Alderney Airport

Alderney Airport was the first airport in the Channel Islands, built in 1938, and is the closest Channel Island airport to the South coast of England. Uniquely amongst Channel Islands airports, it has three operational runways. The airport serves several scheduled direct flights daily from Aurigny Air Services (Southampton and Guernsey) and Blue Islands Airline (Bournemouth and Guernsey) as well as thousands of private aviators. Airport facilities include a hangar, the Airport Fire Station and low cost, duty-free, tax-free AvGas refuelling.

The small airport building - erected in 1968 - contains an arrivals hall and a departure lounge with two check-in desks for Alderney's two local airlines, Aurigny Air Services and Blue Islands Airline. The departure lounge also includes a security check area for passengers and luggage.

There is also a small airport buffet which serves snacks and non-alcoholic refreshments from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The Airport Buffet also sells duty-free alcohol and tobacco and other duty-free goods as well as a range of souvenirs, cosmetics, perfumes and "made in Alderney" products. There is a taxi rank and you can use the freephone in the Arrivals Hall to book your transfer taxi or rental car.

The main runway, 26/08 is 880 metres long and is mainly bitmac. The two secondary runways are both grass. 14/32 being 732 metres long, with 03/21 having a length of 497 metres.

One of the most famous frequently photographed fixtures of the airport is the sun dial outside the building, as wells as the "knit-while-you-wait" box in the departure lounge, which invites waiting passengers to help knit squares. Wool is donated and the squares are subsequently stitched together to make blankets for charity.

Light Aviation

Alderney airport is 'Light Aviation Friendly' and open seven days a week. The airport hosts annual Island Air Races, held during September. The races are run jointly by the Alderney Flying Club and the Royal Aero Club, with the results counting towards the British Air Racing Campionships.

Flight Planning: Alderney Airport is situated within and governed by, the regulations applicable to the Channel Islands CTR (Class[A] airspace) and Alderney CTR (Class [D] airspace).

Pilots who are unable to comply with full IFR requirements may, subject to weather minimum and air traffic restrictions, be cleared for flight within the Zone on a Special VFR clearance. Details of SVFR restrictions will be found in the UK AIP Aerodrome (AD Volume 1), or Pooleys Flight Guide.

Prior permission for SVFR Zone entry clearance should be obtained by telephone from Jersey Air Traffic Control (Tel: +44 (0)1534 492243).

VFR ROUTE ENTRY POINT: It should be noted that following the introduction of PROHIBITED AREAS over both Cap de la Hague and Flamanville, the original VFR Routes between Alderney and those points have been suspended.

An alternative VFR route Alderney - Vauville (4934359N, 0014807W) has been created to avoid both of these areas.

It should also be noted that DANGER AREA LF - 575 has been suspended to accommodate this new VFR route.

General Information: The Fly to Alderney information guide providing information about the facilities available to general aviation users is available from the States of Alderney Marketing Department (Tel: 01481 822811) or downloaded here. This guide is pre-punched and folds to fit either your Pooleys or you Jeppesen binders.

Alderney Airport: It is the closest Channel Island airport to the South coast of England. If you decide to cross the Channel by means of the Light Aircraft corridor and then route to the Island through France, there will remain only a short over-water crossing to Alderney from the French coast at Veauville.

The main runway is equipped with low intensity lighting, with portable lighting being available on runway 14/32. Alderney has an NDB (383.0 KHz 'ALD'), providing a useful approach aid.

Once on the ground, parking is free for 72 hours for aircraft weighing less than three metric tonnes. Landing fees are very reasonable starting from about £6 depending on aircraft weight, day of arrival, length of stay (minimum 1 night) and/or fuel uplift (most credit cards accepted). Hangar space is limited, especially during the summer months. Tie downs however, are normally available.

Visiting pilots are requested to visit the Flight Clearance Office on arrival (adjacent to the Fire Station), where a self-briefing unit is available, with a direct fax link to the control tower.

AvGas Supply

AEL (Alderney Electricity Limited), the Alderney-based suppliers of duty-free and VAT-free AvGas have made substantial investments to provide this service to private aviators and commercial aviation companies.

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Commercial Airline Statistics

The commercial passenger figures for April 2011 were as follows;

Month	2011	2010	INCREASE / DECREASE	% INCREASE / DECREASE
April	6125	5272	853	16%

In April 2011 passenger figures were 6,125 having increased by 16% (853 pax) compared with April 2010 at 5,272.

Aurigny's total numbers of passengers for April 2011 were as follows;

In April 2011 passenger figures increased by 19% (863 pax), this is due to the following; Aurigny's Southampton route increased by 22% (427 pax) whilst their Guernsey route increased by 17% (436 pax).

AURIGNY
April	2011 Total	2010 Total	INCREASE / DECREASE	% INCREASE / DECREASE
TOTAL	5307	4444	863	19%
SOU	2376	1949	427	22%
GSY	2931	2495	436	17%

Malcolm Coupar of Aurigny said “For reason of depressed numbers last year (ash cloud airspace closures) passenger numbers in April grew significantly, putting that aside we felt there was continued growth on our UK via Guernsey services.”

Blue Islands’ total numbers of passengers for April 2011 were as follows;

In April 2011, passenger figures decreased by 1% (10 pax).

