Cardiff International Airport Update

Marcus Antonius · Aug 30, 2023

Boeing 747-436 G-BYGC St Athan 27-8-23

C/n 25823. Painted in BOAC retro livery in 2019 for BA's centenary, then stored at Cardiff in March 2020 before going to St Athan on 11 December 2020 for preservation as a 'gate guard'.

Sadly this ended in August 2023 when scrapping commenced, and the airframe was moved to the scrapping area on 22 August 2023.

Marcus Antonius · Aug 30, 2023

Cardiff Heliport

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments
18:44	18:50	Shannon/Dunsfold		*GCMCL*	A169	G-CMCL

Marcus Antonius · Aug 30, 2023

AW169 G-CMCL

Marcus Antonius · Aug 30, 2023

Boards Sunday 27/08/2023

Scheduled Arrivals

STA	Flight	Callsign	From	Identity	Comments
09:25	KL1059	*KLM 13N*	Amsterdam	PH-EZN	-
11:25	FR9223	*Ryanair 4QN*	Faro	EI-DWY	-
11:30	EI3620	*Greenstone 2CB*	Belfast City	G-CMJL	-
12:35	TOM6715	*Tomjet 7WJ*	Malaga	G-TUKF	-
12:55	FR634	*Ryanair 50LZ*	Dublin	EI-DLX	-
12:55	TOM6721	*Tomjet 15M*	Palma Mallorca	C-GOWG	Re-sched to 18:00 Mon
14:20	T3246	*Eastflight 46AF*	Paris Orly	G-CMEI	-
14:35	TOM6707	*Tomjet 5YJ*	Lanzarote	G-TAWC	-
16:45	KL1063	*KLM 89L*	Amsterdam	PH-EXG	-
17:35	LM337	*Logan 17Q*	Edinburgh	G-SAJL	-
23:00	KL1069	*KLM 27H*	Amsterdam	PH-EXF	-
23:30	TOM6717	*Tomjet 1DM*	Heraklion		Re-sched to 03:30 Tue

Marcus Antonius · Aug 30, 2023

Scheduled Departures

STD	Flight	Callsign	Destination	Identity	Comments
05:55	KL1058	*KLM 1058*	Amsterdam	PH-EXN	-
06:00	TOM6706	*Tomjet 1JE*	Lanzarote	G-TAWC	-
06:25	TOM6714	*Tomjet 8YK*	Malaga	G-TUKF	-
07:05	TOM6720	*Tomjet 7CE*	Palma Mallorca	C-GOWG	Via Madrid
09:55	KL1060	*KLM 14N*	Amsterdam	PH-EZN	-
11:50	FR9224	*Ryanair 9224*	Faro	EI-DWY	-
12:00	EI3621	*Greenstone 21C*	Belfast City	G-CMJL	-
13:25	FR635	*Ryanair 3CH*	Dublin	EI-DLX	-
13:50	TOM6756	*Tomjet 6MW*	Larnaca	G-TUKF	-
14:15	TOM6716	*Tomjet 6VT*	Heraklion		Re-sched to 18:30 Mon
15:05	T3247	*Eastflight 47AF*	Paris Orly	G-CMEI	-
15:55	TOM6754	*Tomjet 8YC*	Pafos Intl	G-TAWC	-
17:15	KL1064	*KLM 72M*	Amsterdam	PH-EXG	-
18:10	LM338	*Logan 33YB*	Edinburgh	G-SAJL	-

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Monday 28/08/2023

National Air Traffic Services

Statement at 12:10 UK time

We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and fix the fault.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please check with your airline on the status of your flight. We will provide updates on www.nats.aero for the latest news and on X – @NATS.

Statement at 12:40 UK time

We are continuing to work hard to resolve the technical issue. To clarify, UK airspace is not closed, we have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions which ensures we can maintain safety.

