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Belfast International Airport

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport
Belfast International Airport - geograph.org.uk - 119152.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner ADC & HAS
Operator Belfast International Airport Ltd.
Serves Belfast, United Kingdom
Location Aldergrove, County Antrim,
Northern Ireland
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 268 ft / 82 m
Coordinates 54°39′27″N 6°12′57″W / 54.6575°N 6.215833°W / 54.6575; -6.215833
Website www.belfastairport.com
Map
EGAA is located in Northern Ireland
EGAA
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Location in Northern Ireland
Runway
Runway Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,780 9,121 Asphalt
17/35 1,891 6,204 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 5,147,546
Passenger change 15-16 Increase17.2%
Aircraft Movements 55,155
Movements change 15-16 Increase5.6%
Sources: UK AIP at NATS
Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport 11.5 NM (21.3 km; 13.2 mi) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Images for kids

  • Aerial travel for Business or Pleasure - Thos Cook & Son - 1919 - pp 16+ (map)

    "Map of Air Routes and Landing Places in Great Britain, as temporarily arranged by the Air Ministry for civilian flying", published in 1919, showing Aldergrove as a "civil station".

  • Liberators 120 and 86 Sqn RAF at Aldergrove c1943

    RAF B-24 Liberator aircraft parked at Aldergrove, c.1943

  • Belfast International Airport - geograph.org.uk - 119473

    Kerbside of the terminal building, seen in 2006

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Belfast para niños

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