Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
Alderney Airport (IATA: ACI, ICAO: EGJA) is the only airport on the island of Alderney. It opened in 1935, making it the oldest civil airport in the Channel Islands. The airport has one asphalt runway and two grass runways, along with a small terminal building. It serves regional and inter-island flights, with its only commercial services being to Guernsey and Southampton. In 2024, the airport handled around 47,700 passengers, with figures gradually recovering from a post-pandemic low of 28,000 in 2020. Alderney Airport is operated by States of Guernsey. All data in these breakdowns is sourced from the CAA and NATS.
Runways:
03/21 | Grass | 497m/1,631t
08/26 | No ILS System, NDB or RNP ONLY | Asphalt | 877m/2,877ft
13/31 | Grass | 733m/2,405ft
Aerodrome Elevation: 290ft
NATS provides aeronautical services for the airport, while Aurigny handles ground services and is the sole commercial airline serving the airport.
Alderney Airport is regularly operated to year-round by just one airline:
Aurigny – Dornier 228
Seasonally:
Finist’Air – Cessna 208
Note: The routes shown include only scheduled passenger flights and charter flights organised by local tour operators. Other charter flights are not displayed. For detailed route maps of Aurigny and Blue Islands, please visit their dedicated pages on our website. For a seasonal breakdown of routes served just open the side bar below.