Statement at 14:20 UK time

This morning’s technical issue is affecting our ability to automatically process flight plans. Until our engineers have resolved this, flight plans are being input manually which means we cannot process them at the same volume, hence we have applied traffic flow restrictions. Our technical experts are looking at all possible solutions to rectify this as quickly as possible.

Our priority is ensuring every flight in the UK remains safe and doing everything we can to minimise the impact. Please contact your airline for information on how this may affect your flight. We are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing.

Statement at 15:15 UK time

We have identified and remedied the technical issue affecting our flight planning system this morning. We are now working closely with airlines and airports to manage the flights affected as efficiently as possible. Our engineers will be carefully monitoring the system’s performance as we return to normal operations.

The flight planning issue affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans, meaning that flight plans had to be processed manually which cannot be done at the same volume, hence the requirement for traffic flow restrictions. Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing. Please contact your airline for information on how this may affect your flight.

Statement at 19:30 UK time

A message from our Operations Director about today’s disruption.

To watch video click here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/858736008?h=61d6693653

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Monday 28/08/2023

Cardiff IAP ..runway in use 30

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments
27/08	10:47	-/Palma	SUA780	*Silesia 780*	C56X	OK-XLS
02:37	16:12	Survey Area/Hawarden	BIO07	*Bioflight 07*	P68	OY-VNS
06:50	08:12	Bournemouth/Dalaman sched	TOM981P/486	*Tomjet 981P/486*	B738	G-TAWS	Positioned in
10:19		Brussels		*OYCBK*	PC12	OY-CBK	Cambrian Apron
11:58	13:13	Coventry/Coventry		*GCOVC*	P28A	G-COVC
12:20	20:48	Mahon sched/Manchester	TOM6199/982P	*Tomjet 1DX/982P*	B738	G-TUKF	Positioned out
12:42	14:17	Gloucester/Gloucester		*GSHED*	P28A	G-SHED
12:48	14:14	Gloucester/Gloucester		*GSAPM*	TB20	G-SAPM
13:12	13:12	Dunkeswell/Swansea		*GEGEG*	C172	G-EGEG	Training
14:27	15:55	Leeming/Leeming	DRDT30/RRR4096	*Dreadnought 30/Ascot 4096*	A400	ZM414
15:58	16:54	Cranfield/Cranfield	LFA205	*Bucky 205*	DA42	G-CTCC
16:02	20:59	Cranfield/Local	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA
17:27	18:16	Liverpool/Brize Norton	BLNHM 60	*Blenheim 60*	A400	ZM419	Training
17:56	17:56	Oxford/Oxford	LDG36	*Edge 36*	DA40	G-LDGB	Training
18:01	20:16	Norwich/Heraklion sched	TOM979P/6716	*Tomjet 979P/6VT*	B738	C-GNCH	Positioned in
22:23	23:09	Local/Local	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA	Training

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Silesia Air Cessna 560 XLS OK-XLD departing Cardiff to Palma 28th August 2023

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RAF Atlas C.1 ZM414 departing Cardiff to Leeming 28th August 2023

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RAF Atlas C.1 ZM419 on a go-round at Cardiff 28th August 2023

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OY-CBK parked at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

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ZM414 landing at Cardiff airport 28/08/2023

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ZM414 landing at Cardiff airport 28/08/2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

ZM414 landing at Cardiff airport 28/08/2023

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ZM414 landing at Cardiff airport 28/08/2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

RAF Atlas C.1 ZM414 at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

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RAF Atlas C.1 ZM414 at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

RAF Atlas C.1 ZM414 at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

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BAMC Happenings

Arrived	Status	Model	Type	Identity
29/07/23	Current	B772	B777	G-YMMC
03/08/23	Current	B773	B777	G-STBE
25/08/23	Current	B772	B777	G-VIIH

