Belfast International Airport (BFS) – Gateway to Northern Ireland

Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is the largest and busiest airport in Northern Ireland, located about 21 kilometers northwest of Belfast City Centre. It serves as a key international gateway, connecting Northern Ireland to destinations across the UK, Europe, and North America.

The airport plays a major role in tourism, trade, and business, welcoming millions of passengers every year. Whether you're arriving for a city break or departing for a global adventure, Belfast International ensures comfort and convenience for every traveler.

? Overview

Belfast International Airport is operated by VINCI Airports and serves as a hub for airlines such as easyJet, Jet2.com, and Ryanair. It offers both domestic and international flights, handling over 6 million passengers annually.

With modern terminals, a wide range of passenger facilities, and convenient transport links, the airport provides a seamless experience for travelers flying to or from Northern Ireland.

? Belfast International Airport – Key Information

? Flights and Connectivity

Belfast International Airport offers regular domestic flights to major UK cities such as London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Birmingham, as well as seasonal and year-round international services to destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean.

Popular routes include:

• London Gatwick / Luton / Stansted (UK)

• Amsterdam (Netherlands)

• Alicante, Malaga, and Tenerife (Spain)

• Faro (Portugal)

• Krakow and Warsaw (Poland)

The airport also handles holiday charter flights to sun destinations operated by TUI Airways and Jet2holidays.

? Transport and Access

Belfast International is easily reachable via multiple transport options:

• By Car: The airport is accessible via the A57 road, around 30 minutes’ drive from Belfast city centre.

• By Bus: Airport Express 300 operates frequent services between Belfast Europa Buscentre and the airport.

• By Taxi: Official airport taxis are available outside the terminal 24/7.

• By Train: The nearest station is Antrim Railway Station, about 10 km away, connected by local bus and taxi services.

? Airport Facilities

Belfast International Airport provides a full range of modern amenities to ensure passenger comfort and convenience:

• Duty-free shops and retail outlets

• Restaurants, bars, and cafés

• Currency exchange and ATMs

• Business lounges

• Free Wi-Fi across the terminal

• Car rental counters

• On-site and long-stay parking

• Assistance for passengers with reduced mobility

?️ Nearby Attractions

Visitors arriving through Belfast International can easily explore Northern Ireland’s most famous landmarks, including:

• Belfast City – Discover Titanic Belfast, St. George’s Market, and historic pubs.

• Giant’s Causeway – A UNESCO World Heritage site, just 1.5 hours’ drive away.

• Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge – An iconic coastal adventure near Ballintoy.

• Causeway Coastal Route – One of the most scenic drives in the UK.

?️ Weather and Best Time to Visit

Belfast experiences a temperate maritime climate, with mild summers and cool winters. The best time to visit is from May to September, when temperatures are comfortable and daylight hours are long.

Winter months (November to February) are colder but offer fewer crowds and cheaper flight options.

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Below is a quick reference table of some of India’s busiest airports, their IATA codes, and the cities they serve:

#	Airport Name	IATA Code	City	Logo
1	Veer Savarkar International Airport	IXZ	Port Blair
2	Darbhanga Airport	DBR	Darbhanga
3	Gaya Airport	GAY	Gaya
4	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	CCU	Kolkata
5	Madurai Airport	IXM	Madurai
6	Surat International Airport	STV	Surat
7	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport	IMF	Imphal
8	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	IXL	Leh
9	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	IDR	Indore
10	Coimbatore International Airport	CJB	Coimbatore
11	Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport	LKO	Lucknow
12	Thiruvananthapuram International Airport	TRV	Thiruvananthapuram
13	Tirupati International Airport	TIR	Tirupati
14	Visakhapatnam International Airport	VTZ	Visakhapatnam
15	Lengpui Airport	AJL	Aizawl
16	Vijayawada International Airport	VGA	Vijayawada
17	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	GAU	Guwahati
18	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	NAG	Nagpur
19	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport	VNS	Varanasi
20	Raja Bhoj Airport	BHO	Bhopal
21	Hindon Airport	HDO	Lucknow	N/A
22	Manohar International Airport	GOX	Goa
23	Kannur International Airport	CNN	Kannur
24	Mangaluru International Airport	IXE	Mangaluru
25	Indira Gandhi International Airport	DEL	Delhi
26	Birsa Munda Airport	IXR	Ranchi
27	Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	BOM	Mumbai
28	Bagdogra International Airport	IXB	Bagdogra
29	Shillong Airport	SHL	Shillong
30	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	AMD	Ahmedabad
31	Srinagar Airport	SXR	Srinagar
32	Calicut International Airport	CCJ	Kozhikode
33	Jammu Airport	IXJ	Jammu	N/A
34	Jolly Grant Airport	DED	Dehradun
35	Dimapur Airport	DMU	Dimapur
36	Pakyong Airport	PYG	Pakyong
37	Nashik International Airport	ISK	Nashik
38	Cochin International Airport	COK	Cochin
39	Goa International Airport	GOI	Goa
40	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	TRZ	Tirupati
41	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	IXA	Agartala
42	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	HYD	Hyderabad
43	Jaipur International Airport	JAI	Jaipur
44	Pune Airport	PNQ	Pune
45	Chennai International Airport	MAA	Chennai
46	Biju Patnaik International Airport	BBI	Bhubaneswar
47	Vadodara Airport	BDQ	Vadodara
48	Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport	ATQ	Amritsar
49	Kempegowda International Airport	BLR	Bengaluru

