# Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST / EBOS)

**Ostend-Bruges International Airport** (IATA: OST, ICAO: EBOS) is a large airport in Oostende, West Flanders Province, Belgium. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Egis Group. In 2025 it handled 394 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebos

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OST / EBOS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Egis Group
- Owner: Flemish Region
- Serves: Oostende, West Flanders Province, Belgium
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1998, 2.8747
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 393,731 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Website: http://www.luchthaven-oostendebrugge.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostend%E2%80%93Bruges_International_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432260
- Weather station: EBOS · WMO 06407
- Ident: EBOS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 075° / 256° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 225,858 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 260,233 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 422,726 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 353,751 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 407,451 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 445,356 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 102,756 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 214,941 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 361,257 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 376,426 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 345,191 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 393,731 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Cargo (1)

- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,320 km / 2,063 mi · EgyptAir Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OST, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Cargo (1)

- MS [EgyptAir Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [IFA International Freight Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ifa-international-freight-airways), [Meridian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/meridian-airways), [Pomair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pomair).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 394K (2025) | #1,219 of 3,974 | #270 in Europe | #3 in BE |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =111 in Europe | #4 in BE |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =5,684 in Europe | #47 in BE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Oostende Approach | 120.600 |
| GND | Oostende Ground | 121.980 |
| TWR | Oostende Tower | 118.180 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.130 |

## Nearby airports

- [EBFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebfn.md) Koksijde Air Base · 20 km / 12 mi
- [KJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebkt.md) Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [HZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqt.md) Merville-Calonne Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [EBCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebcv.md) Chièvres Air Base · 97 km / 60 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ostend–Bruges International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ostend–Bruges_International_Airport&oldid=1363069017), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebos/data