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

St Athan Airfield ..runway in use 25

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

G-BYGC Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

G-MIDY Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Cardiff Heliport

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Boards Monday 28/08/2023

Scheduled Arrivals

STA	Flight	Callsign	From	Identity	Comments
00:45	TOM6757	*Tomjet 22B*	Larnaca	G-TUKF	-
02:30	TOM6755	*Tomjet 3HG*	Pafos Intl	G-TAWC	-
08:15	VY1241	*Vueling 9WP*	Alicante	EC-MEA	-
09:00	FH531	*Freebird 531*	Antalya	9H-FHB	-
09:15	KL1059	*KLM 13N*	Amsterdam	D-APRI	-
11:30	EI3620	*Greenstone 2CB*	Belfast City	G-CMJN	-
12:20	TOM6199	*Tomjet 1DX*	Mahon	G-TUKF	-
14:20	T3246	*Eastflight 46AF*	Paris Orly	-	Cancelled
15:40	LM337	*Logan 17Q*	Edinburgh	-	Cancelled
15:55	TOM487	*Tomjet 487*	Dalaman	G-TAWS	Late, 20:54
16:45	KL1063	*KLM 89L*	Amsterdam	-	Cancelled
18:00	TOM6721	*Tomjet 15M*	Palma Mallorca	C-GOWG	Sunday's flight. Late, 20:29
22:35	FR634	*Ryanair 50LZ*	Dublin	EI-IFW	-
22:45	TOM6161	*Tomjet 19C*	Tenerife Sur	-	Cancelled
22:50	TOM6153	*Tomjet 5MW*	Corfu	G-TAWC	Late, 00:25 Tue
23:00	KL1069	*KLM 27H*	Amsterdam	PH-EXH	-

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Scheduled Departures

STD	Flight	Callsign	Destination	Identity	Comments
06:05	KL1058	*KLM 1058*	Amsterdam	PH-EXF	-
06:15	TOM486	*Tomjet 71H*	Dalaman	G-TAWS	-
06:15	TOM6152	*Tomjet 8JN*	Corfu	G-TAWC	-
06:35	TOM6198	*Tomjet 27J*	Mahon	G-TUKF	-
08:50	VY1240	*Vueling 1240*	Alicante	EC-MEA	-
09:45	KL1060	*KLM 14N*	Amsterdam	D-APRI	-
10:00	FH532	*Freebird 532*	Antalya	9H-FHB	-
12:00	EI3621	*Greenstone 21C*	Belfast City	G-CMJN	Late, 13:21
13:45	TOM6160	*Tomjet 5LV*	Tenerife Sur	-	Cancelled
15:05	T3247	*Eastflight 47AF*	Paris Orly	-	Cancelled
16:10	LM338	*Logan 33YB*	Edinburgh	-	Cancelled
16:55	TOM6154	*Tomjet 6GX*	Bourgas	-	Cancelled
17:15	KL1064	*KLM 72M*	Amsterdam	-	Cancelled
18:30	TOM6716	*Tomjet 6VT*	Heraklion	C-GNCH	Sunday's flight. Late, 20:16
23:00	FR635	*Ryanair 3CH*	Dublin	EI-IFW	-

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

German Airways E190 D-APRI operating for KLM Cardiff to Amsterdam 28th August 2023

