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Belfast International Airport

Airport information
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 Location of airport in Northern Ireland
Airport typePublic
OwnerTBI plc
OperatorBelfast International Airport Ltd.
ServesBelfast
LocationAldergrove, County Antrim
Hub *Aer Lingus *Easyjet *Jet2.com *Thomas Cook Airlines *Thomson Airways
Elevation82 m (268 ft)
Statistics2009
Aircraft Movements68813
Passengers4546475

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Belfast International Airport is an airport located 6 miles/11 kilometres from Antrim and 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It was formerly known and is still referred to as Aldergrove Airport, after the village of the same name lying immediately to the west of the airport. Belfast International shares its runways with the Royal Air Force base RAF Aldergrove, which otherwise has its own facilities.

Over 4.5 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2009, a 13.6% decline since 2008. Belfast International is the busiest airport in Northern Ireland and the second busiest airport on the island of Ireland in terms of passenger numbers after Dublin Airport, and is followed by Cork and Shannon. It is the larger of two airports which serve Belfast; the other being Belfast-City.

The airport is owned by Abertis, the same company which owns Stockholm Skavsta and Cardiff Airport and is concessionary to Orlando Sanford International Airport and London Luton.

Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence (Number P798) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. The airport operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is not subject to noise abatement procedures, significant environmental constraints or airspace limitations.

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Road Victims Named As Snow Closes Airports - 4ni.co.uk Tweet this news
4ni.co.uk---Belfast International Airport- has now been closed as heavy snow continued to cause traffic chaos across Northern Ireland on Monday afternoon. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:30:43 GMT+00:00
Bombs defused at Belfast airport - The Press Association Tweet this news
The Press Association--A viable pipe bomb and suspected flammable liquid was discovered by airport staff in a Toyota car at the long stay car park in -Belfast International Airport- ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:34:15 GMT+00:00
France-bound passengers hit by strikes - U.TV Tweet this news
U.TV--EasyJet and Aer Lingus flights to Paris and Nice were cancelled at -Belfast International Airport- on Tuesday. "There have been several hundred passengers who ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:56:58 GMT+00:00
Belfast International Airport welcomes Queen - FHR Travel Services Tweet this news
FHR Travel Services--The Queen of England and her royal consort, Prince Philip, have travelled back home to London from -Belfast International Airport-. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:07:57 GMT+00:00
Live crabs found in woman's suitcase in Belfast - Irish Central Tweet this news
Irish Central--Five live crabs were found in a woman's suitcase at -Belfast International Airport- when she was stopped by customs officials. The crabs had been individually ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:11:16 GMT+00:00
Belfast International Airport Parking Guide Launched - PR Leap (press release) Tweet this news
PR Leap (press release)--COM) London, October 29, 2010: With more and more competition for airport parking at -Belfast International Airport-, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:01:40 GMT+00:00
Company Snapshot: Belfast International Airport Holdings (NI) Ltd - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--The turnover of the -airport- business is the same for both companies, but because extra costs are charged to the holdings company, ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:08:48 GMT+00:00
Feeling ripped off by the avarice of Aldergrove - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph---Belfast- City is less busy than Aldergrove and has recently spent money on a free drop-off/pick-up zone. Also, let's not forget, -Belfast International- is ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:02:21 GMT+00:00
Israel refuses entry to Gaza campaigner - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--The peace prize winner was detained at Ben-Gurion -International Airport-, Tel Aviv, yesterday following her flight from Frankfurt. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:48:47 GMT+00:00
Cocaine sisters lose legal challenge - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--The sisters were arrested at -Belfast International Airport- in April 2008 in connection with the attempted importation into the UK of 136 grammes of the ... - Date : Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:12:11 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
Aer LingusLanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [begins 28 March], London-Heathrow, Málaga, Tenerife-South
Seasonal: Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Rome-Fiumicino
Air Europa †Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Austrian Airlines
operated by Tyrolean Airways †
Seasonal: Innsbruck
BH Air †Seasonal: Burgas
BmibabyCardiff [ends 31 December], Birmingham [ends 31 December], East Midlands [ends 31 December], Manchester [ends 31 December]
Bulgaria Air †Seasonal: Burgas, Varna [begins 19 December]
Continental AirlinesNewark
Cyprus Airways †Seasonal: Larnaca [begins 15 April]
Dubrovnik Airline †Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Split
EasyJetAlicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bristol, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow-International, Kraków, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Málaga, Malta [begins 15 February], Newcastle upon Tyne, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Geneva, Ibiza, Nice, Palma de Mallorca
Easyjet †Seasonal: Zürich [begins 19 December], Brescia [begins 19 December]
Freebird Airlines †Seasonal: Dalaman
Iberworld †Seasonal: Faro
Iceland ExpressSeasonal: Reykjavik [begins 13 June]
Jet2.comLeeds/Bradford, Tenerife-South [ends 29 April]
Seasonal: Blackpool, Dubrovnik, Geneva [begins 20 December], Ibiza, Jersey, Minorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Toulouse
Jet2.com †Seasonal: Brescia, Plovdiv [begins 19 December], Rovaniemi [begins 19 December], Turin
Nouvelair †Seasonal: Monastir
Onur Air †Seasonal: Bodrum [resumes 24 May], Dalaman [resumes 3 May]http://www.h4u.co.uk/SummerFlights_11.asp
Travel Service (Czech Republic)Travel Service †
Thomas Cook Airlines †Alicante, Enfidha [begins 4 May], Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Monastir [ends 4 May], Sharm el-Sheikh, Tenerife-South
Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Heraklion, Ibiza, Izmir, Larnaca, Minorca [begins 23 May], Palma de Mallorca, Reus, Toulouse, Verona
Thomson AirwaysSharm el-Sheikh [begins 4 May]
Seasonal: Bodrum, Burgas, Dalaman, Faro, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Reus, Rovaniemi [begins 10 December], Tenerife-South

