Featured Airport: Cologne Bonn

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is located in the centre of one of the most densely populated and most powerful economic regions in Germany. Some 9.7 million passengers and 562,035 tons of cargo were handled in 2009. 10 million passengers are expected for 2010

The airport's advantages:

• Location in the heart of Western Europe
• 2^nd biggest catchment are in Europe (20 million people living within 200 km/120 miles)
• Unrestricted slot availability
• 24-hour operation
• Connectivity potential to 130 destinations throughout Europe
• High-speed train connectivity at airport's own train station
• High concentration of organisations with frequent travel
• Germany's no. 1 tourist attraction: Cologne Cathedral
• Tailor-made marketing incentives

CATCHMENT AREA:

CGN is perfectly located in the centre of Western Europe. Cologne/Bonn belongs to the federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). NRW has a population of 18.0 million people (21.9% of German total) and thus as many as Australia. The population density is 530 inhabitants per sq. km / 853 inhabitants per sq. mile.

The CGN region offers the 2^nd biggest catchment area in Europe, comparable to Greater London and Greater Paris. 16 million German inhabitants live within a radius of 60 miles / 100 km around CGN (North-Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse). There is also an additional passenger potential from the provinces of Eastern Belgium and the Southern parts of the Netherlands.

With over 1 million inhabitants Cologne is the 4^th largest city in Germany and the largest one in NRW. The city of Cologne is situated on the banks of the Rhine and is the most important centre of trade and commerce in the West of Germany.

Catchment area by car

• 60-minute catchment (car): 9.0 million people
• 90-minute catchment (car): 16.5 million people
• 120-minute catchment (car): 20.0 million people

Catchment area by rail

• 60-minute catchment (train): 7.7 million people
• 90-mnute catchment (train): 13.2 million people
• 120-minute catchment (train): 18.3 million people

MARKET INFO:

Europe's Economic Power House

• Cologne is situated in the federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW)
• NRW represents the wolrd's sixth most powerful economic region
• Germany is Europe's biggest economy
• 21 of the 50 top-selling global players are based in CGN's region
• Key players in seven primary sectors: Automotive/Engineering, Chemical Industry, Finance/Insurance, Trade, Transportation, Media, IT/Telecommunications
• Cologne Trade Fair 'Koelnmesse' is the number one trade fair location for over 25 commercial sectors and hosts more than 70 international trade fairs as well as over 2,000 conferences every year

Important fairs:

• Photokina
• Art Cologne
• Anuga
• IDS International Dental Show
• imm Cologne
• ProSweets Cologne
• Asia-Pacific Sourcing
• Etc.

Important Companies:

• Automobile Industry: Ford, Citroën, DAF, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Renault Toyota, Volvo, and many suppliers
• Chemical Industry: Bayer, Evonik, Ineos, Lyondellbasell, Meda, Lanxess Sanofi Aventis,
• IT Industry/Telecommunications: Computacenter, EA, IBM, Microsoft, QSC, Siemens, T Mobile, Deutsche Telekom
• Insurance Industry: Atradius, AXA, DEVK,DKV, Gothaer, HDI-Gerling, Roland, Zurich
• Media Industry: Brainpool, EMI, center.tv, Deutsche Welle, Deutschlandfunk, M. Dumont Schauberg, n-tv, Phoenix, QVC, Radio Köln, RTL, Super RTL, Ströer, VOX, WDR
• Others: Agfa, Birkenstock, BP, Center Parcs, Deutz, Grüne Punkt, Deutsche Post DHL, Galeria Kaufhof, Grünenthal, Haribo, Kautex, Krüger, Lekkerland, m rea, oerlikon leybold vacuum, Pfeifer & Langen, REWE group, Rimowa, Shell, Solarworld, Stollwerk, Strabag, TÜV Rheinland, UPS

Governmental Residence.