Marcus Antonius · Aug 31, 2023

Freebird A320 9H-FHB departing Cardiff to Antalya 28th August 2023

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Tuesday 29/08/2023

Cardiff IAP ..runway in use 30

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments
28/08					PC12	OY-CBK	Cambrian Apron
28/08	05:42	-/Norwich	TOM980P	*Tomjet 980P*	B738	C-GOWG	Positioned out
00:27	20:41	Local/Circuit	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA
07:58	11:32	Stuttgart/Gibraltar	NJE254G/121Q	*Fraction 254G/121Q*	C680	CS-LTN
10:47	11:06	Gloucester/Gloucester	SFY2JM	*Sky Flite 2JM*	DA42	G-SAJM	Training
11:03	12:18	Bournemouth/Biggin Hill	EZE9878/923	*Eastflight 0878/923*	E170	G-CMPI
12:09	12:26	Wellesbourne Mountford/Wellesbourne Mountford		*N36665*	BE36	N36665	Training
12:45	12:45	Gloucester/Gloucester	AOS55	*Aeros 55*	DA42	G-DOSB	Training
13:30	13:55	Oxford/Oxford	OXF16	*Oxford 16*	PA34	G-OXFA	Training
15:10	15:58	Amsterdam/Giebelstadt	EFD4M	*Ever Flight 4M*	C25C	D-CMTS
15:55	18:21	Biggin Hill/Hawarden	SXN75A	*Saxonair 75A*	LJ75	G-USHA
19:53	20:38	Brize Norton	BLNHM34	*Blenheim 34*	A400	ZM419	Training
23:40		Circuit	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA	Training

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Learjet 75 G-USHA departing Cardiff 29th August 2023 in fading light

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

BAMC Happenings

Arrived	Status	Model	Type	Identity
29/07/23	Current	B772	B777	G-YMMC
03/08/23	Current	B773	B777	G-STBE
25/08/23	Current	B772	B777	G-VIIH

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

St Athan Airfield ..runway in use 25

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

NORWEGIAN MIG-15UTI at St Athan where she was overnighting for the Welsh National Airshow at Swansea 2 July 2023

This particular 70 year old example having being constructed in Poland as LIM-2, belongs to the Norwegian Air Force Historical squadron and is currently painted in the USAF markings to simulate the “captured Mig” the American’s used to test its flight characteristics to gain the upper hand.

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Cardiff Heliport

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Boards Tuesday 29/08/2023

Scheduled Arrivals

STA	Flight	Callsign	From	Identity	Comments
01:05	TOM6154	*Tomjet 15Y*	Bourgas	-	Cancelled
03:30	TOM6717	*Tomjet 1DM*	Heraklion	C-GNCH	Sunday's flight, Late, 04:51
09:05	FR634	*Ryanair 50LZ*	Dublin	EI-HEZ	-
09:15	KL1059	*KLM 13N*	Amsterdam	D-AWSI	Late, 10:39
11:25	TOM6209	*Tomjet 2HL*	Reus	C-FYJD	Frame change
11:30	EI3620	*Greenstone 2CB*	Belfast City	G-CMJL	-
11:40	TOM6233	*Tomjet 2MY*	Palma Mallorca	G-TAWS	-
11:50	TOM6229	*Tomjet 6EJ*	Alicante	G-TAWC	-
14:20	T3246	*Eastflight 46AF*	Paris Orly	G-CMEI	-
15:40	LM337	*Logan 17Q*	Edinburgh	G-SAJL	-
16:30	FR4950	*Ryanair 495C*	Malaga	EI-EFE	-
16:45	KL1063	*KLM 89L*	Amsterdam	PH-EZR	-
21:10	TOM6263	*Tomjet 45L*	Kefallinia	G-TAWS	-
22:35	TOM6287	*Tomjet 1ML*	Tenerife Sur	G-TAWC	-
22:40	TOM6215	*Tomjet 73K*	Zakynthos	C-FYJD	-
23:00	KL1069	*KLM 27H*	Amsterdam	PH-EXU	-