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#	Airport Name	IATA Code	Country	Logo
1	Coventry Airport Limited	CVT	United Kingdom
2	Sharana Airstrip	OAS	Afghanistan
3	Joaquim Kapango Airport	SVP	Angola
4	Dundee	DND	United Kingdom
5	Dubai International Airport	DXB	United Arab Emirates
6	Darwaz Airport	DAZ	Afghanistan
7	London Southend	SEN	United Kingdom	N/A
8	Uíge Airport	UGO	Angola
9	Cazombo Airport	CAV	Angola
10	Bristol	BRS	United Kingdom
11	Nzagi Airport	NZA	Angola
12	Vlora International Airport	VLO	Albania
13	Cafunfo Airport	CFF	Angola
14	Stornoway	SYY	United Kingdom	N/A
15	Saurimo Airport	VHC	Angola	N/A
16	Ondjiva Pereira Airport	VPE	Angola
17	Kukës International Airport Zayed	KFZ	Albania
18	Carlisle Lake District	CAX	United Kingdom
19	London Gatwick	LGW	United Kingdom	N/A
20	Bagram Air Base	OAI	Afghanistan
21	Qala I Naw Airport	LQN	Afghanistan
22	Manston International	MSE	United Kingdom	N/A
23	Maymana Airport	MMZ	Afghanistan
24	Newcastle International	NCL	United Kingdom	N/A
25	Gardez Airport	GRG	Afghanistan
26	Benguela Airport	BUG	Angola
27	Aberdeen International	ABZ	United Kingdom
28	Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central)	DWC	United Arab Emirates
29	Zvartnots International Airport	EVN	Armenia
30	Cambridge City	CBG	United Kingdom
31	Liverpool John Lennon	LPL	United Kingdom	N/A
32	Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport	MSZ	Angola
33	Kapanda Airport	KNP	Angola
34	Exeter	EXT	United Kingdom
35	Farah Airport	FAH	Afghanistan
36	London Stansted	STN	United Kingdom	N/A
37	Jersey	JER	United Kingdom	N/A
38	Porto Amboim Airport	PBN	Angola
39	Saint Mary's / Isles Of Scilly	ISC	United Kingdom	N/A
40	Waco Kungo Airport	CEO	Angola
41	Negage Airport	GXG	Angola
42	Chitato Airport	PGI	Angola
43	Nili Airport	NLI	Afghanistan
44	Alderney	ACI	United Kingdom
45	Bamyan Airport	BIN	Afghanistan
46	London City	LCY	United Kingdom	N/A
47	Inverness Airport	INV	United Kingdom	N/A
48	Sumburgh	LSI	United Kingdom	N/A
49	East Midlands	EMA	United Kingdom
50	Oxford	OXF	United Kingdom	N/A
51	London Luton	LTN	United Kingdom	N/A
52	Shirak International Airport	LWN	Armenia
53	Andorra La Vella	ALV	Andorra
54	Kabul International Airport	KBL	Afganistan
55	Sheghnan Airport	SGA	Afghanistan
56	Kunduz Airport	UND	Afghanistan
57	N'dalatando Airport	NDF	Angola
58	Bournemouth	BOH	United Kingdom
59	Land's End	LEQ	United Kingdom	N/A
60	Glasgow	GLA	United Kingdom	N/A
61	Edinburgh	EDI	United Kingdom
62	City Of Derry	LDY	United Kingdom
63	Cornwall Airport Newquay	NQY	United Kingdom
64	Soyo Airport	SZA	Angola
65	Leeds Bradford	LBA	United Kingdom	N/A
66	Zaranj Airport	ZAJ	Afghanistan
67	Birmingham	BHX	United Kingdom
68	Quatro De Fevereiro International Airport	LAD	Angola
69	Burton–Nibbs International Airport	BBQ	Antigua And Barbuda
70	Jamba Airport	JMB	Angola
71	Catumbela Airport	CBT	Angola
72	Farnborough	FAB	United Kingdom	N/A
73	Wick John O'Groats	WIC	United Kingdom	N/A
74	Lumbala Airport	GGC	Angola
