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Guernsey

Guernsey, GB.

Code

GCI

Position

49.435, -2.602

Runway

933 m grass from 1945, 1,463 m paved from 1960

Capacity

About 387 movements a week, 3 stands, terminal generation 2

Weather

Worst month loses about 3.1% of flights

Confidence

estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.

Source: Guernsey: tarmac runway of 1,463 m from 1960 (Era 3 data); Aurigny hub. Throughput estimated. Capacity raised above the real throughput to carry the traffic the modelled airlines put through this airport (see docs/research/era4-sim-notes.md).