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.
GCI7.4
JER7.6+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
GCI6.2
JER6.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
GCI5.8+0.4
JER5.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
GCI7.6+0.8
JER6.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
GCI7.0+1.4
JER5.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
GCI2.0
JER6.4+4.4
Best for
GCI
Aurigny / BA passengers into GuernseyUK short-haul leisure and VFRTravelers using buses.gg or Arrivals taxis into St Peter Port
JER
Short UK and European hopsLondon access from several airportsA paid lounge or lounge card before a morning departure
Watch out for
GCI
No Priority Pass lounge listed on research dayTerminal hours typically 05:30–21:00 — overnight stays limitedRunway length constrains larger jets — schedule is turboprop/E-jet heavyNo published MCT
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
GCI
Aurigny hub + BA LHRDuty Free after securitybuses.gg + curb taxi
Aurigny UK + BA Heathrow
Aurigny dominates LGW/LCY/SOU/MAN and island links; BA operates year-round LHR.
Single compact terminal 05:30–21:00
One passenger plant — Duty Free after security; no PP lounge door.
Duty Free + café framing
Island-scale F&B — do not expect hub retail depth.
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.
GCI · Channel Islands Guernsey gateway and **Aurigny** hub with dense UK banks (LGW / LCY / SOU / MAN / BHX / BRS and more) plus **British Airways LHR** — **no Priority Pass lounge** verified (former executive space converted for Duty Free); buses.gg and curb taxis cover St Peter Port.
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.
