Luxembourg Airport (ELLX/LUX)



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ELLX
LUX

Civil
Paved
Yes
4000m (13123 feet)
60m (197 feet)
06/24
UTC+1 (+2 DST)

N 49° 37' 24"
E 6° 12' 16"
376 m (1234 ft)

134.750
118.100
118.900
131.625
131.800
121.500
Live Radar Coverage for Luxembourg:

FlightRadar - Luxembourg


Luxembourg Airport Webcams:

East Webcam East Webcam



Luxembourg Airport Pictures :

- Terminal A: (operational since 21.05.2008)

Underground Parking Outside Main Hall Shops Check-In Desks
Restaurant View from the Restaurant Business Lounge Departure Area
     
One of the 5 bridges Official Opening      


- New Terminal A: (during construction works)

January 2006
February 2006
July 2006
July 2006
July 2006
September 2006
December 2007
December 2007
February 2008
February 2008
   
February 2008
February 2008
February 2008
   


- Old Terminal A: (closed since 20.05.2008)

Entrance (Parking Side)
Main Hall
Check-In Desks
Departures
Arrivals
Apron Side
Last Day of operations (20.05.08)


- Tower:

South-West Side
Close-Up
During Departure
Old Tower Building


- Radar Dome:

Old and New Radar
New Radar (2006)
New Radar (2006)


- Cargolux + Luxair Maintenance Hangars:

Cargolux Hangar
Luxair Hangar


- New Cargolux Maintenance Hangar:

under construction
under construction
under construction
October 2008
June 2009
July 2011
     
July 2011      


- Luxair Cargocenter:

         
         
         
     
         


History :

- Future Projects New project for the Terminal A train station. No train will be conected to the airport.
  New Control Tower
  Runway renovation
- 2018 Connection bridge between Terminal A and B finished
- July 2018 Automated border control gates installed at the airport
- March 2012 Demolition of the Old Terminal finished
- August 2009 Demolition of the Old Terminal started
- 1st July 2009 The new Cargolux Maintenance Hangar is officially in use with the first Boeing 747 arriving for a check
- 21st May 2008 Passenger Terminal A in service
- 20th May 2008 Old Terminal closed after 33 years of service
- November 2007 Extended Cargo Terminal has been finished
-13th April 2007 New Radar is taken online (official inauguration on 6th June 2007)
- December 2006 Construction of the new Radar Dome has been finished.
- July 2006 Construction of the new Radar Dome has begon.
- May 2004 Constructions for the New Terminal B finished.
- Since December 2003 Construction for a new Terminal A started
Terminal A will be connected to Terminal B after the demolition of the old Terminal.
- 1992 New Radionavigation equipment is installed.
- 9th November 1985 A bomb attack destroys ILS installation on runway 24.
- 1984 The runway was extended to 4000m (13123ft) (actual length)
- 1982-1992 Construction of a new, higher Tower (35m). Operational on 17th April 1993.
A new Cargo Center is is built.
- 1975 A second, bigger Terminal was finished.
Luxembourg Airport Administration is created (located in the old Terminal)
- 1963 First Jet lands at Luxembourg Airport.
- 13th December 1960 EUROCONTROL is founded (Luxembourg is founding member)
- 17th December 1959 GLCCA (Luxembourg Guilde Of Air Traffic Controllers) is founded.
- 1957 The runway was extended to 2830 m (9285 ft)
ILS installed on runway 24.
- 1951 Construction of the main hangar.
- 1950's Main runway has been increased to 2000 x 60 m. Secondary runway is build (200/020 ; 1600 x 50 m)
ATC, Police, Customs are established.
- 15th February 1950 Tower goes operational.
- 1949 Construction of the first Tower.
Runway : 1160 x 40 m
- 25th March 1948 Luxembourg joins ICAO.
- September 1946 Opening of the first airport in Luxembourg (runway unpaved at that time)
- 12th August 1946 Constructions of the first Terminal started. (finished in 1948; today: out of service)
- 19th March 1937 Luxembourg Government approves the construction of an airport.
Stopped by WWII, in which the US army uses the runway.