Cardiff Airport – CWL Wales
The busiest airport in Wales, UK is the Cardiff Airport. It is a major public airport that is located near the village of Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan in Cardiff, UK and serves all business and tourist traffic for south and mid Wales. Its airport code, CWL, stands for Cardiff and Wales. New Rhoose Airport was the name of the airport starting in 1952. It was handling commercial flights during that time. In 1995, the airport was privatized, and it had already Cardiff International Airport as its name. In 2009, the name was changed to Cardiff Airport, and in 2013, the airport was bought back by Welsh Government. As of 2018, the airport has handled 1.581 million passengers.
Best Time to Visit
The CWL-Cardiff Airport primarily is a low cost carrier hub. It has ATM’s and currency exchange outlets located on the first floor of the terminal building and in the departures area. Wi-Fi is available throughout the terminal building you just have to buy a prepaid voucher to avail it. Some of the best cities to go from Cardiff Airport include Tongwynlais, Aberbargoed, and Tonypandy.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Cardiff Airport (CWL) has excellent and very close hotels to stay. Get to book rooms and suites at the No.10 Cardiff, the Three Horseshoes, and the comfy Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport, with just less than a kilometer away. All these three hotels offer 24-hour airport shuttle service.
Another airport close to Cardiff Airport with only 48 miles away is the Swansea Airport (SWS) which caters flights for public transport of passengers from Swansea, Wales.