BLUE ISLANDS
April	2011 Total	2010 Total	INCREASE / DECREASE	% INCREASE / DECREASE
TOTAL	818	828	-10	-1%
GSY	818	828	-10	-1%

Private Aviation

The private aviation figures for April 2011 were as follows;

Private Aircraft
April	2011	2010	INCREASE / DECREASE	% INCREASE / DECREASE
TOTAL PLANES	169	101	68	67%
Crew
TOTAL CREW	424	252	172	68%

In April 2011, 169 private aircraft visited Alderney, an increase of 67% (68 planes) when compared with April 2010 which received 101.  The number of crew, increased by 68% (172 pax) in April 2011, from 252 in 2010.

Alderney Airport Manager Keith Webster “April 2011 was quite a month, failing by just one aircraft to be the best April ever for GA arrivals at Alderney airport. Yes, the good weather helped, but there can be no denying that the figures are very encouraging.”

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Commercial Aviation

Aurigny

TOTALS				AURIGNY
Month	Total	Total		Total	Total	SOU	SOU	GSY	GSY
	PAX	PAX		PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX
	2011	2010		2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Jan	3218	2730		3218	2730	1310	1169	1908	1561
Feb	3368	3125		3368	3125	1375	1306	1993	1819
Mar	4176	3923		4176	3923	1516	1682	2660	2241
Apr	5307	4444		5307	4444	2376	1949	2931	2495
May	0	5600		0	5600	0	2408	0	3192
Jun	0	5300		0	5300	0	2283	0	3017
Jul	0	6939		0	6939	0	3346	0	3593
Aug	0	8297		0	8297	0	4468	0	3829
Sep	0	5849		0	5849	0	2331	0	3518
Oct	0	5012		0	5012	0	2173	0	2839
Nov	0	3716		0	3716	0	1429	0	2287
Dec	0	3537		0	3537	0	1690	0	1847
Year to date	16069	14222		16069	14222	6577	6106	9492	8116

Blue Islands

TOTALS			BLUE ISLANDS
Month	Total	Total	TOTAL	TOTAL	GSY	GSY
	PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX	PAX
	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Jan	536	425	425	536	425	536
Feb	648	704	704	648	704	648
Mar	777	824	824	777	824	777
Apr	828	818	818	828	818	828
May	1103	0	0	1103	0	1103
Jun	1130	0	0	1130	0	1130
Jul	1170	0	0	1170	0	1170
Aug	1191	0	0	1191	0	1191
Sep	949	0	0	949	0	949
Oct	803	0	0	803	0	803
Nov	575	0	0	575	0	575
Dec	519	0	0	519	0	519
Year to date	2789	2771	2771	2789	2771	2789

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Private Aviation

Aircraft (2010, 2011)

			UK		Internat.		C.I.
Month	Aircraft		Origin		Origin		Origin
	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
JAN	22	21	13	9	4	4	5	8
FEB	27	25	15	12	5	4	7	9
MAR	77	62	47	39	20	21	10	2
APR	169	101	108	60	41	31	20	10
MAY	0	158	0	88	0	33	0	37
JUNE	0	167	0	95	0	54	0	18
JULY	0	192	0	119	0	53	0	20
AUG	0	155	0	101	0	26	0	28
SEPT	0	145	0	81	0	36	0	28
OCT	0	58	0	34	0	12	0	12
NOV	0	26	0	16	0	6	0	4
DEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
YEAR TO DATE	295	209	183	120	70	60	42	29
TOTAL	295	1110	183	654	70	280	42	176
SEPT	145	145	81	81	36	36	28	28
AIR RACES	0	57		54		3		0

Air Crew (2010, 2011)

	Crew		Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew
Month	Total		UK	UK	Intern	Intern	CI	CI
	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
JAN	56	42	37	15	7	7	12	20
FEB	68	60	34	25	11	10	23	25
MAR	174	141	102	90	55	47	17	4
APR	424	252	264	142	111	81	49	29
MAY	0	382	0	225	0	73	0	84
JUNE	0	398	0	225	0	133	0	40
JULY	0	501	0	291	0	146	0	64
AUG	0	380	0	245	0	63	0	72
SEPT	0	366	0	205	0	84	0	77
OCT	0	135	0	79	0	18	0	38
NOV	0	59	0	32	0	13	0	14
DEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
YEAR TO DATE	722	495	437	272	184	145	101	78
TOTAL	722	2716	437	1574	184	675	101	467
SEPT	366	366	205	205	84	84	77	77
AIR RACES	Crew		Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew	Crew

Fees and Bednights (2010, 2011)

Bednights		Fees
Month	Total		Total
	2011	2010	2011	2010
JAN	4	1	278.40	314.00
FEB	0	22	422.10	372.80
MAR	43	44	933.67	778.00
APR	114	51	2687.60	1321.73
MAY	0	87	0.00	2514.98
JUNE	0	62	0.00	2033.70
JULY	0	106	0.00	2460.80
AUG	0	100	0.00	1943.48
SEPT	0	25	0.00	2204.10
OCT	0	12	0.00	807.40
NOV	0	18	0.00	284.00
DEC	0	0	0.00	0.00
YEAR TO DATE	161	118	4321.77	2786.53
TOTAL	161	528	4321.77	15034.99

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