Alderney Airport (ACI) – Channel Islands

Alderney Airport (ACI) serves as the primary aviation gateway to the island of Alderney, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Located just 1.6 km southwest of St Anne, the airport connects Alderney with Guernsey, Southampton, and other regional destinations. It is the oldest airport in the Channel Islands, symbolizing both the island’s history and its commitment to connectivity.

✈️ Overview of Alderney Airport

Opened in 1935, Alderney Airport holds a special place in British aviation history as one of the first small island airports to offer scheduled air services. Operated by the States of Guernsey, the airport plays a crucial role in maintaining year-round transportation between Alderney, Guernsey, and the UK mainland.

Despite its compact size, the airport offers a friendly and efficient travel experience, ensuring smooth operations for both residents and tourists exploring this scenic island.

? Airport Information Table

? Facilities and Passenger Services

Alderney Airport is small but well-equipped to handle the needs of travelers. Its friendly, personal service makes flying in and out of Alderney quick and convenient.

Available facilities include:

• Passenger check-in counters and baggage handling

• Comfortable waiting lounge

• Café and refreshments area

• Public restrooms and baby-changing rooms

• Free parking near the terminal

• Assistance for passengers with reduced mobility

• Taxi and car hire services outside the terminal

The airport’s size ensures fast security checks and boarding, allowing travelers to enjoy a stress-free experience.

? Airlines and Destinations

The main airline serving Alderney is Aurigny Air Services, which operates multiple daily flights connecting Alderney to:

• Guernsey (GCI) – Frequent flights throughout the day

• Southampton (SOU) – Regular connections to the UK mainland

Seasonal charter and private flights also use Alderney Airport, making it a convenient entry point for leisure travelers, business visitors, and aviation enthusiasts.

? Transport and Access

The airport is conveniently located just minutes from St Anne, the island’s main town. Transport options include:

• Taxi: Readily available outside the terminal for transfers to hotels and attractions.

• Car Hire: Local agencies offer vehicle rentals for exploring the island.

• Walking and Cycling: Due to Alderney’s compact size, many visitors choose to walk or cycle from the airport to town.

The island’s scenic landscape and short distances make travel easy and enjoyable.

? Development and Community Role

Alderney Airport plays a vital role in supporting the local economy, health services, and tourism. Plans are underway to modernize the runway and terminal facilities, improving accessibility and safety while preserving the airport’s historic charm.

As part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey’s airport network, Alderney Airport contributes to maintaining strong transport links for residents and visitors alike.

