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George Best Belfast City Airport

Belfast, United Kingdom

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George Best Belfast City Airport

Belfast, United Kingdom

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Belfast's city-centre airport named after a football legend.

Opened

1938

Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

George Best Belfast City Airport is a commercial airport situated on the southern shore of Belfast Lough, just 3 miles from Belfast city centre. It serves as a convenient alternative to Belfast International Airport and handles primarily domestic and short-haul European routes. The airport was renamed in 2006 in honour of Northern Ireland's most celebrated footballer, George Best. Its central location makes it particularly popular with business travellers and those seeking quick access to the heart of Belfast. Operating under constraints set by a planning agreement, the airport has limits on the number of passengers it can handle annually and restrictions on certain flight types, which shapes the range of airlines and destinations it serves.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building handling all passenger departures and arrivals.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible by bus, taxi, and a dedicated rail halt at Sydenham station on the Belfast to Bangor line, providing links to Belfast city centre.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating from BHD include Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Loganair, offering routes primarily to UK and Irish destinations.

Notable facts

›Renamed George Best Belfast City Airport in 2006 to honour the Northern Ireland and Manchester United football legend.
›Located approximately 3 miles east of Belfast city centre on the shore of Belfast Lough.
›Subject to a planning agreement that caps annual passenger numbers and restricts jet operations on certain routes.
›Opened as a civil airport in 1938 and also served military purposes during World War II.
›Its runway length limits the size of aircraft that can operate, favouring narrowbody jets and turboprops.

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Route map (18 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

BAL Bashkirian Airlines

Star1 Airlines

Routes

BHD → LHRAA · 319

BHD → LHRBA · 319

BHD → BHXBE · DH4 E75

BHD → CWLBE · DH4

BHD → EDIBE · DH4

BHD → EXTBE · DH4

BHD → GLABE · DH4

BHD → LBABE · DH4

BHD → MANBE · E75 DH4

BHD → NCLBE · DH4

BHD → SOUBE · DH4

BHD → ABZBE · DH4

BHD → EMABE · DH4

BHD → INVBE · DH4

BHD → AGPEI · 320

BHD → FAOEI · 320

BHD → LGWEI · 320 319

BHD → LHREI · 319

BHD → PMIEI · 320 319

BHD → LHRIB · 319

BHD → IOMV9 · L4T

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q12 routes Airbus A3196 routes Airbus A3204 routes Embraer 1752 routes L4T1 routes

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Belfast City Airport, formally George Best Belfast City Airport, is an international airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated in County Down, it is adjacent to the Belfast Harbour and is three miles from Belfast City Centre. It shares the site with the Spirit AeroSystems aircraft manufacturing facility. The airport began commercial operations in 1983, and was known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast. The airport has a CAA public use aerodrome licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

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