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

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