Liège Airport , also called Liège-Bierset, is an important cargo airport in Belgium

Belgium

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. It was at the end of 2009 the 8th biggest cargo airport in Europe

Europe

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. Liège airport is the biggest cargo airport in Belgium and the third biggest for passengers after Brussels Airport

Brussels Airport

Brussels Airport is an international airport northeast of Brussels, Belgium. The airport is partially in Zaventem and partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, both located in the Flemish Region of Belgium.Brussels Airport currently consists of 54 contact gates, and a total of 109 gates...

 and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.

Liège is located in the centre of the golden triangle Paris

Paris

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 - Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 - Frankfurt

Frankfurt

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 that handles 66% of European freight, 75% when taken together with London

London

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The airport is located in Grâce-Hollogne

Grâce-Hollogne

Grâce-Hollogne is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas. Including within its boundaries is Liège...

, Liège Province

Liège (province)

Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...

, north-west of the city of Liège, in the east of Belgium. It is mainly used for freight operation but also serves more than 23 destinations for passengers (mainly charters).

Cargo activity

Liège Airport is the world hub of TNT Airways

TNT Airways

TNT Airways, a subsidiary of TNT Express, is a cargo and passenger airline, operating chartered flights to mainly European destinations...

, and the European hub of CAL Cargo Air Lines

CAL Cargo Air Lines

CAL Cargo Air Lines is a cargo airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel which operates scheduled cargo flights carrying perishable goods and general cargo to Europe and the rest of the world. Its main base is Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, and it has a hub at Liège Airport...

, El Al Cargo

El Al

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, Ethiopian Cargo

Ethiopian Airlines

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 and Avient Aviation

Avient Aviation

Avient Aviation is an international cargo airline with its head office in Harare, Zimbabwe. The company was established in 1993 and offers scheduled and chartered flights to Africa and now operates scheduled services out of its hubs at Liège Airport in Belgium and at Sharjah International Airport...

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The airport is also used as a regular refuelling stop on New York City - Middle East routes by Kalitta Air

Kalitta Air

Kalitta Air is an American cargo airline headquartered in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, United States. It operates international scheduled and ad-hoc cargo charter services. Its main base is Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti.-History:...

 (including the Newark - Baghdad route for US mail).


Last year (2010) : 639,434 tonne

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s of freight.

Passenger airlines

Charter airlines

Cargo airlines

Other facilities

Avient Aviation

Avient Aviation

Avient Aviation is an international cargo airline with its head office in Harare, Zimbabwe. The company was established in 1993 and offers scheduled and chartered flights to Africa and now operates scheduled services out of its hubs at Liège Airport in Belgium and at Sharjah International Airport...

 has its Continental Europe

Continental Europe

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 offices on the airport property.

Transportation

The airport is located next to the E42

European route E42

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 (exit 3), close to an important highway junction.

By bus

• A special bus (number 57) links the airport to Liège main train station (Liège-Guillemins
  Liège-Guillemins railway station
  Liège-Guillemins train station is the main station of the city of Liège, the third biggest city in Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the 3 Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network...
  
  ) where connections can be made for local, national and international high speed trains.

This bus operates only on week days.

LIEGE STATION: 7.20 8.20 10.20 12.20 14.20 16.20 17.20

LIEGE AIRPORT: 7.36 8.36 10.36 12.36 14.36 16.36 17.36

LIEGE AIRPORT, TNT: 7.40 8.40 10.40 12.40 14.40 16.40 17.40

• * TEC website
• Bus number 53 goes to Liège city centre (Place Saint-Lambert).