AirportsOstend-Bruges International Airport is a large airport serving Oostende, in West Flanders Province, Belgium. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OST
- ICAO code
- EBOS
- City
- Oostende
- State or region
- West Flanders Province
- Country
- Belgium
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.1998° N, 2.8747° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OST means Ostend-Bruges International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EBOS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.1998° N, 2.8747° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Ostend-Bruges International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lille AirportLesquin, France | LIL | 72 km |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp | ANR | 111 km |
| Brussels AirportZaventem | BRU | 117 km |
| Rotterdam The Hague AirportRotterdam, Netherlands | RTM | 137 km |
| Brussels South Charleroi AirportCharleroi | CRL | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,507 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,980 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,265 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 234 km | 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,769 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,950 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,661 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,492 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,828 km | 20 h 45 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.