# Guernsey Airport (GCI / EGJB)

**Guernsey Airport** (IATA: GCI, ICAO: EGJB) is a medium airport in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. It opened on 5 May 1939. It has one runway, 1,583 m (5,194 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by States of Guernsey. In 2023 it handled 697 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GCI / EGJB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: States of Guernsey
- Serves: Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
- Opened: 5 May 1939
- Elevation: 102 m / 336 ft
- Coordinates: 49.4350, -2.6020
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,583 m / 5,194 ft
- Passengers: 697,021 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Guernsey
- Website: https://www.airport.gg/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernsey_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8995
- Weather station: EGJB · WMO 03894
- Ident: EGJB

## Timeline

- 5 May 1939: Guernsey Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,583 m / 5,194 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | 861,274 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 899,945 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 866,831 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 894,602 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 891,616 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 874,118 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 843,272 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 796,262 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 855,396 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 185,707 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 252,567 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 697,021 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services)
- SI [Blue Islands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-islands)

Former hub of [Guernsey Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/guernsey-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 697K (2023) | #967 of 3,974 | #231 in Europe | #1 in GG |
| Longest runway | 1,583 m / 5,194 ft | #6,028 of 29,858 | #936 in Europe | #1 in GG |
| Elevation | 102 m / 336 ft | =30,466 of 43,403 | =3,533 in Europe | #1 in GG |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | #2 in GG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | #2 in GG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 128.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 109.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [JER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjj.md) Jersey Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [ACI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egja.md) Alderney Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [CER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrc.md) Cherbourg Manche airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [GFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrf.md) Granville Airport · 97 km / 60 mi
- [LAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfro.md) Lannion Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [SBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrt.md) Saint-Brieuc-Armor Airport · 101 km / 63 mi

## Sources

- [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)
- [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/egjb/data