Brest International Airport is a large airport serving Brest, in Brest Region, Belarus. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BQT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BQT
- ICAO code
- UMBB
- City
- Brest
- State or region
- Brest Region
- Country
- Belarus
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.1081° N, 23.8968° E
- Elevation
- 143 m (468 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,620 m (8,596 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BQT means Brest International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: UMBB. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.1081° N, 23.8968° E. It stands 143 metres (468 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Minsk, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brest International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,620 metres (8,596 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,620 m 8,596 ft | 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lublin AirportLublin, Poland | LUZ | 126 km |
| Warsaw Chopin AirportWarsaw, Poland | WAW | 200 km |
| Warsaw Radom AirportRadom, Poland | RDO | 201 km |
| Warsaw Modlin AirportNowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland | WMI | 224 km |
| Olsztyn-Mazury AirportSzymany, Poland | SZY | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,064 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,590 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,988 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,669 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,021 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,769 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,214 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,459 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,404 km | 19 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.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.