AirportsBrussels Airport is a large airport serving Zaventem, in Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BRU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BRU
- ICAO code
- EBBR
- City
- Zaventem
- State or region
- Flemish Brabant Province
- Country
- Belgium
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 50.9014° N, 4.4844° E
- Elevation
- 53 m (175 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,638 m (11,936 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BRU means Brussels Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EBBR. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.9014° N, 4.4844° E. It stands 53 metres (175 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Brussels, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brussels Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,638 metres (11,936 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Belgium on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 3,638 m 11,936 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07R/25L | 3,211 m 10,535 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 2,987 m 9,800 ft | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp | ANR | 32 km |
| Brussels South Charleroi AirportCharleroi | CRL | 49 km |
| Liège AirportGrâce-Hollogne | LGG | 74 km |
| Eindhoven AirportEindhoven, Netherlands | EIN | 87 km |
| Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht, Netherlands | MST | 90 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,400 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,866 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,148 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 350 km | 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,886 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,053 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,555 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,456 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,738 km | 20 h 40 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.