BFS

Belfast International Airport

ICAO EGAA54.6575°N 6.2158°W82 m / 268 ftLarge airport
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Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is a large airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It opened in 1921. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,780 m (9,121 ft). In 2022 it handled 4.8 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1921–1921
1921
OpenedBelfast International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Belfast International Airport
07/25065° / 245° · LIT
LENGTH2,780 m9,121 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
17/35162° / 342° · LIT
LENGTH1,891 m6,204 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
4.1M
4.3M
4.0M
4.0M
4.4M
5.1M
5.8M
6.3M
6.3M
1.7M
2.3M
4.8M
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Routes

63 destinations · 23 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miGLA · Glasgow Airport · 176 km / 109 miEDI · Edinburgh Airport · 230 km / 143 miLPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport · 265 km / 165 miNCL · Newcastle International Airport · 293 km / 182 miMAN · Manchester Airport · 295 km / 183 miLBA · Leeds Bradford Airport · 309 km / 192 miABZ · Aberdeen International Airport · 378 km / 235 miEMA · East Midlands Airport · 380 km / 236 miBHX · Birmingham Airport · 383 km / 238 miBRS · Bristol Airport · 433 km / 269 miLTN · London Luton Airport · 497 km / 309 miSOU · Southampton Airport · 526 km / 327 miSTN · London Stansted Airport · 528 km / 328 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 562 km / 349 miJER · Jersey Airport · 665 km / 413 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 771 km / 479 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 869 km / 540 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 1,473 km / 915 miKRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport · 1,825 km / 1,134 miALC · Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · 1,870 km / 1,162 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 1,940 km / 1,205 miFAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 1,966 km / 1,222 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 1,967 km / 1,222 miAGP · Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 2,004 km / 1,245 miNBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · 2,428 km / 1,509 miRAK · Marrakesh Menara Airport · 2,567 km / 1,595 miACE · César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · 2,920 km / 1,814 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 2,978 km / 1,850 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 3,063 km / 1,903 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 3,075 km / 1,911 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 3,423 km / 2,127 miSSH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · 4,404 km / 2,737 miHRG · Hurghada International Airport · 4,441 km / 2,760 miSEN · London Southend Airport · 574 km / 357 miBVA · Beauvais-Tillé airport · 811 km / 504 miBOD · Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · 1,161 km / 721 miLYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 1,275 km / 792 miGVA · Geneva International Airport · 1,276 km / 793 miKEF · Keflavik International Airport · 1,385 km / 861 miTRN · Turin Airport · 1,441 km / 895 miOPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · 1,502 km / 933 miBGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport · 1,506 km / 936 miSZG · Salzburg Airport · 1,534 km / 953 miNCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · 1,560 km / 969 miGRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport · 1,563 km / 971 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 1,591 km / 989 miREU · Reus Airport · 1,598 km / 993 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 1,606 km / 998 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 1,731 km / 1,076 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,808 km / 1,123 miMAH · Menorca Airport · 1,819 km / 1,130 miIBZ · Ibiza Airport · 1,845 km / 1,146 miRVN · Rovaniemi Airport · 2,153 km / 1,338 miDBV · Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · 2,228 km / 1,384 miCFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 2,564 km / 1,593 miMLA · Malta International Airport · 2,625 km / 1,631 miZTH · Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · 2,776 km / 1,725 miHER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · 3,225 km / 2,004 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 3,301 km / 2,051 miDLM · Dalaman International Airport · 3,318 km / 2,062 miPFO · Paphos International Airport · 3,705 km / 2,302 miLCA · Larnaca International Airport · 3,760 km / 2,336 miPDV · Plovdiv International Airport · 2,656 km / 1,650 miHRGLCADLMHERTFSZTHPDVMLARAKDBVRVNAGPFCOFAOBUDIBZKRKBCNVRNNCESZGOPOKEFGVABODCDGAMSBRSABZLBASSHFUECFUNBEMAHVIEPRGJERSENEMANCLPFOAYTRHOLPAALCPMIGROBGYTRNLYSSOULPLEDIACEREUBVALGWSTNBHXGLABFS
Year-round33
GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet176 km109 miEDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet230 km143 miLPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet265 km165 miNCLNewcastle International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet293 km182 miMANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet295 km183 miLBALeeds Bradford AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet309 km192 miABZAberdeen International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet378 km235 miEMAEast Midlands AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair380 km236 miBHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet383 km238 miBRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet433 km269 miLTNLondon Luton AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet497 km309 miSOUSouthampton AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet526 km327 miSTNLondon Stansted AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet528 km328 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet562 km349 miJERJersey AirportJersey · easyJet665 km413 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet771 km479 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · easyJet869 km540 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · easyJet1,473 km915 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair1,825 km1,134 miALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,870 km1,162 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · easyJet1,940 km1,205 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Ryanair, easyJet1,966 km1,222 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · easyJet1,967 km1,222 miAGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,004 km1,245 miNBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · easyJet2,428 km1,509 miRAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · easyJet2,567 km1,595 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,920 km1,814 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet2,978 km1,850 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com3,063 km1,903 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet3,075 km1,911 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com3,423 km2,127 miSSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · easyJet4,404 km2,737 miHRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · easyJet4,441 km2,760 mi
Seasonal34
SENLondon Southend AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet574 km357 miBVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair811 km504 miBODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · easyJet1,161 km721 miLYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · easyJet1,275 km792 miGVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · easyJet1,276 km793 miKEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · Jet2.com1,385 km861 miTRNTurin AirportItaly · Ryanair1,441 km895 miOPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,502 km933 miBGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,506 km936 miSZGSalzburg AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,534 km953 miNCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · easyJet1,560 km969 miGROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Ryanair1,563 km971 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,591 km989 miREUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,598 km993 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · easyJet1,606 km998 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,731 km1,076 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,808 km1,123 miMAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,819 km1,130 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Jet2.com, easyJet1,825 km1,134 miIBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,845 km1,146 miFAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com1,966 km1,222 miRVNRovaniemi AirportFinland · easyJet2,153 km1,338 miDBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Jet2.com2,228 km1,384 miCFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · easyJet2,564 km1,593 miMLAMalta International AirportMalta · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,625 km1,631 miZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com2,776 km1,725 miACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · easyJet2,920 km1,814 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · easyJet3,063 km1,903 miHERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com3,225 km2,004 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com, easyJet3,301 km2,051 miDLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com, easyJet3,318 km2,062 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · easyJet3,423 km2,127 miPFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com3,705 km2,302 miLCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · easyJet3,760 km2,336 mi
Most destinationseasyJet 47Jet2.com 25Ryanair 16DHL Aviation 1Star Air (Denmark) 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from BFS. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Belfast International Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers4.8M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#348of 3,974 · #98 Europe · #10 GBLongest runway2,780 m9,121 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,696of 29,823 · #266 Europe · #15 GBElevation82 m268 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=32,093of 43,341 · =3,939 Europe · #263 GBAgeOpened 19212026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=196of 15,079 · =153 Europe · #30 GBRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =41 GB
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
APPAPP128.500
ATISATIS128.200
GNDGND121.750
OPSOPS26.480
RDRDIRECTOR120.900
TWRTWR118.300
ILS 25109.900
ILS 17110.900