CWL — Cardiff International Airport
Large airport in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
- IATA code
- CWL
- ICAO code
- EGFF
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 857,397
- 2022 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 8
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC / UTC+1
- Europe/London
- Elevation
- 67 m
- 220 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,354 m
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About CWL
Cardiff International Airport is a large airport serving Cardiff, United Kingdom. It opened in 1952 and is run by Abertis. 857,397 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from CWL.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from CWL
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| CWL → ALC | 1,474 km | 115,831 |
| CWL → AMS | 567 km | 104,267 |
| CWL → AGP | 1,638 km | 88,346 |
| CWL → DUB | 301 km | 83,716 |
| CWL → ACE | 2,636 km | 40,497 |
| CWL → CFU | 2,225 km | 24,659 |
| CWL → PFO | 3,406 km | 20,563 |
| CWL → TPA | 6,904 km | 240 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BRS | Bristol Airport | 44 km |
| EXT | Exeter International Airport | 74 km |
| BOH | Bournemouth Airport | 125 km |
| SOU | Southampton Airport | 147 km |
Distance from CWL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,354 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom · 51.3967, -3.3433
Questions
Cardiff International Airport has the IATA code CWL and the ICAO code EGFF. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
CWL is a large airport in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, at 51.3967, -3.3433, 67 m above sea level.
CWL is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).
857,397 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.
Cardiff International Airport opened in 1952.
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