Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport Aldergrove Airport
IATA: BFS ICAO: EGAA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Vinci Airports
Serves	Belfast
Location	Aldergrove, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Focus city for	easyJet Jet2.com Ryanair[1] TUI Airways
Elevation AMSL	268 ft / 82 m
Coordinates	54°39′27″N 006°12′57″W / 54.65750°N 6.21583°W / 54.65750; -6.21583
Website	www.belfastairport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,780 9,121 Asphalt 17/35 1,891 6,204 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 5,957,055 Passenger change 2022-23 23.6% Aircraft Movements 57,761 Movements change 2022-23 50.1%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority[3]

Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport 11.5 NM (21.3 km; 13.2 mi)^[2] northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland, and is the main airport for the city of Belfast. Until 1983, it was known as Aldergrove Airport, after the nearby village of Aldergrove in County Antrim. In 2023, over 5.9 million passengers travelled through the airport, a 23.6% increase compared with 2022.^[3] The majority of flights from Belfast International are operated by easyJet, Northern Ireland's biggest airline. It features flights to some European metropolitan and several leisure destinations.

Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. The airfield was previously shared with the Royal Air Force base RAF Aldergrove, which closed in 2008. The base is now known as Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station, Aldergrove, and both runways are now owned by the airport. The airport is owned and operated by Vinci Airports which was previously owned by ADC & HAS.^[4]