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CWL

Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff International Airport
04:28 LOCAL · 64°F MOSTLY CLOUDY · 1 RWY · ELEV 220 FT
Cancellations
None
of 2 departures on the board
Weather
64°F MOSTLY CLOUDY
Observed 03:20 UTC · EGFF
Departures next hour
None
nothing scheduled in the next hour
Next departures
Full board
09:45
Amsterdam
KL 1088
Expected
12:00
Belfast
EI 3621
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

64°F
Mostly cloudy · wind 11 kt
5 AM
62°F
8 AM
62°F
11 AM
65°F
2 PM
65°F
METAR EGFF 050320Z AUTO 25011KT 9999 BKN014 BKN022 18/16 Q1011
Flight times can be up to 5 min old. Weather: NOAA (EGFF). Forecast: MET Norway. Always confirm with your airline before traveling. Where every number comes from
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