George Best Belfast City Airport

George Best Belfast City Airport
George Best Belfast City Airport
	IATA: BHD; ICAO: EGAC;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	3i
Operator	Belfast City Airport Ltd.
Serves	Belfast and surrounding cities
Location	County Down
Opened	16 March 1938
Hub for	Aer Lingus;
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	54°37′05″N 05°52′21″W / 54.61806°N 5.87250°W
Website	www.belfastcityairport.com
Map
	EGAC Location in Greater Belfast EGAC Location in Northern Ireland EGAC Location on the island of Ireland EGAC Location in the United Kingdom
Runways
Statistics (2024)
Passengers
Passengers	2,391,124
Passenger change 23-24	13.0%
Aircraft movements	29,282
Movements change 22-23	15.7%
	Sources: UK AIP at NATS; Statistics from the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Belfast City Airport, officially George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC), is an international airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated in County Down, it is adjacent to the Belfast Harbour and is three miles (five kilometres) from Belfast City Centre. It shares the site with the Spirit AeroSystems (formerly Short Brothers/Bombardier) aircraft manufacturing facility. The airport began commercial operations in 1983, and was known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast. The airport has a CAA public use aerodrome licence (number P862) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

As of February 2024, 6 airlines operate 30 routes across the UK and Europe from Belfast City Airport. In 2024, the airport handled over 2.3 million passengers, having peaked at 2.7 million in 2010. The airport serves as a regional base for Aer Lingus and British Airways who are the largest operators there. Ground handling is provided by Swissport and Menzies Aviation, the latter also offering cargo handling services.