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Cardiff Airport

Cardiff

  • IATACWL
  • ICAOEGFF
953,681 Passengers a year (2025)
Serves
Cardiff
Operator
Cardiff International Airport Ltd.
Owner
Welsh Government
Opened
2 April 1954
Elevation
220 ft (67 m)
Runways
1 (longest 2,354 m)
Airlines based here
Not recorded

About the airport

Cardiff Airport (Welsh: Maes Awyr Caerdydd; IATA: CWL, ICAO: EGFF) is an international airport in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, to the south-west of Cardiff, Wales. It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales. The airport is owned by the Welsh Government, operating it at arm's length as a commercial business. In 2025, the airport was ranked 20th busiest airport in the United Kingdom, handling 953,681 passengers, up 9% on 2024.

This summary is adapted from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. Passenger and runway figures come from the same source and can lag the latest annual totals, so check the figures the operator publishes for the current total.

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