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Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
Airport Information
(Cologne, Germany)
 Named so because of its mid-way location between the two cities, Cologne Bonn Airport is thus a gateway to both destinations and is now one of Germany's largest by volume. Within the 40 busiest airports in Europe, Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) sees numerous daily international and domestic flights to the tune of almost 10 million-plus annual passengers and more than 40,000 a day at peaks times, with an overall capacity of 12 million.
Close to Lind, Rösrath, Scheiderhöhe, Siegburg and Troisdorf, the airport is open 24 hours day and sited approximately 15 km / 9 miles to the south-east of central Cologne and around 20 km / 12 miles to the north-east of Bonn. Cologne Bonn Airport currently employs a total of over 12,000 people and features a three-runway system, two terminals and covers around 2,470 acres / 1,000 hectares, making it Germany's number six airport in terms of size. Significant airlines include Air Berlin, Condor, Germanwings, Lufthansa and TUfly and Continental, which offers direct flights to New York.
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Close to the A59 motorway, shuttle buses run from Cologne Bonn Airport to and from Cologne and Bonn bus stations (busbahnhof), as well as to Dusseldorf Central Station from Terminal 2. There is also a railway station at the airport, where trains travel to Cologne, while taxis are readily available for transport to Bonn, Cologne, Troisdorf, Bruhl and Siegburg, amongst other locations.
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Information: History and Facilities
In 1938, a military airfield was created within the Wahner Heide area and featured a long runway and tall control tower. Just ten years later, Wahn Airport was gaining much interest from nearby Cologne and Bonn, and it was not long until these cities began using the airport extensively, with the most popular route being Berlin.
In 1953, the runway was extended and immediately became the country's longest, serving jet planes and large commercial aircraft. By the 1960s, the North Rhine Westphalia government had encouraged the expansion of international flights, linking the USA and Japan. A new terminal building was opened at Cologne Bonn Airport in 1969, along with the Holiday Inn Airport Hotel in 1974, additional cargo terminals added in 1977 and 1985, and a major car park created in 1986, next to arrivals.
The year of 1993 was instrumental in improving ground transport connections, being the year that a railway link was added, and just one year later, Cologne Bonn Airport began serving more than one million passengers every year. More recently in 2006, the airport opened an enormous extension to the European cargo building, costing over $130 million.
Cologne Bonn Airport has two terminals, with banks, bureaux de change and cash machines in both. In addition, there is a post office, left-luggage facility and a lost property office in Terminal 2 Arrivals. Cafés, fast-food joints, full-service restaurants and bars are located in both terminals, such as Caeftiero, Subway and Maredo, as well as extensive shopping options, including duty-free goods at Travel Value.
The Stockheim Conference Centre can be found on the third floor of the Terminal 1 building and offers conference and business facilities, as does the nearby Holiday Inn Conference Centre. Also of interest for business passengers at Cologne Bonn Airport, the Airport Business Lounge in Terminal 2 Departures contains basic business facilities.
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Information: About Cologne Tourism
Cologne is a magnificent city of fine museums and architecture, being best known for its 13th-century Gothic cathedral, the Dom, while other highlights include the Botanical Gardens, the zoo and the Rheinpark. Located in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of western Germany, Cologne is the capital of the Rhineland and regularly hosts many enormous events at its Trade Fair complex.
To the south-west of Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), the city of Bonn was the former capital of West Germany and much of the city was destroyed at the end of the war, although most of the old, medieval town centre (Altstadt) remains - a stark contrast to the rejuvenated riverfront. Both the Münsterplatz and the Marktplatz are great places to begin sightseeing in Bonn.
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