Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Luxembourg “Findel” Airport (ICAO: ELLX / IATA: LUX)
Location (City, Country)
Luxembourg City, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Airport Type & Size
Serves as the sole international airport of Luxembourg. Recognised as a major cargo hub - 6th largest freight airport in Europe.[1] Single-runway[2] airport with Terminal A and B connected by footbridge, also has a Cargo Center, and a Business Aviation Center (private jet terminal).Passenger stand sizes range from A to E, but cargo stand sizes range from A to F. The B748F is the only F airplane that could land at this airport. There are no single G stands at LUX.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Adds a middle ground to WoA - a regional airport with major cargo operations (instead of a mega-hub [LHR], or a large cargo-hub [LEJ]). CargoLux, one of the world’s largest B747 operators has a hub at LUX, so precise timing and slot management would be key - facilitated by the new Scheduling System. As of now WoA lacks most of the fleet of Luxair, this airport would diminish this problem. Its location in Central Europe is perfect for short and medium pax routes but also perfect for long-haul cargo operations. A medium sized airport for the players that prefer smaller airports to huge airports.
Major Airlines & Routes
Hub to CargoLux, Luxair, and Luxembourg Air Rescue. Popular pax routes are Porto (OPO), Lisbon (LIS
), Frankfurt (FRA
), and London (LCY
). Popular cargo routes are Milan (MXP
), Dubai (DWC
), Zhengzhou (CGO
), Hong Kong (HKG
), and Baku (GYD
).
Luxair operates: B737-700, B737-800, B737 Max 8, DHC-8-400, and E195-E2.
CargoLux operates: B747-400F, and B747-8F
The common airplanes at LUX are B744F, B748F, B77LF, E190, DH8D, B738, B38M, E175, A320.
Unique Features or Challenges
Snowy winters, and Low Visibility Autumns. Great views of Luxembourg-City when taking off from RW24. Scenic location. Different to other WoA one runway airports, LUX would not have long taxi times (like PRG), nor the impossibility to have more than one plane waiting for takeoff without causing the “closure” of the airport (like INN), or even the need to backtrack before takeoff or after landing (like SXM) - things that don’t make small airports as enjoyable as big ones. The closest airport(s) in WoA compared to LUX is CNN - from having several small airplanes, short taxi times, and even being a small airport itself. However, also very close to BRI gameplay wise, as BRI has a considerate cargo area, considering its size, a similar layout, the helicopter easter egg, and no backtrack.•
Possible Easter Egg: Luxembourg Air Rescue uses LUX as an hub, with its helicopters and planes. The Easter Egg could be a LAR helicopter (just like INN and BRI).
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
This is an unofficial map, and is just a concept of what this idea could be once in the game. This does not mean this airport is coming to the game
ELLX possible map:
The plain map proposal. This is the area that shows up when the 3D Buildings is off.
ELLX Possible Map with Areas:
The airport area would be the must have, as it is the whole airport area. The aesthetic effect is to add some life to the plain map (trees, golf course, fields). The ALS area is exactly what the name says (some airports in WoA have them on the plain map - e.g. PRG). The aesthetic effect if ALS is added is just to make the map harmonious if the ALS area is added.
[the hilly terrain made it a challenge to design a map that would not be too large or/and have a weird shape]
ELLX Possible Cameras:
Possible locations of the cameras. The T1 would be ATC Camera, the T2 and T3 would be the Terminal Camera(s). This airport would have a difference to other airports as it could have 3 planespotting cameras, one for RW06 (the best one), the other for RW24, and the other for the maintenance area (could have 2 static B748F Cargolux - could be both Not Without My Mask livery, and Retro livery).
Stands:
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Other:
Links
Used information in this thread + Useful information
High Quality Map of Luxembourg
Gate Information ELLX (incomplete?)
Airport Cargo Center - Why Luxembourg - Single Window for Logistics - Luxembourg ↩︎
Direction: 06/24 Length: 4,002m/13,130ft Surface: Asphalt
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