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#	Airport Name	IATA Code	City	Logo
1	Hindon Airport	HDO	Lucknow	N/A
2	Bagdogra International Airport	IXB	Bagdogra
3	Gaya Airport	GAY	Gaya
4	Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport	LKO	Lucknow
5	Biju Patnaik International Airport	BBI	Bhubaneswar
6	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	AMD	Ahmedabad
7	Vadodara Airport	BDQ	Vadodara
8	Chennai International Airport	MAA	Chennai
9	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport	VNS	Varanasi
10	Jaipur International Airport	JAI	Jaipur
11	Lengpui Airport	AJL	Aizawl
12	Madurai Airport	IXM	Madurai
13	Coimbatore International Airport	CJB	Coimbatore
14	Pune Airport	PNQ	Pune
15	Mangaluru International Airport	IXE	Mangaluru
16	Nashik International Airport	ISK	Nashik
17	Vijayawada International Airport	VGA	Vijayawada
18	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	IXA	Agartala
19	Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport	ATQ	Amritsar
20	Shillong Airport	SHL	Shillong
21	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport	TRV	Thiruvananthapuram
22	Kempegowda International Airport	BLR	Bengaluru
23	Jolly Grant Airport	DED	Dehradun
24	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	TRZ	Tirupati
25	Birsa Munda Airport	IXR	Ranchi
26	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport	IMF	Imphal
27	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	NAG	Nagpur
28	Jammu Airport	IXJ	Jammu	N/A
29	Veer Savarkar International Airport	IXZ	Port Blair
30	Dimapur Airport	DMU	Dimapur
31	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	HYD	Hyderabad
32	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	CCU	Kolkata
33	Cochin International Airport	COK	Cochin
34	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	IDR	Indore
35	Calicut International Airport	CCJ	Kozhikode
36	Raja Bhoj Airport	BHO	Bhopal
37	Srinagar Airport	SXR	Srinagar
38	Tirupati International Airport	TIR	Tirupati
39	Visakhapatnam International Airport	VTZ	Visakhapatnam
40	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	GAU	Guwahati
41	Pakyong Airport	PYG	Pakyong
42	Kannur International Airport	CNN	Kannur
43	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	IXL	Leh
44	Goa International Airport	GOI	Goa
45	Manohar International Airport	GOX	Goa
46	Surat International Airport	STV	Surat
47	Indira Gandhi International Airport	DEL	Delhi
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3	Kirkwall	KOI	United Kingdom	N/A
4	Khost International Airport	KHT	Afghanistan
5	Penzance Heliport	PZE	United Kingdom	N/A
6	Shirak International Airport	LWN	Armenia
7	Glasgow Prestwick	PIK	United Kingdom	N/A
8	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza	TIA	Albania
9	Blackpool Airport	BLK	United Kingdom
10	London Gatwick	LGW	United Kingdom	N/A
11	Sumbe Airport	NDD	Angola
12	Birmingham	BHX	United Kingdom
13	V. C. Bird International Airport	ANU	Antigua And Barbuda
14	Luau Airport	UAL	Angola	N/A
15	Cuito Cuanavale Airport	CTI	Angola
16	Sheghnan Airport	SGA	Afghanistan
17	Porto Amboim Airport	PBN	Angola
18	Urgun Airport	URN	Afghanistan
19	Kunduz Airport	UND	Afghanistan
20	Cuango-Luzamba Airport	LZM	Angola
21	Waco Kungo Airport	CEO	Angola
22	London Southend	SEN	United Kingdom	N/A
23	Ghazni Airport	GZI	Afghanistan
24	Land's End	LEQ	United Kingdom	N/A
25	Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport	MSZ	Angola
26	Exeter	EXT	United Kingdom
27	Stornoway	SYY	United Kingdom	N/A
28	Zaranj Airport	ZAJ	Afghanistan
29	East Midlands	EMA	United Kingdom
30	London Luton	LTN	United Kingdom	N/A
31	Nili Airport	NLI	Afghanistan
32	Dirico Airport	DRC	Angola
33	Chitato Airport	PGI	Angola
34	Bamyan Airport	BIN	Afghanistan
35	Ondjiva Pereira Airport	VPE	Angola
36	Newcastle International	NCL	United Kingdom	N/A
37	Edinburgh	EDI	United Kingdom
38	Darwaz Airport	DAZ	Afghanistan
39	Manston International	MSE	United Kingdom	N/A
40	Farah Airport	FAH	Afghanistan
41	Quatro De Fevereiro International Airport	LAD	Angola
42	Zvartnots International Airport	EVN	Armenia
43	Lumbala Airport	GGC	Angola
44	Sumburgh	LSI	United Kingdom	N/A