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Scheduled Departures

STD	Flight	Callsign	Destination	Identity	Comments
06:00	TOM6208	*Tomjet 54Y*	Reus	C-GNCH	-
06:00	TOM6228	*Tomjet 5EH*	Alicante	G-TAWC	-
06:00	TOM6232	*Tomjet 95A*	Palma Mallorca	G-TAWS	-
06:05	KL1058	*KLM 1058*	Amsterdam	PH-EXH	-
09:45	FR635	*Ryanair 3CH*	Dublin	EI-HEZ	-
09:45	KL1060	*KLM 14N*	Amsterdam	D-AWSI	Late, 11:26
12:00	EI3621	*Greenstone 21C*	Belfast City	G-CMJL	-
13:05	TOM6262	*Tomjet 11G*	Kefallinia	G-TAWS	-
13:25	TOM6286	*Tomjet 2BA*	Tenerife Sur	G-TAWC	-
14:30	TOM6214	*Tomjet 2AE*	Zakynthos	C-FYJD	-
15:05	T3247	*Eastflight 47AF*	Paris Orly	G-CMEI	-
16:10	LM338	*Logan 33YB*	Edinburgh	G-SAJL	-
16:55	FR4951	*Ryanair 80TY*	Malaga	EI-EFE	-
17:15	KL1064	*KLM 72M*	Amsterdam	PH-EZR	-
22:40	TOM6276	*Tomjet 66N*	Palma Mallorca	G-TAWS	-

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Wednesday 30/08/2023

Cardiff IAP ..runway in use 30

Arrived	Departed	From/To	Flt No(s)	Callsign(s)	Type	Identity	Comments
28/08					PC12	OY-CBK	Cambrian Apron
28/08	20:45	-/Circuits	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA	Training
08:48	14:09	Chalgrove/Chalgrove	MBE02/03	*Martin Air 02/03*	BE20	G-JMAW
09:26	09:40	Oxford/Oxford	LDG48	*Edge 48*	DA42	G-MINJ	Training
T11:55/L12:23	T14:37/D15:46	Southend/Southend	BRO28	*Broadsword 28*	B722	G-OSRB	Training
12:10	16:12	Weston/Weston		*EIHHG*	C172	EI-HHG	GA Apron
13:08	13:21	Kemble/Heliport		*Grid 01*	B429	G-RIDC	Training
14:26	15:03	Perranporth/Perranporth		*GLFSW*	P28A	G-LFSW
16:15	16:32	Heliport/Kemble		*Grid 02*	B429	G-RIDC	Training
18:54	22:19	Tenerife South/Tenerife South	TOM6161/6160	*Tomjet 19C/5LV*	B738	LY-CIN	Monday's delayed Flight
21:45		Circuits	LFA101	*Bucky 101*	DA40	G-CTSA	GA Apron

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Bell 429 G-RIDC crew training at Cardiff 30th August 2023

Marcus Antonius · Sep 3, 2023

Martin Baker Beech 200 Super King Air G-JMAW departing Cardiff 30th August 2023

Cardiff International Airport Update

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Boeing 747-436 G-BYGC St Athan 27-8-23​

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Boards Sunday 27/08/2023​

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Monday 28/08/2023​

Statement at 12:10 UK time​

Statement at 12:40 UK time​

Statement at 14:20 UK time​

Statement at 15:15 UK time​

Statement at 19:30 UK time​

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Monday 28/08/2023​

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OY-CBK parked at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023​

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ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023​

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ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023​

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G-BYGC Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023​

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G-MIDY Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023​

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Boards Monday 28/08/2023​

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Tuesday 29/08/2023​

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NORWEGIAN MIG-15UTI at St Athan where she was overnighting for the Welsh National Airshow at Swansea 2 July 2023​

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Boards Tuesday 29/08/2023​

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Wednesday 30/08/2023​

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Boeing 747-436 G-BYGC St Athan 27-8-23

Boards Sunday 27/08/2023

Monday 28/08/2023

Statement at 12:10 UK time

Statement at 12:40 UK time

Statement at 14:20 UK time

Statement at 15:15 UK time

Statement at 19:30 UK time

Monday 28/08/2023

OY-CBK parked at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

ZM419 doing some training circuits at Cardiff Airport 28/08/2023

G-BYGC Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023

G-MIDY Recycling at eCubeSolutions, St Athan South Wales on August 28, 2023

Boards Monday 28/08/2023

Tuesday 29/08/2023

NORWEGIAN MIG-15UTI at St Athan where she was overnighting for the Welsh National Airshow at Swansea 2 July 2023

Boards Tuesday 29/08/2023

Wednesday 30/08/2023