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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroport_de_la_Ciutat_de_Belfast" title="Aeroport de la Ciutat de Belfast – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Aeroport de la Ciutat de Belfast" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport" title="George Best Belfast City Airport – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="George Best Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport" title="George Best Belfast City Airport – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="George Best Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeropuerto_de_la_Ciudad_de_Belfast_George_Best" title="Aeropuerto de la Ciudad de Belfast George Best – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Aeropuerto de la Ciudad de Belfast George Best" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_aireportua" title="George Best Belfast City aireportua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="George Best Belfast City aireportua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="فرودگاه شهری جورج بست بلفاست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فرودگاه شهری جورج بست بلفاست" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9roport_de_Belfast-George_Best" title="Aéroport de Belfast-George Best – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Aéroport de Belfast-George Best" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerfort_Chathair_Bh%C3%A9al_Feirste_George_Best" title="Aerfort Chathair Bhéal Feirste George Best – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Aerfort Chathair Bhéal Feirste George Best" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80_%EB%B2%A0%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%B2%A8%ED%8C%8C%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8_%EC%8B%9C%ED%8B%B0_%EA%B3%B5%ED%95%AD" title="조지 베스트 벨파스트 시티 공항 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조지 베스트 벨파스트 시티 공항" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroporto_di_Belfast-Citt%C3%A0" title="Aeroporto di Belfast-Città – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Aeroporto di Belfast-Città" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_rep%C3%BCl%C5%91t%C3%A9r" title="George Best Belfast City repülőtér – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="George Best Belfast City repülőtér" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="مطار مدينه جورج بسانت بلفاست – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مطار مدينه جورج بسانت بلفاست" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapangan_Terbang_Belfast_City" title="Lapangan Terbang Belfast City – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lapangan Terbang Belfast City" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport" title="George Best Belfast City Airport – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="George Best Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E7%A9%BA%E6%B8%AF" title="ジョージ・ベスト・ベルファスト・シティ空港 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョージ・ベスト・ベルファスト・シティ空港" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport" title="George Best Belfast City Airport – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="George Best Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_lotniczy_Belfast-City_George_Best" title="Port lotniczy Belfast-City George Best – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Port lotniczy Belfast-City George Best" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroportul_Belfast_George_Best" title="Aeroportul Belfast George Best – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Aeroportul Belfast George Best" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Аэропорт Белфаст-Сити имени Джорджа Беста – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Аэропорт Белфаст-Сити имени Джорджа Беста" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_City_Airport" title="Belfast City Airport – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_Cityn_lentoasema" title="George Best Belfast Cityn lentoasema – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="George Best Belfast Cityn lentoasema" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport" title="George Best Belfast City Airport – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="George Best Belfast City Airport" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B3%D0%BE%D2%B3%D0%B8_%D1%88%D0%B0%D2%B3%D1%80%D0%B5_%D2%B7%D1%83%D1%80%D2%B7_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82" title="Фурудгоҳи шаҳре ҷурҷ баст блфост – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Фурудгоҳи шаҳре ҷурҷ баст блфост" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <span class="nickname">BHD</span></span></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <span class="nickname">EGAC</span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Summary</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Airport type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Public</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/3i" title="3i">3i</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data">Belfast City Airport Ltd.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Serves</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down">County Down</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">16 March 1938<span class="noprint"> (86 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1938-03-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub" title="Airline hub">Hub</a> for</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus" title="Aer Lingus">Aer Lingus</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation <a href="/wiki/Height_above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Height above sea level">AMSL</a></th><td class="infobox-data">15 ft / 5 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&params=54_37_05_N_05_52_21_W_type:airport_region:GB-BFS"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">54°37′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">05°52′21″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">54.61806°N 5.87250°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">54.61806; -5.87250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data plainlinksneverexpand"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.belfastcityairport.com">www<wbr />.belfastcityairport<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Map</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif/220px-GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif/330px-GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif/440px-GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif 2x" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="464" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.455%;left:62.345%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="EGAC"><img alt="EGAC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/10px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/15px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/220px-United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/330px-United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/440px-United_Kingdom_Northern_Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1208" data-file-height="1026" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:52.129%;left:80.917%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="EGAC"><img alt="EGAC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/10px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/15px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/20px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div>EGAC</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Northern Ireland</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Northern Ireland</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:220px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:220px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:220px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="EGAC is located in island of Ireland"><img alt="EGAC is located in island of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/220px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/330px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/440px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="1807" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:22.317%;left:85.458%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="EGAC"><img alt="EGAC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/10px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/15px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/20px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div>EGAC</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location on the island of Ireland</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of island of Ireland</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:220px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:220px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:220px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="EGAC is 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/15px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Airplane_silhouette.svg/20px-Airplane_silhouette.