Bournemouth Airport – The South Coast’s International Gateway

Bournemouth Airport (IATA: BOH, ICAO: EGHH) is a regional international airport located in Christchurch, Dorset, about 6.5 km (4 miles) north-northeast of Bournemouth town centre. It serves as an important air travel hub for southern England, connecting passengers to various domestic and European destinations.

Originally opened in 1941 as a World War II airbase, the airport has transformed into a modern commercial facility offering both scheduled passenger flights and charter services. Managed by Regional & City Airports (RCA), Bournemouth Airport provides a convenient alternative to the larger London airports, particularly for travelers in Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire.

Facilities and Passenger Services

Bournemouth Airport offers a comfortable, modern experience with a variety of services and facilities for travelers:

• Single modern passenger terminal

• Check-in desks and automated baggage facilities

• Duty-free shopping, fashion, and gift stores

• Restaurants, cafés, and bars for dining and relaxation

• Free Wi-Fi throughout the terminal

• Currency exchange, ATMs, and information desk

• Car hire services from major rental companies

• Special assistance services for passengers with reduced mobility

• VIP lounge and business amenities

The airport ensures fast check-in times and short walking distances, providing a hassle-free travel experience for both leisure and business travelers.

Airlines and Destinations

Bournemouth Airport connects passengers to key destinations across the UK and Europe through various airlines.

Major Airlines Operating at BOH:

• Ryanair

• TUI Airways

• easyJet (seasonal services)

Popular Destinations Include:

• Spain: Alicante, Málaga, Tenerife

• Greece: Corfu, Rhodes

• Portugal: Faro, Madeira

• France: Bergerac

• Domestic: Manchester, Edinburgh (seasonal routes)

Charter flights to popular holiday destinations operate regularly during the summer season, making Bournemouth Airport a favorite choice for tourists in southern England.

Bournemouth Airport Information Table

Transport and Accessibility

Bournemouth Airport is easily accessible by road, rail, and public transport:

• By Car: Located near the A338 dual carriageway, with parking options for short-stay, long-stay, and priority users.

• By Train: The nearest railway stations are Bournemouth and Christchurch, both offering regular services to London, Southampton, and Poole.

• By Bus: Yellow Buses and other local routes connect the airport to Bournemouth city centre and nearby towns.

• By Taxi: Taxis and private transfers are available 24/7 at the arrivals area.

Parking facilities include premium, express, and park & ride options, all within a short distance from the terminal.

Future Development and Sustainability

Bournemouth Airport is actively working to enhance passenger facilities and operational efficiency. Development plans include:

• Upgraded passenger lounges and boarding gates

• Expansion of seasonal destinations and charter flights

• Introduction of eco-friendly initiatives to reduce carbon emissions

The airport’s management is also focused on sustainable aviation technology and renewable energy use, supporting the UK’s net-zero aviation goals.

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the IATA code for Bournemouth Airport?
The IATA code for Bournemouth Airport is BOH.

2. How far is Bournemouth Airport from the city centre?
It is located about 6.5 km (4 miles) northeast of Bournemouth.

3. Which airlines operate from Bournemouth Airport?
Major airlines include Ryanair, TUI Airways, and easyJet (seasonal).

4. Does Bournemouth Airport operate international flights?
Yes, it offers international flights to popular European destinations such as Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

5. Is parking available at Bournemouth Airport?
Yes, the airport provides short-term, long-term, and premium parking options close to the terminal.