75	Sheberghan Airport	SBH	Afghanistan	N/A
76	Luau Airport	UAL	Angola	N/A
77	Lucapa Airport	LBZ	Angola
78	N'zeto Airport	ARZ	Angola
79	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza	TIA	Albania
80	Sumbe Airport	NDD	Angola
81	Lubango Airport	SDD	Angola
82	Penzance Heliport	PZE	United Kingdom	N/A
83	Jalalabad Airport	JAA	Afghanistan
84	Malanje Airport	MEG	Angola
85	Blackpool Airport	BLK	United Kingdom
86	Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport	KDH	Afghanistan
87	Guernsey	GCI	United Kingdom	N/A
88	Uruzgan Airport	URZ	Afghanistan
89	Tarinkot Airport	TII	Afghanistan
90	Andorra–La Seu D'Urgell Airport	LEU	Andorra
91	Taloqan Airport	TQN	Afghanistan
92	Humberside Airport	HUY	United Kingdom	N/A
93	Kuran Wa Munjan Airport	KUR	Afghanistan
94	Menongue Airport	SPP	Angola
95	Glasgow Prestwick	PIK	United Kingdom	N/A
96	Brighton City	ESH	United Kingdom
97	Syunik Airport	YUK	Armenia
98	Kirkwall	KOI	United Kingdom	N/A
99	Cuito Cuanavale Airport	CTI	Angola
100	Ghazni Airport	GZI	Afghanistan
101	Khost International Airport	KHT	Afghanistan
102	Dundo Airport	DUE	Angola
103	Belfast International	BFS	United Kingdom
104	Albano Machado Airport	NOV	Angola
105	Benbecula	BEB	United Kingdom
106	Khwahan Airport	KWH	Afghanistan
107	Norwich	NWI	United Kingdom	N/A
108	Dubai Creek Seaplane Base (Heliport)	DCG	United Arab Emirates
109	Mawlānā Jalāl Ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī Intl Airport	MZR	Afghanistan
110	Southampton	SOU	United Kingdom	N/A
111	Chaghcharan Airport	CCN	Afghanistan
112	Sardeh Band Airport	SBF	Afghanistan
113	Cuango-Luzamba Airport	LZM	Angola
114	Dirico Airport	DRC	Angola
115	Luena Airport	LUO	Angola
116	Teesside International	MME	United Kingdom	N/A
117	V. C. Bird International Airport	ANU	Antigua And Barbuda
118	Cardiff	CWL	United Kingdom
119	Cabinda Airport	CAB	Angola
120	Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport	HEA	Afghanistan	N/A
121	George Best Belfast City	BHD	United Kingdom	N/A
122	Urgun Airport	URN	Afghanistan
123	Fayzabad Airport	FBD	Afghanistan
124	Manchester	MAN	United Kingdom	N/A
125	Wycombe Air Park	HYC	United Kingdom	N/A
126	Ronaldsway	IOM	Isle Of Man	N/A
127	Houari Boumediene Airport	ALG	Algeria
128	Heathrow	LHR	United Kingdom	N/A

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where is Belfast International Airport located?
It is located in Aldergrove, County Antrim, about 21 km from Belfast City Centre.

2. What is the airport code for Belfast International?
The IATA code is BFS, and the ICAO code is EGAA.

3. Which airlines operate from Belfast International Airport?
Major airlines include easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, and TUI Airways.

4. How can I get from Belfast Airport to the city centre?
You can take the Airport Express 300 bus, a taxi, or a rental car, all available 24/7.

5. Does Belfast International handle international flights?
Yes, the airport operates flights to destinations across Europe, as well as domestic UK routes.