BRU — Brussels Airport
- IATA code
- BRU
- ICAO code
- EBBR
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 23,754,209
- 2025 · +0.8% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 116
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Brussels
- Elevation
- 53 m
- 174 ft
- Runways
- 3
- Longest 3,638 m
Jan–Apr 2026: 7,145,995 passengers, +6.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About BRU
Brussels Airport is a large airport serving Brussels, Belgium. It opened in 1940 and is run by Brussels Airport Company. 23,754,209 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 116 nonstop routes from BRU.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from BRU
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| BRU → MAD | 1,314 km | 1,014,027 |
| BRU → BCN | 1,083 km | 881,225 |
| BRU → FCO | 1,173 km | 633,983 |
| BRU → AGP | 1,735 km | 620,371 |
| BRU → LHR | 351 km | 570,620 |
| BRU → ALC | 1,457 km | 544,587 |
| BRU → GVA | 532 km | 526,592 |
| BRU → VIE | 927 km | 518,598 |
| BRU → LIS | 1,719 km | 516,642 |
| BRU → FRA | 305 km | 513,124 |
| BRU → DUB | 786 km | 469,571 |
| BRU → IST | 2,145 km | 460,111 |
| BRU → MUC | 598 km | 450,633 |
| BRU → CPH | 756 km | 429,515 |
| BRU → ATH | 2,104 km | 407,553 |
| BRU → BER | 645 km | 400,200 |
| BRU → DXB | 5,154 km | 384,322 |
| BRU → LIN | 703 km | 377,320 |
| BRU → AYT | 2,602 km | 354,662 |
| BRU → TFS | 3,094 km | 339,936 |
| BRU → ZRH | 484 km | 333,309 |
| BRU → ARN | 1,291 km | 287,990 |
| BRU → NCE | 831 km | 286,469 |
| BRU → WAW | 1,150 km | 278,623 |
| BRU → EWR | 5,924 km | 266,999 |
| BRU → JFK | 5,901 km | 265,503 |
| BRU → IAD | 6,263 km | 263,825 |
| BRU → DOH | 4,897 km | 258,521 |
| BRU → OSL | 1,114 km | 254,100 |
| BRU → YUL | 5,570 km | 236,468 |
| BRU → TNG | 1,881 km | 234,686 |
| BRU → OPO | 1,475 km | 231,767 |
| BRU → CMN | 2,182 km | 220,702 |
| BRU → VLC | 1,326 km | 220,328 |
| BRU → HER | 2,397 km | 209,614 |
| BRU → PRG | 699 km | 207,707 |
| BRU → BUD | 1,142 km | 207,153 |
| BRU → ORD | 6,694 km | 202,871 |
| BRU → AUH | 5,171 km | 198,327 |
| BRU → DSS | 4,461 km | 198,069 |
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.
Airlines at BRU on flights to and from the US
- UA United Air Lines · 2,323 flights
- SN Brussels Airlines · 817 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 476 flights
- HU Hainan Airlines · 131 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ANR | Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) | 32 km |
| CRL | Brussels South Charleroi Airport | 49 km |
| LGG | Liège Airport | 74 km |
| EIN | Eindhoven Airport | 87 km |
| MST | Maastricht Aachen Airport | 90 km |
| LIL | Lille Airport | 104 km |
| OST | Ostend-Bruges International Airport | 117 km |
| RTM | Rotterdam The Hague Airport | 117 km |
| NRN | Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport | 139 km |
Distance from BRU to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 3,638 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 07R/25L | 3,211 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 01/19 | 2,987 m | 50 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Zaventem, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium · 50.9014, 4.4844
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