Taxi queue · Road time to St Helier; 4 NM straight line
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ACI7.4
JER7.6+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ACI5.6
JER6.2+0.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ACI4.8
JER5.4+0.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ACI6.0
JER6.8+0.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ACI6.4+0.8
JER5.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ACI3.5
JER6.4+2.9
Best for
ACI
Aurigny lifeline flights to Guernsey (GCI) and Southampton (SOU)Island residents and short-stay visitors to St AnneTravelers who accept Twin Otter / small-aircraft constraints
JER
Short UK and European hopsLondon access from several airportsA paid lounge or lounge card before a morning departure
Watch out for
ACI
No Priority Pass or airline loungeNot 24h - published seasonal opening windows (winter/summer differ)Short main runway; weather and wind can disruptNo published MCT; tiny connection utility
JER
Overnight closure and a normal Christmas Day shutdown, except SAR and MEDEVACDeparture-lounge works still running after the July 2025 No1 openingBlue Islands stopped in November 2025; not every route was restoredArrivals parking pages disagree (£1 per 30 minutes vs £1 per 15 minutes)No1 Fast Track only on a direct three-hour bookingPriority Pass says the lounge lift is out of service
Amenities and tips
ACI
Aurigny lifeline banksThree-runway island fieldPriority Pass / lounges
Airport is not 24-hour
Wikipedia summarises seasonal opening windows (winter vs summer evening closes differ).
Tiny single terminal
1968 terminal with Aurigny check-in, arrivals room and departure lounge - no jet bridges.
Do not expect retail depth
Island lifeline terminal - café-level at best; no card lounge.
JER
No1 LoungeFast Track securityFamily areaRestaurant and buffet
Do not plan a middle-of-the-night arrival
The published aerodrome is normally shut from 2359 to 0700 UTC, or 2300 to 0600 UTC in the bracketed season, except search-and-rescue and medical flights.
The departure lounge is still a building site
No1 Lounge opened in July 2025, and the wider departure-lounge rebuild was still the 2026–2027 project in the 2025 annual report.
The only lounge starts at £28
No1 Lounge is airside after duty free. A direct three-hour booking includes Fast Track. A Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or DragonPass visit does not.
ACI · Channel Islands' smallest scheduled field - Aurigny Twin Otter banks to Guernsey and Southampton, ~48k pax (2024), no lounge product, limited terminal hours, and a long-running runway rehabilitation programme - pure island lifeline, not a lounge airport.
JER · Jersey Airport is a single-terminal Channel Islands field with scheduled UK and European flights. Calendar 2025 traffic was 1,443,769 passengers. The runway is 1,705 m, the aerodrome normally closes overnight, and the departure lounge is still being rebuilt through 2026–2027.