45	Kukës International Airport Zayed	KFZ	Albania
46	Cardiff	CWL	United Kingdom
47	Teesside International	MME	United Kingdom	N/A
48	Khwahan Airport	KWH	Afghanistan
49	Tarinkot Airport	TII	Afghanistan
50	Benbecula	BEB	United Kingdom
51	Gardez Airport	GRG	Afghanistan
52	Carlisle Lake District	CAX	United Kingdom
53	Dundo Airport	DUE	Angola
54	Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central)	DWC	United Arab Emirates
55	Saurimo Airport	VHC	Angola	N/A
56	Sheberghan Airport	SBH	Afghanistan	N/A
57	Vlora International Airport	VLO	Albania
58	Taloqan Airport	TQN	Afghanistan
59	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algeria
60	Lucapa Airport	LBZ	Angola
61	Uruzgan Airport	URZ	Afghanistan
62	Kabul International Airport	KBL	Afganistan
63	Jersey	JER	United Kingdom	N/A
64	Fayzabad Airport	FBD	Afghanistan
65	Oxford	OXF	United Kingdom	N/A
66	London City	LCY	United Kingdom	N/A
67	Mawlānā Jalāl Ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī Intl Airport	MZR	Afghanistan
68	Jalalabad Airport	JAA	Afghanistan
69	George Best Belfast City	BHD	United Kingdom	N/A
70	Southampton	SOU	United Kingdom	N/A
71	Cabinda Airport	CAB	Angola
72	Jamba Airport	JMB	Angola
73	Bournemouth	BOH	United Kingdom
74	Wycombe Air Park	HYC	United Kingdom	N/A
75	Luena Airport	LUO	Angola
76	Farnborough	FAB	United Kingdom	N/A
77	Joaquim Kapango Airport	SVP	Angola
78	Burton–Nibbs International Airport	BBQ	Antigua And Barbuda
79	Qala I Naw Airport	LQN	Afghanistan
80	Menongue Airport	SPP	Angola
81	Humberside Airport	HUY	United Kingdom	N/A
82	Malanje Airport	MEG	Angola
83	Kapanda Airport	KNP	Angola
84	Leeds Bradford	LBA	United Kingdom	N/A
85	Lubango Airport	SDD	Angola
86	Uíge Airport	UGO	Angola
87	Belfast International	BFS	United Kingdom
88	N'zeto Airport	ARZ	Angola
89	Alderney	ACI	United Kingdom
90	Syunik Airport	YUK	Armenia
91	N'dalatando Airport	NDF	Angola
92	Bristol	BRS	United Kingdom
93	Chaghcharan Airport	CCN	Afghanistan
94	Wick John O'Groats	WIC	United Kingdom	N/A
95	Guernsey	GCI	United Kingdom	N/A
96	Cambridge City	CBG	United Kingdom
97	Aberdeen International	ABZ	United Kingdom
98	Cornwall Airport Newquay	NQY	United Kingdom
99	Sardeh Band Airport	SBF	Afghanistan
100	Nzagi Airport	NZA	Angola
101	Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport	HEA	Afghanistan	N/A
102	Glasgow	GLA	United Kingdom	N/A
103	Soyo Airport	SZA	Angola
104	Albano Machado Airport	NOV	Angola
105	City Of Derry	LDY	United Kingdom
106	Coventry Airport Limited	CVT	United Kingdom
107	Negage Airport	GXG	Angola
108	Ronaldsway	IOM	Isle Of Man	N/A
109	Kuran Wa Munjan Airport	KUR	Afghanistan
110	Cafunfo Airport	CFF	Angola
111	London Stansted	STN	United Kingdom	N/A
112	Dundee	DND	United Kingdom
113	Andorra–La Seu D'Urgell Airport	LEU	Andorra
114	Dubai Creek Seaplane Base (Heliport)	DCG	United Arab Emirates
115	Brighton City	ESH	United Kingdom
116	Maymana Airport	MMZ	Afghanistan
117	Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport	KDH	Afghanistan
118	Catumbela Airport	CBT	Angola
119	Dubai International Airport	DXB	United Arab Emirates
120	Bagram Air Base	OAI	Afghanistan
121	Heathrow	LHR	United Kingdom	N/A
122	Liverpool John Lennon	LPL	United Kingdom	N/A
123	Andorra La Vella	ALV	Andorra
124	Norwich	NWI	United Kingdom	N/A
125	Manchester	MAN	United Kingdom	N/A
126	Inverness Airport	INV	United Kingdom	N/A
127	Benguela Airport	BUG	Angola
128	Sharana Airstrip	OAS	Afghanistan

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the IATA code for Alderney Airport?
The IATA code for Alderney Airport is ACI.

2. How far is Alderney Airport from St Anne?
The airport is located only 1.6 km southwest of St Anne, the island’s main town.

3. Which airlines operate flights from Alderney?
Aurigny Air Services is the main airline, offering flights to Guernsey and Southampton.

4. Is Alderney Airport open year-round?
Yes, Alderney Airport operates throughout the year, ensuring consistent travel connections even in winter months.

5. Are there plans to upgrade the airport?
Yes, runway and terminal upgrades are planned to enhance safety and accommodate future travel demand.