George Best Belfast City Airport
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George Best Belfast City Airport

Airport information
IATABHD
ICAOEGAC
Airport typePublic
OwnerABN Amro
OperatorBelfast City Airport Ltd.
ServesBelfast
LocationPort of Belfast
Hub *Flybe *Manx2 *Ryanair (ends 30 October)
Elevation5 m (15 ft)
Statistics2009
Aircraft Movements39330
Passengers2621763

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George Best Belfast City Airport is an airport in Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland. The airport has a single runway operation. Situated adjacent to the Port of Belfast it is 3 mi (4.8 km) from Belfast City Centre. It shares the site with the Short Brothers/Bombardier aircraft manufacturing facility. The airport began commercial operations in 1983.

The airport was formerly known as Belfast City Airport until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the famous footballer from Belfast.

The airport handled over 2.6 million passengers in 2009, a 2.0% increase since 2008 and a record total for the airport. Belfast City was one of the only UK airports recording an increase in passenger throughout during 2009.

The airport is a major base for Flybe, which began operations at the airport in 1993 and is now the largest operator at Belfast City.

Belfast City has a CAA public use aerodrome licence (number P862) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

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QUEEN ELIZABETH has begun a two-day visit to Northern Ireland. - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--Accompanied by Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the queen landed at -George Best Belfast City Airport- yesterday where she was greeted by Northern ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:53:39 GMT+00:00
Fare hikes drive Ryanair profits - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--The news came just a day after the airline operated its last flight out of -George Best Belfast City airport- after the company withdrew over a runway ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:21:19 GMT+00:00
Hundreds hit by low cloud disruption at Belfast City Airport - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--Many passengers were bussed from Belfast City to the International airport. A spokeswoman for -George Best Belfast City Airport- confirmed the problems were ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:31:20 GMT+00:00
Fury over bid to drop passenger cap at Belfast City Airport - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--Residents living near -George Best Belfast City Airport- have reacted furiously to a Government suggestion that a cap on passenger numbers may be lifted. ... - Date : Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:49:14 GMT+00:00
Man blames plane for tiles injury - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--Dan Melrose, from Parkgate Drive, east Belfast, said the aircraft was flying into -George Best Belfast City Airport- just after 10pm on Tuesday. ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:29:01 GMT+00:00
Belfast airport could increase flight numbers - Environmental Data Interactive Tweet this news
Environmental Data Interactive--A ban limiting operators to no more than 2M seats on flights a year from -George Best City Airport- could be dropped. Owners of the -airport- have appealed to ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:46:51 GMT+00:00
CAA Flies Into Roof Tile Row - 4ni.co.uk Tweet this news
4ni.co.uk--A spokeswoman from the CAA told 4ni.co.uk: "Following reports of roof-tile damage to houses in the vicinity of -George Best Belfast City Airport-, ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:34:00 GMT+00:00
Blind Fly System For North's City Airport - Build.ie Tweet this news
Build.ie--Just days after -George Best Belfast City Airport- had been experiencing problems due to low cloud - with most flights not operating on Tuesday morning - or ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:36:30 GMT+00:00
Fury over passenger cap removal bid - Dundalk Argus Tweet this news
Dundalk Argus--Residents living near -George Best Belfast City Airport- have reacted furiously to a Government suggestion that a cap on passenger numbers may be lifted. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:11:39 GMT+00:00
fury as Ryanair charges up to £80 for a bag - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--Ryanair's support for a runway extension at -George Best Belfast City Airport-. “Why should the planning authorities facilitate an airline that is clearly ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:26:52 GMT+00:00

Airlines Destinations
BMI (airline)BMI
EasyJetLondon-Luton
FlybeAberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol [begins 31 October], Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands [begins 31 October], Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow-International, Guernsey [seasonal], Inverness, Jersey [seasonal], Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool [begins 31 October], London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Rennes [seasonal], Southampton
Flybe Chambery [seasonal], Grenoble [seasonal], Salzburg [seasonal], Verona [seasonal]
Flybe operated by LoganairDundee
Manx2Blackpool, Cork, Galway [begins 31 October], Isle of Man
RyanairBristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-Prestwick , Liverpool , London-Stansted [all routes end 30 October]
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Reus [seasonal]

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
04/226,001 (1,829)Asphalt

Busiest Domestic routes out of Belfast City Airport (2009)
Rank Airport Passengers handled in 2009 Passengers handled in 2008 Percentage Change Airlines Served (2009)
1 London Heathrow Airport 522,676 521,913 (+)0.1% Bmi
2 London Stansted Airport 328,619 340,303 (-)3% Ryanair
3 Manchester Airport 229,875 235,998 (-)2% Flybe
4 London Gatwick Airport 215,485 189,398 (+)13% Flybe
5 Birmingham International Airport, West Midlands 195,383 213,847 (-)8% Flybe
6 East Midlands Airport 162,271 128,764 (+)26% Ryanair
7 Liverpool John Lennon Airport 158,172 155,876 (+)1% Ryanair
8 Edinburgh Airport 119,386 126,539 (-)5% Flybe
9 Glasgow Airport 100,055 104,553 (-)4% Flybe
10 Prestwick Airport 91,672 86,330 (+)6% Ryanair
11 Southampton Airport 84,051 86,399 (-)2% Flybe
12 Bristol Airport 79,014 New route began March 2009   Ryanair
13 Leeds Bradford Airport 78,332 76,101 (+)2% Flybe
14 Newcastle Airport 41,878 40,449 (+)3% Flybe
15 Cardiff Airport 32,754 40,673 (-)19% Flybe

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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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