# Cardiff International Airport (CWL)

> Cardiff, GB · IATA: CWL · ICAO: EGFF · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CWL` |
| ICAO | `EGFF` |
| City | Cardiff |
| Country | GB |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 67 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 51.39670, -3.34333 |

## Description

European Cargo now bases Airbus A340-600 freighters at Cardiff Airport (IATA: CWL, ICAO: EGFF), launching a three-times-weekly cargo link to Ürümqi, China, on 16 October 2024 with payloads of around 70–76 tonnes. Wales' only international airport, in Rhoose south-west of the capital, handled about 874,000 passengers in 2024 and 953,681 in 2025 (+9%). Freight reached 1,829 tonnes in 2024, the highest in a decade, with ground handler Swissport — which took over in 2024 — running temperature-controlled facilities for pharmaceuticals and high-value goods. Passenger services come from Ryanair, TUI and Vueling to Europe, plus Loganair and CityJet on domestic routes. The M4 motorway links the airport to Cardiff, Newport and the industrial belt of South Wales within minutes. For outsize consignments, London Heathrow (LHR) remains the complementary gateway, but for most Welsh exporters CWL is the practical air-cargo choice.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cardiff-international-airport-cwl](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cardiff-international-airport-cwl)*

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