιφ, Kardifas, Кардіфф, คาร์ดิฟฟ์, Կարդիֆ, קארדיף, كارديف, کاردیف, 카디프, 加的夫

Most popular destinations from Cardiff (Flights per week )

  1. London Heathrow (152, 22,19 %)
  2. Swansea Fairwood (98, 14,31 %)
  3. Bristol International Airport (84, 12,26 %)
  4. Dublin (25, 3,65 %)
  5. Amsterdam Schiphol (20, 2,92 %)
  6. Edinburgh (13, 1,90 %)
  7. Newcastle (11, 1,61 %)
  8. Anglesey Airport (10, 1,46 %)
  9. Palma de Mallorca (8, 1,17 %)
  10. Belfast City (7, 1,02 %)
  11. other (37.51 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Deutsche Bahn AG (840, 46,46 %)
  2. FlyBE (148, 8,19 %)
  3. Etihad Airways (70, 3,87 %)
  4. Air France (68, 3,76 %)
  5. Thomson Airways (64, 3,54 %)
  6. Emirates Airline (43, 2,38 %)
  7. Aeroflot Russian Airlines (40, 2,21 %)
  8. KLM (40, 2,21 %)
  9. Eastern Airways (34, 1,88 %)
  10. Thomas Cook Airlines UK (33, 1,83 %)
  11. other (23.67 %)

Furthest destinations without having to change Larnaca (3468 km, Thomson Airways) , Paphos (3405 km, Thomson Airways) , Dalaman (3010 km, Thomson Airways) , Rhodes (2988 km, Thomson Airways) , Kos (2894 km, Thomson Airways) , Heraklion (2888 km, Thomson Airways) , Tenerife South Reina Sofia (2825 km, Thomson Airways)

Closest destinations with direct flight Jersey (257 km, FlyBE) , Dublin (300 km, Aer Lingus Irish Airlines) , Belfast City (397 km, FlyBE) , Newcastle (420 km, Eastern Airways) , Paris - Metropolitan Area (CDG, ORY, BVA) (493 km, Air France) , Paris Charles de Gaulle (497 km, Air France) , Glasgow (503 km, FlyBE) , Edinburgh (507 km, FlyBE) , Amsterdam Schiphol (566 km, Air France)

Location
Car: The airport is located about 19 miles southwest of the Welsh capital. Motorists coming from outside Cardiff should take the M4 towards south Wales and then leave using exit N° 33 (Cardiff West) turning onto the A4232 towards Cardiff city centre. At the first junction (Culverhouse Cross) take the A4050 towards Barry. In Barry this becomes the A4226; the airport is then signposted.

Sat Nav postcode: CF62 3BD.

Train: Rail passengers please take trains to Cardiff Central Station, and then the shuttle bus X91 from the adjacent Cardiff Central Bus Station. The shuttle runs every day between 7.15 am until about 8.25 pm. The journey takes about 40 minutes.

Coach and bus: Cardiff Bus and other local bus companies operate services from the airport to Cardiff city centre.

Taxi: taxis are available near the arrivals hall.

Hotels: There are hotels near the airport such as the Cardiff Airport Holiday Inn Express.

Car hire: car rental companies with offices based at Cardiff airport are Avis, Europcar and Hertz for example.


Weather forecast for Cardiff

Statistical weather data for Cardiff

Jan
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6.9
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11.9
15.1
18.1
20.0
19.8
17.5
14.1
10.1
8.0
4.4
4.2
5.9
8.0
11.1
14.1
16.0
15.9
14.0
11.1
7.3
5.4
2.0
1.6
2.7
4.2
7.1
10.1
12.0
12.1
10.5
8.1
4.5
2.8


Further Information
  • Airport code:
  • CWL
  • Country:
  • United Kingdom (UK)
  • Latitude / Longitude:
  • 51°23'48"N / 3°20'35"W
  • Altitude of runway:
  • 67 m
  • Airlines:
  • 18
Annual passenger capacity:
  • 2004: 1887600
  • 2005: 1779200
  • 2006: 2024400
  • 2007: 2111100
Take-off and landing:
  • 2004: 21900
  • 2005: 20500
  • 2006: 21800
  • 2007: 23100
Runway:
  • Runway 12/30: 2392 m x 46 m Asphalt
Alternative airports:
Direct destinations:
  • 40 destinations in 17 Countries
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