Plans are well underway for the UEFA Champions League Final airlift with hundreds of extra flights to and from Cardiff Airport across the 2nd, 3rd & 4th June.
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been planning for this event for some time and have special plans in place such as positioning empty aircraft to other airfields to ease ramp congestion at Wales’ National Airport.
The UEFA Champions League final will be played at Wales’ National Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 3rd June with Italian side Juventus taking on Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Cardiff will be receiving primarily Juventus fans although some Real Madrid fans will be arriving into the Welsh Hub. Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) will be the opposite, receiving primarily Real Madrid fans with a few flights from Italy.
A regular ferry service from Bristol Airport across to Cardiff Heliport is also planned along with VIP helicopters arriving.
Other airports including Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ) and Cotswold Airport (GBA/EGBP) are expecting a large influx of business jets and general aviation traffic.
Cardiff is starting to see signs of the sporting event with automotive sponsor Nissan seen flying an Nissan X-Trail across the city for a PR event earlier this week.
If you are planning to visit Cardiff to view the aircraft arrivals and departures then check out our handy spotting guide.
Details are still being ironed out but here are the flights we know about so far.
| Thursday 1st June | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigle Azur Airlines | ZI959 | Paris Orly(ORY) | 10:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | ||
| Air France | AF4004 | Lyon(LYS) | 10:40 | Cardiff(CWL) | ||
| Aigle Azur Airlines | ZI927 | Paris Orly(ORY) | 13:55 | Cardiff(CWL) | ||
| Air Nostrum | YW2010 | Madrid(MAD) | 14:05 | Cardiff(CWL) | 22:45 | A320 |
| Friday 2nd June | ||||||
| Air Nostrum | Madrid(MAD) | 13:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 14:15 | CRJ1000 | |
| RYANAIR | FR5089 | Madrid(MAD) | 11:10 | Cardiff(CWL) | 12:20 | B738 |
| RYANAIR | FR5090 | Cardiff(CWL) | 12:45 | Madrid(MAD) | 15:45 | B738 |
| VUELING | VY7756 | Rome(FCO) | 21.15 | Cardiff(CWL) | 22:45 | A320 |
| ALITALIA | Milan(MXP) | 04:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 05:00 | A320 | |
| MALETH AERO | Madrid(MAD) | 06:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 07:00 | B733 | |
| ENTER AIR | Madrid(MAD) | 06:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 07:00 | B738 | |
| ERNEST AIRLINES | Milan(MXP) | 06:55 | Cardiff(CWL) | 08:00 | A319 | |
| COBREX | Madrid(MAD) | 10:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 11:05 | B733 | |
| MERIDIANA | Milan(MXP) | 10:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 11:05 | B762 | |
| ALITALIA | Milan(MXP) | 13:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 14:00 | B772 | |
| Saturday 3rd June | ||||||
| VUELING | VY7758 | Rome(FCO) | 00:25 | Cardiff(CWL) | 01:55 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7756 | Rome(FCO) | 07:50 | Cardiff(CWL) | 09:20 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7769 | Milan(MXP) | 08:15 | Cardiff(CWL) | 09:20 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7791 | Milan(MXP) | 08:50 | Cardiff(CWL) | 09:55 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7773 | Turin(TRN) | 09:40 | Cardiff(CWL) | 10:45 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7771 | Milan(MXP) | 13:50 | Cardiff(CWL) | 14:55 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7757 | Rome(FCO) | 14:30 | Cardiff(CWL) | 16:00 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7793 | Rome(FCO) | 14:50 | Cardiff(CWL) | 16:20 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7775 | Turin(TRN) | 15:25 | Cardiff(CWL) | 16:30 | A320 |
| AIR LUBO | Madrid(MAD) | 06:00 | Cardiff(CWL) | 07:10 | MD83 | |
| MERIDIANA | Milan(MXP) | 06:30 | Cardiff(CWL) | 07:30 | B762 | |
| AIR HORIZON | Milan(MXP) | 07:10 | Cardiff(CWL) | 08:15 | B734 | |
| CARPATAIR | Milan(MXP) | 09:30 | Cardiff(CWL) | 10:30 | F100 | |
| AZORE AIRLINES | Madrid(MAD) | 10:35 | Cardiff(CWL) | 11:35 | A310 | |
| ALITALIA | Milan(MXP) | 12:05 | Cardiff(CWL) | 13:05 | A320 | |
| Sunday 4th June | ||||||
| VUELING | VY7756 | Cardiff(CWL) | 02:00 | Rome(FCO) | 05:30 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7774 | Cardiff(CWL) | 02:55 | Turin(TRN) | 06:00 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7770 | Cardiff(CWL) | 03:00 | Milan(MXP) | 06:05 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7780 | Cardiff(CWL) | 04:05 | Milan(MXP) | 07:10 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7758 | Cardiff(CWL) | 06:40 | Rome(FCO) | 10:10 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7768 | Cardiff(CWL) | 08:25 | Rome(FCO) | 11:55 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7780 | Cardiff(CWL) | 08:35 | Milan(MXP) | 11:40 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7776 | Cardiff(CWL) | 08:40 | Turin(TRN) | 11:45 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7784 | Cardiff(CWL) | 09:55 | Rome(FCO) | 13:05 | A320 |
| VUELING | VY7762 | Cardiff(CWL) | 14:35 | Rome(FCO) | 18:05 | A320 |
| Monday 5th June | ||||||
| VUELING | VY7754 | Cardiff(CWL) | 01:50 | Rome(FCO) | 05:20 | A320 |
| RYANAIR | FR5089 | Mardid(MAD) | 17:15 | Cardiff(CWL) | 18:15 | B738 |
| RYANAIR | FR5090 | Cardiff(CWL) | 18:40 | Madrid(MAD) | 21:40 | B738 |
Aviation Wales would like to acknowledge the help of our Facebook Group in particular Lee Walker and Jeremy Brookman in compiling this list. Please note this list is not exhaustive and is subject to change.
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