AirportsGeorge Best Belfast City Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Belfast, in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHD
- ICAO code
- EGAC
- City
- Belfast
- State or region
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.6181° N, 5.8725° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHD means George Best Belfast City Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGAC. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.6181° N, 5.8725° W. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/London, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
George Best Belfast City Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,001 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 53 airports of United Kingdom on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,829 m 6,001 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast International AirportBelfast | BFS | 23 km |
| Campbeltown AirportCampbeltown | CAL | 92 km |
| City of Derry AirportDerry, Derry and Strabane | LDY | 95 km |
| Isle of Man AirportCastletown, Rushen, Isle of Man | IOM | 100 km |
| Islay AirportIsle of Islay, Argyll and Bute | ILY | 121 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,020 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,569 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,910 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 503 km | 1 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,101 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,258 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,144 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,465 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,107 km | 21 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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