Bristol Airport Overview

Bristol Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is one of the UK’s most important regional airports, serving the vibrant city of Bristol and the wider South West region. Located just 8 miles southwest of Bristol city centre, it offers domestic and international flights to Europe, North Africa, and other destinations.
Opened in 1957, the airport has grown significantly and is now a major travel hub connecting millions of passengers annually. It serves as a key base for airlines such as easyJet, Ryanair, and Jet2.com.

Location and Accessibility

Bristol Airport is conveniently situated in Lulsgate Bottom, Somerset, making it easily reachable by road and public transport.

• By Car: Accessible via the A38, with clear road signs from the M5 and M4 motorways.

• By Bus: The Airport Flyer Express connects the airport directly to Bristol Temple Meads Station and the city centre.

• By Train: Passengers can connect via Temple Meads for onward national rail services.

The airport’s strategic location makes it ideal for passengers from Somerset, Bath, Gloucestershire, and South Wales.

Facilities at Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport offers a modern and passenger-friendly experience with a range of facilities designed for comfort and convenience.

Main Facilities:

• Check-in and security zones with efficient automated systems

• Duty-free shopping and branded retail outlets

• Restaurants, cafés, and bars offering international cuisines

• Currency exchange and ATMs

• Car hire desks (Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, etc.)

• Premium lounges such as Aspire Lounge and Escape Lounge

• Free Wi-Fi throughout the terminal

Accessibility features like lifts, assistance points, and priority boarding make the airport inclusive for all passengers.

Airlines and Destinations

Bristol Airport serves both leisure and business travelers, connecting to over 100 destinations across the UK and Europe.

Major Airlines:

• easyJet

• Ryanair

• TUI Airways

• Jet2.com

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

• Swiss International Air Lines

Popular Destinations:

• Amsterdam

• Dublin

• Malaga

• Tenerife

• Paris

• Edinburgh

• Geneva

Seasonal charter flights also operate to Mediterranean holiday destinations during the summer months.

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Parking and Transport

Bristol Airport provides a variety of parking options:

• Short Stay and Drop-Off Zones for quick visits

• Long Stay Car Park with shuttle transfers

• Silver Zone Parking offering affordable long-term options

• Car hire and taxi services available at the terminal

Public transport links are reliable, with 24-hour bus services connecting to Bristol and nearby towns.

Nearby Attractions

For travellers exploring the area, the airport’s location offers easy access to:

• Clifton Suspension Bridge – A historic engineering landmark

• Bristol Harbour – Great for dining and sightseeing

• Bath City Centre – Famous for its Roman Baths and Georgian architecture

• Cheddar Gorge – A beautiful natural limestone canyon

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. What is the IATA code for Bristol Airport?
A1. The IATA code for Bristol Airport is BRS.

Q2. Which airlines operate from Bristol Airport?
A2. Major airlines include easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways, and KLM.

Q3. How far is Bristol Airport from the city centre?
A3. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Bristol city centre.

Q4. Does Bristol Airport have lounges?
A4. Yes, both Aspire Lounge and Escape Lounge offer comfortable facilities for passengers.

Q5. Is there public transport to Bristol Airport?
A5. Yes, the Airport Flyer Express bus connects the airport to Bristol city centre and Temple Meads railway station.