• Being the former capital of Germany, Bonn is the second official seat of government and the first official residence of 7 Federal Ministries and 26 Federal Offices

Bonn is the official German representative city of the United Nations with 17 UN-organisations

TOURISM:

2009:

• 17.3 million visitors in North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
• 2.3 million visitors in Cologne
• 35.4% of the visitors in Cologne are foreigners
• Cologne lures more than 115 million visitors daily
• 40.2 million overnight stays in NRW
• 4.1 million overnight stays in Cologne
• 26,000 beds in 254 hotels are available for visitors
• 80,000 hotel beds in the Cologne/Bonn region

Touristic highlights for year-round travel:

• Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site) has 6.5 million annual visitors and is the most visited sight in Germany (6.5 million visitors p.a.).

• A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, Cologne Cathedral is one of the finest church buildings in the Christian world. Gargantuan proportions and craftsmanship of unparalleled quality have made the cathedral a defining example of the Gothic style. The Cologne Cathedral houses the relics of the Three Magi.

• 2000 years of history are waiting to be discovered in Cologne - with 12 Romanesque churches, Roman monuments and museums with international reputation, excellent arts and letters, theatre and music.
• Cologne Carnival (2^nd largest carnival event in the world after Rio de Janeiro). Every year more than 1.5 million people visit Cologne to celebrate this unique event in the streets and pubs.
• The Old Town is the heart of Cologne with a wide range of unique beer pubs and breweries, restaurants, cafes and bars.
• Cologne has its own specially brewed kind of unique beer: the "Kölsch"
  • 31 different brands
  • 13 different breweries
  • 100s of typical Cologne pubs - called "Brauhaus"

• One of the biggest Christmas markets within Europe can be found in the Old Town.
• Cologne is a shopping paradise and offers a wide variety for everyone's taste and budget. The "Schildergasse" in Cologne is the most frequented shopping street in Europe. The "Hohe Strasse" is also ranked among the Top-20 European shopping streets.
• The Lanxess arena (Germany's biggest indoor arena and the most visited arena in the world)

FIFA World Cup Stadium Cologne and home to football team 1.FC Köln (German premier league - Bundesliga

• Bonn, the city of Ludwig van Beethoven, is the gateway to the Romantic Middle Rhine Valley with its landscape and castles (UNESCO World Heritage) as well as to Germany's northernmost wine region
• The Cologne/Bonn region is an attractive medical tourism destination due to the high hospital density with advanced medical technology, high standard, safety and quick treatment.

NETWORK:

Passenger Route Network in 2010

• Destinations: 125
• Countries: 32
• Airlines: 30
• Daily seats: 45,000

FACILITIES:

CGN has no slot constraints and operates 24/7, 365 days -> No curfew

Intermodal Integration

• Railway station beneath the airport terminals (100 steps between check-in and train)
• Served by high-speed ICE trains and regional urban trains
• 12 minutes to the city centre by commuter train 'S-Bahn'
• High-speed train connectivity secures higher surface catchment
• Cologne Central Station is one of the key continental railway junctions
• The train station is the hub of European high-speed network with high-speed lines to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Hanover, Hamburg and Berlin
• Drive-in airport with own motorway access
• 15-minute car drive to city centre

Runways: 3

14L/32R: 3,815 m x 60 m (12,516 ft x 197 ft)

14R/32L: 1,863 m x 45 m (6,112 ft x 148 ft)

06/24: 2,459 m x 45 m (8,068 ft x 148 ft)

Most favourable weather conditions in Europe all-year-round in CGN according to a study by one of the major cargo forwarders

→ less de-icing, delays and cancellations due to favourable weather conditions

UNSERVED ROUTES/KEY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES:

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Additional Info

The Cologne Bonn Airport Team welcomes you at the World Routes conference in Vancouver with a joint stand together with Cologne Tourist Board. Drop by stand S10 and you will have the chance to win a stylish and high-quality luggage from the RIMOWA brand!