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Cologne Bonn Airport is one of ’s most important commercial airports. In terms of passenger figures, it ranks number 6 in Germany, with 12 million passengers, and, in the cargo segment, it is among 01 the 8 largest airports in Europe. With some 14,000 employees working for 122 business enterprises, it is one of the Airport largest places of work and a major economic factor in the region. The operating company of the Airport is Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH.

02 Airport Airport 03 Terminal 1 At a glance Terminal 2

Intercontinental 14L/32R

Parallel runway 14R/32L

Transversal runway 06/24

Air Traffic Control Tower (DFS)

UPS-Cargo Centre 13

FedEx-Cargo Centre

Airport administration

Railway station

Car parks

Motorway feeder road

13 Long distance bus terminal

04 Airport Airport 05 The Airport in figures The Airport owns 4 beehives and is home to some

The entire Airport covers The largest of the three runways is In the 2 Terminals, there are 200,000 bees. 1,000 3,815 metres long. 86 check-in desks, hectares, which is equivalent 48 gates and 54 shops and restaurants. to 1,000 football pitches. On average, the passengers are on holiday for of the passengers are In summer, up to 34% The 3 car parks provide There are 6 solar power systems under the age of 30, 8% are 65 years or older. parking spaces for 7days. 22,000 at the Airport, with a total of pieces of luggage are 12,535 loaded per day. 13,795 modules. vehicles. There are 109 parking positions Adding it all up, in any one for aircraft, 27 of which are directly at the Every day, trains year, the passengers fly about 184 Every year, the Airport secures an income amounting to terminal buildings. serve the Airport Railway Station; on Saturdays and Sundays, there are 3,000 156 trains per day. 552,000,000 Euros. times around the equator.

06 Airport Airport 07 Passenger traffic

Last year, more than 12 million pas- sengers took off and/or landed at Co- 02 logne/Bonn. More than any other air- port, Cologne Bonn Airport has the finest Traffic reputation for budget flights. Morethan 30 airlines connect the Airport with more than 120 destinations in almost 30 countries. These include , Luft- hansa, , Norwegian, , EasyJet, , TUIfly, , and SunExpress.

08 Traffic Traffic09 Cargo traffic

With more than 800,000 tonnes of cargo, the Airport has secured a top position in Europe. The world’s largest express cargo enterprises fly in and out of Cologne/ Bonn. UPS operates its European hub here, FedEx runs its cargo centre for Central and Eastern Europe, and DHL also operates a branch here. All in all, 10 cargo airlines take off from Cologne/Bonn to some 70 destinations in 40 countries around the globe. Cologne Bonn Airport has a 24-hour operating licence.

10 Traffic Traffic11 Ground handling Passenger stairs Covers all activities that prepa- If the aircraft is not directly re the aircraft for take-off. The All about at the terminal, the passengers time between landing and taking will be transferred to the apron off is often only 30 – 45 minutes. by bus and then use the passen- ger stairs. Board catering aircraft Board catering Is delivered dry-ice cooled in Traffic pylons Passenger stairs sealed trolleys. A water tank Mark the security zone around the truck delivers fresh water and parked aircraft. drains waste water. Ramp agent Fuel truck Fuel truck Coordinates all ground handling Pumps kerosene into the fuel processes and is the contact

tanks located in the wings. How Traffic pylons person for the crew, loaders etc. much is loaded – that is the pilot’s decision and depends on Chocks the flight route and load. Secure the stationary aircraft. Once the chocks are in place, Baggage Baggage Ramp Agent the aircraft is “on block” and Between 150 and 170 pieces of ground handling can begin. luggage per holiday airline, loa- ded and unloaded by two loaders German Red Cross and a loading supervisor. Every year, the Red Cross helps Pilot and crew some 60,000 passengers with Pilot and crew restricted mobility in boarding Are provided by the airline. and leaving the aircraft. Depending on the duty roster

and the duties already flown on Chocks Tow tractor that day, there can be a change Ground German Red Cross Tows stairways, baggage trol- of crew at Cologne/Bonn. Marshaller Power Unit leys, power supply etc. – in everyday speech often called Marshaller “Rofan”, after the best-known Guides the landed aircraft to manufacturer.

its final parking position, using Tow tractor signalling discs and marshalling Pushback vehicle wands. Pushes the aircraft backwards out of its parking position un- Ground Power Unit til it can taxi alone onto the Supplies electricity for the on- runway. board electronics, air-conditio- ning, etc. at the parking position. Pushback vehicle

12 Traffic Traffic 13 13.965 people work in 122 companies at the Airport. 03 The top three employers Place of work 2.784 2.149 1.793 employees

30% women 70% men

Origin and background of the employees 11.395 Place of work 1.128 At Cologne Bonn Airport, some 14,000 people have their place of work, and that 285 includes the most various jobs/professions, from pilots through police officers to parcel 152 sorters. This makes the Airport one of the most important employers in the region. The largest employers are the express cargo night work business enterprise UPS, the 46% Group and the operating company Flughafen 54% day work Köln/Bonn GmbH, which employs 1,793 people.

14 Place of work Place of work 15 Noise protection

For over 25 years already, the Airport Company has been making great efforts to protect its neighbourhood from 04 Climate protection aircraft noise. Since the beginning of its passive noise protection programme Environmental Taking 2005 as the emissions reference in 1991, ca. 76 million Euros have been year, Cologne Bonn Airport has set invested in noise protection measures. itself the goal that any future growth Within the night noise protection zone protection until 2020 will be carbon-neutral. To around Cologne Bonn Airport, which ensure this, the Airport is applying in- covers 930 streets with 21,000 houses, novative technology wherever possible. the Airport funds the installation of This includes, for instance, procuring sound-insulating windows and ventila- electricity from four combined heat and tors in bedrooms and children’s rooms power units and six photovoltaic sys- permanently in use. So far, 55,000 resi- tems which, with a total area of 24,800 dents have been benefitting from this. square metres, are among the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia. These measures The noise reduction concept also includes go along with energy-efficient heating, the restricted use of the runways during ventilation and air conditioning systems the night, as well as noise abatement in the terminals and the use of energy- flight procedures, which considerably saving LED lighting technology. reduce the noise level in the Airport neighbourhood. Higher tariffs for night flights result in air traffic being shifted to daytime. Airlines pay surcharges for loud aircraft, and low-noise aircraft receive a discount. On the Airport web- site, you will find all information on air- craft noises and passive noise protection.

16 Environmental protection Environmental protection 17 Landscape protection

Cologne Bonn Airport is located on the edge of the nature reserve Wahner Heide, a 5,000 hectare-wide heath landscape. The Airport Company took over the patronage over the reserve and, since 1996, has invested almost 16 million Euros in scientifically monitored re- naturation and maintenance measures, which are carried out to compensate for the sealing of surfaces on the Airport grounds. Since 2016, all constructional interventions and the corresponding com- pensation measures have been documented in an “eco account”.

A major project is the grazing of the heathland by herds of Glan cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and water buffalos. These four-legged “helpers” feed on plants non-endemic to the heathland, which contributes to preserving the typical heath landscape. In addition to this, the Airport renatures moor biotopes, which form the habitat of ca. 700 endangered plant and animal species registered in the Red List.

18 Environmental protection Environmental protection 19 Publisher Staff Unit Corporate Communication Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH P.O. Box 98 01 20 D-51129 Cologne

Responsibe in the terms of press law Walter Römer

Editor Rebekka Rülcker

Photos Rebekka Rülcker Leith/UFO Luftbild (S. 4)

Layout/Graphics Kathrin Hillebrand

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