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Belfast City (BHD)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 0 |
| Country: |
United Kingdom (UK) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
54°37'5"N / 5°52'20"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
Belfast-Harbour, Belfast |
| Service telephone: |
+44 28 9093 9093 |
Access to public transport: |
From Belfast on the A2 towards Holywood, then follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
Belfast City Airport, George Best, Belfast, BT3 9JH, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Passengers: |
2,105,769 |
| Operating Company: |
Belfast City Airport Ltd. |
Take-off and landing: |
39,411 |
| Parking spaces: |
Yes, short - and long-term parking is available at a fee. |
Stations: |
By train to Belfast Central Railway Station, from there take the Flexibus N ° 600. The journey takes about 20 minutes. |
| Altitude of runway: |
5 m |
Length of runway: |
1829 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Belfast (6 km)
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Operating airlines:
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FlyBE, bmi british midland, Deutsche Lufthansa, British Airways, Air Canada, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, United Airlines, Ryanair
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Alternative airports:
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Belfast International (BFS) 5 km, Campbeltown Mcrihanish (CAL) 90 km, City of Derry Airport (Londonderry) (LDY) 95 km, Isle of Man (IOM) 101 km, Mobile Mob Aerospace (BFM) 121 km, Islay Glenegedale Airport (ILY) 121 km |
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Description:
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Belfast City Airport, also known by the name of George Best, is in the capital of Northern Ireland. Since 1983, the civilian airport has been managed and operated by Ferrovial, a Spanish construction company from Madrid.
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Location:
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The airport is located about 5 miles east of the city centre, directly on the harbour (hence its name) and on the A2, just outside the small harbour town of Holywood. Motorists should take the A2 towards Holywood from Belfast city centre and merely follow the signs to the airport.
Rail passengers should take trains to Belfast Central Railway Station and then use the shuttle bus, or use Sydenham railway station, which is adjacent to the airport and only a 5 minute walk from the airport terminal.
There is also a bus service between the airport and Belfast Europa Bus Centre. The Flexibus no. 600 operates a daily service from 6.00 am to about 9.50 pm at 20 minute intervals.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Currently (December 2007) operating flights to and from the airport are: Flybe to Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester, London-Gatwick, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Rennes; the Irish airline Ryanair, with flights to East Midlands, Glasgow Prestwick, Liverpool and London-Stansted; Aer Arran flying to Cork, Manx2 serving Blackpool and the Isle of Man; Flywhoosh to Dundee; and BMI to London Heathrow.
There are also some additional charter flight destinations in the summer and winter holiday seasons, such as Chambery, Geneva, Salzburg or Verona.
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