Airlines Destinations
DHL ExpressEast Midlands, London-Luton
DHL Express operated by Atlantic AirlinesCoventry
Jet2.comEast Midlands
Loganair operated by Avion ExpressEdinburgh (6 Week duration - Royal Mail)
A. P. Moller-Maersk GroupMaersk
Titan AirwaysBirmingham
TNT AirwaysEast Midlands,

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
07/259,121 (2,780)Asphalt
17/356,204 (1,891)Asphalt

Cargo :
Number of Passengers Number of Movements Freight
(tonnes)
1997 2,476,834 35,070 24,838
1998 2,671,848 38,976 25,275
1999 3,035,907 44,817 25,773
2000 3,147,670 41,256 30,599
2001 3,618,671 45,706 32,130
2002 3,576,785 38,453 29,474
2003 3,976,703 39,894 29,620
2004 4,407,413 43,373 32,148
2005 4,824,271 47,695 37,878
2006 5,038,692 48,412 38,417
2007 5,272,664 51,085 38,429
2008 5,262,354 55,000 36,115
2009 4,546,475 44,796 29,804
Source: United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

Cargo :
Busiest international routes out of Belfast International Airport (2009)
Rank Airport Passengers handled in 2009 Passengers handled in 2008 Percentage Change Airlines Served (2009)
1 ES - Málaga Airport 166,017 187,529 (-)11% Aer Lingus, easyJet, Thomson
2 FR - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport 144,345 128,537 (+)12% easyJet, Aer Lingus
3 PT - Faro Airport 125,419 128,091 (-)2% Aer Lingus, BMI, easyJet, Iberworld, Thomson, Thomas Cook
4 ES - Palma de Mallorca Airport 124,539 150,828 (-)17% Air Europa, easyJet, Jet2, Thomson, Thomas Cook
5 US - Newark Liberty International Airport 99,794 99,714 (+)0.1% Continental Airlines
6 ES - Barcelona Airport 95,665 122,121 (-)21% Aer Lingus, easyJet
7 NL - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 91,031 138,669 (-)34% easyJet
8 ES - Alicante Airport 86,864 97,098 (-)10% bmi, easyJet, Thomson, Thomas Cook
9 ES - Lanzarote Airport (Arrecife) 84,993 66,545 (+)27% Aer Lingus, BMI, Thomson, Thomas Cook
10 ES - Tenerife Airport 57,196 93,725 (-)38% Aer Lingus*, Jet2*, bmi, Thomson, Thomas Cook
11 TR - Dalaman Airport 47,911 45,545 (+)5% BMI, Onur Air, Thomas Cook, Thomson
12 Italy - Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport 42,857 36,545 (+)17% Aer Lingus
13 PL - Krakow Airport 41,085 50,783 (-)19% easyJet
14 FR - Nice Airport 40,108 54,783 (-)26% easyJet
15 ES - Murcia Airport 35,980 44,132 (-)18% Jet2
16 DE - Munich Airport 31,419 4,687 (+)570% Aer Lingus
17 TR - Bodrum Airport 28,938 36,786 (-)21% Onur Air, Thomas Cook, Thomson
18 ES - Reus Airport 25,228 39,649 (-)32% Thomas Cook, Thomson
19 ES - Ibiza Airport 24,049 27,720 (-)13% easyJet, Jet2, Thomas Cook, Thomson
20 US - Orlando Sanford Airport 23,875 27,276 (-)12% Flyglobspan (now defuncted), Thomas Cook

Cargo :
Busiest Domestic routes out of Belfast International Airport (2009)
Rank Airport Passengers handled in 2009 Passengers handled in 2008 Percentage Change Airlines Served (2009)
1 Liverpool John Lennon Airport 397,052 394,569 (+)1% easyJet
2 London Gatwick Airport 309,976 347,377 (-)10% easyJet
3 London Stansted Airport 293,077 313,111 (-)6% easyJet
4 London Heathrow Airport 266,819 258,033 (+)3% Aer Lingus
5 London Luton Airport 246,905 263,238 (-)6% easyJet
6 Edinburgh Airport 232,121 236,927 (-)2% easyJet
7 Glasgow International Airport 223,844 219,623 (+)2% easyJet
8 Newcastle International Airport 192,673 205,180 (-)6% easyJet
9 Bristol Airport 163,459 211,923 (-)22% easyJet
10 Birmingham International Airport 130,139 155,920 (-)16% Bmibaby

Cargo :
Terminal Passengers (July 2010)
July 2010 July 2009 Percentage change
Passengers handled 494,265 556,830 (-)7.9%

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Northern IrelandBelfast City * Belfast International * City of Derry
Enniskillen/St Angelo * Newtownards
Republic of IrelandCork * Donegal * Dublin * Galway * Kerry * Ireland West Airport Knock * Shannon * Sligo * Waterford
Abbeyshrule * Connemara * Weston * Casement Aerodrome * Inishmore



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