BFS — Belfast International Airport
Large airport in Belfast, United Kingdom.
- IATA code
- BFS
- ICAO code
- EGAA
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 4,818,214
- 2022 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 17
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC / UTC+1
- Europe/London
- Elevation
- 82 m
- 269 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,780 m
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About BFS
Belfast International Airport is a large airport serving Belfast, United Kingdom. It opened in 1921. 4,818,214 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 17 nonstop routes from BFS.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from BFS
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| BFS → ALC | 1,870 km | 257,797 |
| BFS → AGP | 2,003 km | 253,529 |
| BFS → FAO | 1,965 km | 253,405 |
| BFS → PMI | 1,808 km | 219,895 |
| BFS → TFS | 3,073 km | 178,242 |
| BFS → ACE | 2,917 km | 147,201 |
| BFS → CDG | 871 km | 136,336 |
| BFS → DLM | 3,323 km | 73,199 |
| BFS → REU | 1,598 km | 62,423 |
| BFS → KRK | 1,831 km | 47,849 |
| BFS → GDN | 1,590 km | 44,782 |
| BFS → IBZ | 1,845 km | 42,119 |
| BFS → RHO | 3,307 km | 41,034 |
| BFS → CFU | 2,568 km | 35,143 |
| BFS → GRO | 1,564 km | 31,493 |
| BFS → MAH | 1,820 km | 21,984 |
| BFS → EWR | 5,113 km | 90 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Other airports in Belfast
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BHD | George Best Belfast City Airport | 23 km |
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| LDY | City of Derry Airport | 74 km |
| CAL | Campbeltown Airport | 93 km |
| ILY | Islay Airport | 114 km |
| IOM | Isle of Man Airport | 121 km |
| DUB | Dublin Airport | 137 km |
| PIK | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 140 km |
| CFN | Donegal Airport | 143 km |
Distance from BFS to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,780 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 1,891 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · 54.6575, -6.2158
Questions
Belfast International Airport has the IATA code BFS and the ICAO code EGAA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
BFS is a large airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at 54.6575, -6.2158, 82 m above sea level.
Belfast has 2 airports: BFS, BHD.
BFS is in the Europe/London time zone, UTC / UTC+1 (winter / summer).
4,818,214 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.
Belfast International Airport opened in 1921.
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