Facts & figures

P.O. Box

Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH
Postfach 98 01 20
51129 Köln

Adress

Heinrich-Steinmann-Str. 12
51147 Köln

Date of foundation

8 December 1950

Area of the airport site

1,000 hectares

3-runway system

intercontinental runway (14 L/32 R) = 3,815 metres
parallel takeoff and landing runways (14 R/32 L) = 1,863 metres
crosswind runway (06/24) = 2,459 metres

Jobs

Cologne Bonn Airport as a whole: about 13,375 people in 128 companies and public authorities. Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH (Cologne/Bonn operating company): 1,821 employees.

IATA-Code

CGN

ICAO-Code

EDDK

ICAO-classification

4 E

Geographical position

50° 52' 02" N latitude
07° 08' 37" E longitude
77 m above NN (airport reference point)
The airport is located 14.8 km south-east of the centre of Cologne

Operating hours

24 hours

Terminals

2 Terminals with a capacity of 14 million passengers per year

Terminal 1

opened in 1970, Architect: Prof. Scheider von Esleben,
extension "Starwalk" in 2004; € 25 million investment, Architect: Helmut Jahn

Terminal 2

opened in 2000, € 195 million investment, including the luggage sorting system, Architect: Helmut Jahn (additional € 43 million invesment for Car Park 2)

Aprons

A total of 9:
5 aprons for pax
4 aprons for cargo

Positions

A total of 114:
18 terminal positions
96 apron positions

Passenger Bridges

A total of 19:
Terminal 1: 10 bridges
Terminal 2: 9 bridges

Gates

A total of 55 Gates:
Terminal 1: 37 Gates
Terminal 2: 19 Gates

Check-In desk

A total of 86 desks:
Terminal 1: 46 Check-In desks
Terminal 2: 40 Check-In desks

Non-Aviation

Almost 9,247 m2 non-aviation floor space in the terminals
Medical Centre 240 m2
A total of 53 shops and restaurants:
32 shops
21 restaurants/cafés

Cargo centre

Ten cargo terminals, high-bay warehouse for aircraft pallets

Area of operations

approx. 1,000 hectares

Tower

Monitors all flight operations by the DFS (German Air Traffic Control), officially opened in 1994, height: 56 m, modern radar systems, fully-glazed octagonal cabin

Fire servie

The airport fire service is, in conformity with ICAO regulations, equipped with all necessary vehicles and equipment and is operational 24 hours a day.

Other facilities

Hangar 1 (70 x 30 m, entrance height 5.5 m)
Hangar 2 (100 x 40 m, entrance height 12.5 m)
Hangar 3 (100 x 65 m, entrance height 14.5 m)
Hangar 6 (100 x 40 m, entrance height 9.0 m)
fuel depots, in-flight catering companies

Power supply

The airport operating company as a network operator

NW-SO 14L/32R 3815 m x 60 m

Two-side approach path with instrument landing system (ILS), high-performance approach lighting system, runway centre-line and side lights

Approach 32 R

ICAO category III b with Approach Flashlighting System and runway touchdown zone lighting, PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator)

Approach 14 L

ICAO category III a, PAPI

SW-NO 06 / 24 2459 m x 45 m

High-performance approach lighting system, runway centre-line and side lights

Approach 24

Precision approach path according to ICAO category I with ILS and Approach Flashlighting System, PAPI

Approach 06

Instrument approach path according to the ICAO standard (without ILS), PAPI

NW-SO 14R/32L 1863 m x 45 m

High-performance approach lights, runway centre-line and side lights, instrument approach path according to the ICAO standard (without ILS), PAPI

Additional landing aids

360° radar (ASR-8), non-directional broadcasting (NDB), VHF directional radio broadcasting with distance measuring unit (VOR-DME)