Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
Updates on aviation in the Channel Islands
Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is the sole airport on the island of Jersey. It opened on the 10th March 1937, replacing the beach landing strip at St Aubin’s Bay. The airport has a single runway and one passenger terminal. It handles both commercial and general aviation traffic, with regular flights to the UK and Europe. In 2024, the airport handled around 1.47 million passengers, with numbers peaking at 1.73 million in 2019. Jersey Airport is managed by Ports of Jersey. All data in these breakdowns is sourced from the CAA and NATS.
Runway: 08/26 | CAT I ILS | Concrete/Grooved Asphalt | 1,705m/5,594ft
Stands:
1x Code C Plus – A321 / B757
1x Code C Minus – A319 / B737-300
4x Code B – ATR 72 / E190
6x Code C – A320 / B737-800
Aerodrome Elevation: 277ft
NATS provides aeronautical services for the airport and Airport Coordination Limited allocates slots. Ground handling services are run by Swissport.
Jersey Airport is regularly operated to by the following airlines:
Blue Islands – ATR 72
British Airways (Mainline & Euroflyer) – A319, A320, A320neo
easyJet – A319, A320, A320neo
West Atlantic – ATR 72
Seasonally:
Aer Lingus Regional – ATR 72
Air Dolomiti – Embraer 195
ASL Airlines France – Boeing 737-700
BA CityFlyer – Embraer 190
Eastern Airways – ATR 72
Eurowings – Airbus A319, A320, A320neo
Finist’Air – Cessna 208
Jet2 – Boeing 737-300, 737-800
Smartwings – Boeing 737-800, 737 MAX 8
Military Traffic:
Belgium – Air Force – Atlas A400M
Irish Air Corps – CASA C295
Royal Air Force – Atlas A400M, C17 Globemaster
US Air Force – Dornier C-146A Wolfhound
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.