Facts & figures
General
- P.O. Box
- Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH
Postfach 98 01 20
51129 Köln - Address
- Heinrich-Steinmann-Str. 12
51147 Köln - Date of foundation
- 8 December 1950
- Area of the airport site
- 1,000 hectares
- 3-runway system
- intercontinental runway (14 L/32 R) = 3,815 metres
parallel takeoff and landing runways (14 R/32 L) = 1,863 metres
crosswind runway (06/24) = 2,459 metres - Jobs
- Cologne Bonn Airport as a whole: about 14,804 people in 115 companies and public authorities. Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH (Cologne/Bonn operating company): 1,856 employees (2017)
Technical information
IATA-Code
CGN
ICAO-Code
EDDK
ICAO-classification
4 E
Geographical position
50° 52' 02" N latitude
07° 08' 37" E longitude
77 m above NN (airport reference point)
The airport is located 14.8 km south-east of the centre of Cologne
Operating hours
24 hours
Terminals
2 Terminals with a capacity of 14 million passengers per year
Terminal 1
opened in 1970, Architect: Prof. Scheider von Esleben, extension "Starwalk" in 2004; € 25 million investment, Architect: Helmut Jahn
Terminal 2
opened in 2000, € 195 million investment, including the luggage sorting system, Architect: Helmut Jahn (additional € 43 million invesment for Car Park 2)
Aprons
A total of 9:
5 aprons for pax (21 ha)
4 aprons for cargo (29 ha)
Apron positions
A total of 113:
27 positions close to terminals
86 remote positions
Passenger Bridges
A total of 17:
Terminal 1: 9 bridges
Terminal 2: 8 bridges
Gates
A total of 48 Gates:
Terminal 1: 28 Gates
Terminal 2: 20 Gates
Security lanes
A total of 14:
Terminal 1: 14
Check-In desk
A total of 85 desks:
Terminal 1: 45 Check-In desks
Terminal 2: 40 Check-In desks
Non-Aviation
Almost 9,449 m2 non-aviation floor space in the terminals
Medical Centre 240 m2
Cargo centre
Ten cargo terminals, high-bay warehouse for aircraft pallets
Area of operation
approx. 1,000 hectares
Tower
Monitors all flight operations by the DFS (German Air Traffic Control), officially opened in 1994, height: 56 m, modern radar systems, fully-glazed octagonal cabin
Fire servie
The airport fire service is, in conformity with ICAO regulations, equipped with all necessary vehicles and equipment and is operational 24 hours a day.
Other facilities
Hangar 1 (70 x 30 m, entrance height 5.5 m)
Hangar 2 (100 x 40 m, entrance height 12.5 m)
Hangar 3 (100 x 65 m, entrance height 14.5 m)
Hangar 6 (100 x 40 m, entrance height 9.0 m)
fuel depots, in-flight catering companies
Power supply
The airport operating company as a network operator
Takeoff and landing runways
- NW-SO 14L/32R
3815 m x 60 m
Two-side approach path with instrument landing system (ILS), high-performance approach lighting system, runway centre-line and side lights
- Arrival 32 R
ICAO category III b with Approach Flashlighting System and runway touchdown zone lighting, PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator)
- Arrival 14L
ICAO category III a, PAPI
- SW-NO 06/24
2459 m x 45 m
ICAO category III a, PAPIHigh-performance approach lighting system, runway centre-line and side lights
- Arrival 24
Precision approach path according to ICAO category I with ILS and Approach Flashlighting System, PAPI
- Arrival 06
Instrument approach path according to the ICAO standard (without ILS), PAPI
- NW-SO 14R/32L
1863 m x 45 m
High-performance approach lights, runway centre-line and side lights, instrument approach path according to the ICAO standard (without ILS), PAPI
- Additional landing aids
Unlike many other airports that are already facing supply shortfalls, Cologne Bonn Airport has the largest reserves of takeoff and landing capacities in Germany.
This means that airlines have a free choice of slots and can optimise their flight schedules.
The modern takeoff and landing runway system of Cologne Bonn Airport, with its longest runway of 3,815 m (Cat III A), allows non-stop flights of fully loaded and fully fuelled jets to any destination in the world.
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