# Cardiff International Airport (CWL / EGFF)

**Cardiff International Airport** (IATA: CWL, ICAO: EGFF) is a large airport in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It opened in 1952. It has one runway, 2,354 m (7,723 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Abertis. In 2022 it handled 857 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egff

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CWL / EGFF
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Abertis
- Serves: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1952
- Elevation: 67 m / 220 ft
- Coordinates: 51.3967, -3.3433
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,354 m / 7,723 ft
- Passengers: 857,397 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.cardiff-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Airport (37 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8994
- Weather station: EGFF · WMO 03715
- Ident: EGFF

## Timeline

- 1952: Cardiff International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,354 m / 7,723 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,208,202 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 1,013,386 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 1,057,073 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 1,019,545 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,158,575 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,344,273 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,464,180 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,579,286 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,651,380 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 219,197 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 122,729 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 857,397 | Wikidata |

## Routes

8 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 300 km / 186 mi · Ryanair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 566 km / 352 mi · KLM
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,474 km / 916 mi · Ryanair, Vueling
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,639 km / 1,018 mi · Vueling
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,822 km / 1,754 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (4)

- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,639 km / 1,018 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,640 km / 1,019 mi · Ryanair
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 5,527 km / 3,434 mi · WestJet
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 6,558 km / 4,075 mi · Norse Atlantic Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CWL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- IP [Inter European Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/inter-european-airways)

### Passenger (5)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 5
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 2
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- N0 [Norse Atlantic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norse-atlantic-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Airways International Cymru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airways-international-cymru), [Cambrian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambrian-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 857K (2022) | #889 of 3,974 | #214 in Europe | #18 in GB |
| Longest runway | 2,354 m / 7,723 ft | #2,974 of 29,858 | #581 in Europe | #28 in GB |
| Elevation | 67 m / 220 ft | =33,380 of 43,403 | =4,224 in Europe | =318 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =774 in Europe | #180 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Cardiff Radar | 125.855 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.480 |
| TWR | Cardiff Tower | 133.105 |
| APP | Cardiff Approach | 119.155 |
| Area Control | Cardiff Radar | 133.600 |
| FIRE | Cardiff Fire | 121.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdx.md) MOD St Athan · 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [SWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egfh.md) Swansea Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [YEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdy.md) RNAS Yeovilton · 65 km / 41 mi
- [EGDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdc.md) Royal Marines Base Chivenor · 66 km / 41 mi
- [EXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egte.md) Exeter International Airport · 74 km / 46 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cardiff Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Airport&oldid=1370740464), revision of 22 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egff/data