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CWL

Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff International Airport
10:17 LOCAL · 63°F OVERCAST · 1 RWY · ELEV 220 FT
Cancellations
1
of 4 departures on the board
Weather
63°F OVERCAST
Observed 08:50 UTC · EGFF
Departures next hour
None
nothing scheduled in the next hour
Next departures
Full board
12:30
Alicante
VY 1240
Expected
17:35
Amsterdam
KL 1092
Expected

Getting around CWL

Cardiff Airport runs entirely from one terminal building in the Vale of Glamorgan, 13 miles and a run down the M4 from the Welsh capital. Only 3 of its 17 aircraft stands carry a jet bridge, so boarding on foot across the apron is the norm rather than the exception. Passengers reach the rail network aboard the hourly 905 shuttle bus, which meets every train at Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station, and since February 2026 the terminal’s Next Generation Security scanners let liquids under 100 ml and every electronic item stay packed inside hand luggage. In 2025 the airport handled 958,011 passengers, up 9.5% on the year before.

Reaching Rhoose station
The 905 shuttle bridges the gap between the terminal and the airport’s own-named railway station, hourly.
Parking and drop-off
Five official products, all reached from a single Eastern approach off the M4 — from Car Park 2’s free 20 minutes to Express Park’s meet-and-greet.
51° Executive Lounge
One bookable lounge, with summer hours that open nearly four hours earlier than winter.
Cardiff International Airport — photo
Photo: Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

CWL at a glance

CodesCWL · EGFF
Terminals1
Runways1
Elevation220 ft
Time zoneEurope/London
Passengers (2025)958,011 UK CAA

Cardiff weather

63°F
Overcast · wind 16 kt
11 AM
65°F
2 PM
65°F
5 PM
64°F
8 PM
64°F
METAR EGFF 190850Z AUTO 25016KT 9999 BKN004 OVC010 17/17 Q1014
Flight times can be up to 15 min old. Weather: NOAA (EGFF). Forecast: MET Norway. Always confirm with your airline before traveling. Where every number comes from
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