Antwerp - Airport

The Antwerp International Airport is 2 km from the city center in the Dörne district. It is one of the largest in Belgium and mainly serves VLM's flights. This center of aviation communications is characterized by a short runway length - about 1500 m, therefore it is not intended for maintenance and management of large aircraft. However, the airport is used not only for regular flights belonging to 5 major airlines, but also for business flights. Here landing of charter planes is possible.

Interesting facts about the airport

If you are planning to travel to Antwerp by air, you will be interested to know useful information about the local airport:

1. It was founded in the early twentieth century, but since that time, works on restoration and modernization have been carried out repeatedly. So, the airport has one passenger terminal, which was renovated relatively recently - in 2006.
2. The airport has a well-developed infrastructure: tourist offices, restaurants, cafes, bars, banking institutions, business center, Duty Free shops work with it. If necessary, passengers can get qualified assistance in the health center. There is free Wi-Fi in the recreation room.
3. If you wait long for departure, visit the Aviation Museum, which presents many military aircraft from the times of the First World War. For everyone, a cultural institution is open from 14.00 to 17.00 on weekends, but it can also be accessed on weekdays as part of a group excursion (at least 20 people). The cost of admission is 3 euros, for children from 10 years and elderly people over 65 years old - 1.5 euros, for children under 10 years-free.
4. This center of air communications connects Antwerp with Manchester, London, Liverpool, Dublin and some other cities - Geneva, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and others (with a transfer in the capital of Great Britain). Here, the traveler can take a Jetairfly plane ticket to Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Barcelona, ​​Malaga, Split, etc.

Rules for the carriage of passengers

At the airport in Antwerp, registration for international flights starts in 2.5 hours and ends 40 minutes before the take-off of the aircraft.

If you took a ticket for an internal flight, you should appear at the check-in counter no earlier than 1.5-2 hours before the departure of the aircraft: then the registration of passengers will begin.

For registration you will need a passport and a ticket. When registering on the Internet, the passenger will be asked to show only the identity document.

The following requirements for the transportation of luggage apply at this air traffic center:

1. All baggage allowed for transportation must be registered. On the hands of the passenger issued a tear-off ticket, which he makes at the place of arrival.
2. Transportation of goods, the mass of which exceeds the norms established by the air carrier, is carried out only by prior reservation or if there is a technical capability.
3. Money, documents and jewelry must be transported with you. By agreement with the staff, you can also take fragile or fragile items to the salon.
4. In the transportation of dangerous goods (explosives, poisons, etc.), banned for importation into the territory of the country to which you fly, you will be refused. For transportation of animals it is necessary to obtain the additional permission of the carrier.

How to get there?

There is an Antwerpen-Berchem railway station not far from the airport building. Between her and the air terminal there is a shuttle bus, which is on the road for no longer than 10 minutes. From the center of Antwerp, tourists can get to the airport by buses 33, 21 and 14. If you get by car, stick to Luchthavenlei or Krijgsbaan streets that circle the international air traffic center from the west and south respectively.