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

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

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.