AirportsBrussels South Charleroi Airport is a large airport serving Charleroi, in Hainaut Province, Belgium. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CRL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CRL
- ICAO code
- EBCI
- City
- Charleroi
- State or region
- Hainaut Province
- Country
- Belgium
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 50.4620° N, 4.4596° E
- Elevation
- 187 m (614 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,055 m (10,023 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CRL means Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EBCI. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.4620° N, 4.4596° E. It stands 187 metres (614 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Brussels, about 44 km away in a straight line.
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 South Charleroi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,055 metres (10,023 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Belgium on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,055 m 10,023 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels AirportZaventem | BRU | 49 km |
| Liège AirportGrâce-Hollogne | LGG | 72 km |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp | ANR | 81 km |
| Lille AirportLesquin, France | LIL | 97 km |
| Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht, Netherlands | MST | 105 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,407 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,864 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,138 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 362 km | 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,902 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,087 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,564 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,497 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,758 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
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