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div>EGAC</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in the United Kingdom</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United Kingdom</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-overlays="["_787fee1475c73cd7d024e61f38ea1d3e82aa3217"]"><img 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title="Runway">Direction</a> </th> <th colspan="2" style="width: 50%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; text-align: center;">Length </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 35%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 0 1px; text-align: center;">Surface </th></tr> <tr style="background-color: #e6e6ff"> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">m </th> <th style="width: 20%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 1px; text-align: center;">ft </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">04/22 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">1,829 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6,001 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">Asphalt</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Statistics (2023)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link 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City Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Trinity" title="United Trinity">United Trinity</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000">Related</span></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ezio_Vendrame" title="Ezio Vendrame">Ezio Vendrame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Friday" title="Robin Friday">Robin Friday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angie_Best" title="Angie Best">Angie Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calum_Best" title="Calum Best">Calum Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Manchester_United_F.C." title="History of Manchester United F.C.">History of Manchester United F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Northern Ireland national football team">History of the Northern Ireland national football team</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Wikiquote page"><img alt="" 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navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:George_Best_series" title="Template:George Best series"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:George_Best_series" title="Template talk:George Best series"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:George_Best_series" title="Special:EditPage/Template:George Best series"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Belfast City Airport</b>, officially <b>George Best Belfast City Airport</b> (<a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA</a>: <b>BHD</b>, <a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>EGAC</b>) is a single-runway <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>, Northern Ireland. Situated in <a href="/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down">County Down</a>, it is adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Harbour" title="Belfast Harbour">Belfast Harbour</a><sup id="cite_ref-aip_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aip-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is 3 miles (4.8 km) from <a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Centre" title="Belfast City Centre">Belfast City Centre</a>. It shares the site with the <a href="/wiki/Spirit_AeroSystems" title="Spirit AeroSystems">Spirit AeroSystems</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Short_Brothers" title="Short Brothers">Short Brothers</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Aerospace" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombardier Aerospace">Bombardier</a>) 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 <a href="/wiki/George_Best" title="George Best">George Best</a>, the professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> from Belfast.<sup id="cite_ref-best_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport has a <a href="/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Authority_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)">CAA</a> public use aerodrome licence (number P862) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. </p><p>As of February 2024, 6 airlines operate 30 routes across the UK and Europe from Belfast City Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-Airlines_and_Routes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Airlines_and_Routes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, the airport handled over 2.1 million passengers, having peaked at 2.7 million in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-stats_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport serves as a regional base for <a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus" title="Aer Lingus">Aer Lingus</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a> who are the largest operators there. Ground handling is provided by <a href="/wiki/Swissport" title="Swissport">Swissport</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/John_Menzies" class="mw-redirect" title="John Menzies">Menzies Aviation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the latter also offering cargo handling services. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sydenham Airport was established by <a href="/wiki/Short_Brothers" title="Short Brothers">Shorts</a> beside its Belfast factory at <a href="/wiki/Sydenham,_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydenham, Belfast">Sydenham</a> in 1937. It was opened on 16 March 1938 by <a href="/wiki/Anne_Chamberlain" title="Anne Chamberlain">Anne Chamberlain</a>, the wife of then British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. The inaugural flight was to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This became Belfast's main civilian airport from 1938 to 1939. The airfield was requisitioned by the <a href="/wiki/RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF">RAF</a> as RAF Belfast in 1941, then transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, becoming <i>HMS Gadwall</i> (also known as RNAS Belfast or RNAS Sydenham) in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/RAF_Nutts_Corner" title="RAF Nutts Corner">RAF Nutts Corner</a> then became Belfast's main airport (while <a href="/wiki/Belfast_International_Airport" title="Belfast International Airport">Aldergrove</a> would later become the primary airport in Northern Ireland). </p><p>In 1952, the runway was extended to its present 6,000 feet (1,800 m).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airfield at Sydenham continued to be used for military purposes until the 1970s (reverting to RAF Belfast in 1973 and closing in 1978),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a period of use by the Fleet Air Arm as a naval aircraft storage unit. After this, it was used solely by Shorts. </p><p>In 1983, following interest from airlines and customers, the airfield was opened for commercial flights as <i>Belfast Harbour Airport</i> (subsequently <i>Belfast City Airport</i> and then with its current name). Its <a href="/wiki/IATA_airport_code" title="IATA airport code">IATA airport code</a> <i>BHD</i> refers to <i><a href="/wiki/Belfast_Harbour" title="Belfast Harbour"><b>B</b>elfast <b>H</b>arbour</a></i> and to its location in <a href="/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down"><i>County <b>D</b>own</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Flybe_(1979-2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flybe (1979-2020)">Jersey European</a> began operations at the airport in 1988. At the time of its demise in 2020, the airline - by then called Flybe - operated a large base from the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development_from_2000_to_2019">Development from 2000 to 2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development from 2000 to 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A new terminal was officially opened on 3 June 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following major capital investment Bombardier sold the airport in 2003 for £35 million to the Spanish company <a href="/wiki/Ferrovial" title="Ferrovial">Ferrovial</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the owner of <a href="/wiki/BAA_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="BAA Limited">BAA</a> Airports. Ferrovial re-sold the airport in September 2008 for £132.5 million to <a href="/wiki/ABN_Amro" class="mw-redirect" title="ABN Amro">ABN Amro</a> Global Infrastructure Fund.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2006, it was announced that the airport would be renamed in memory of Northern Irish <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Best" title="George Best">George Best</a>. The new name, <i>George Best Belfast City Airport</i>, and signage were revealed at the renaming ceremony attended by Best's family and friends on 22 May 2006, which would have been Best's 60th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-best_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The renaming of the airport caused controversy, with many articles in local and national print media highlighting the mixed feelings of Belfast residents.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in March 2006 Flybe announced that it would be naming its Belfast City – <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester</a> service after the footballer, dedicating a plane to him. </p><p>In October 2007 <a href="/wiki/Ryanair" title="Ryanair">Ryanair</a> established its 23rd base at the airport, operating five routes and carrying 800,000 annual passengers. The airline closed its Belfast City base in 2010 due to delays in the planned runway extension. The airline stated that would fly to European destinations from the airport if the runway was extended.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2010 <a href="/wiki/EasyJet" title="EasyJet">easyJet</a> commenced flights to <a href="/wiki/London_Luton_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="London Luton Airport">London Luton</a>, though the airline moved the route back to <a href="/wiki/Belfast_International_Airport" title="Belfast International Airport">Belfast International</a> in 2011. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Manx2" title="Manx2">Manx2</a> moved its Isle of Man service to the airport in 2010, however the airline has since ceased operations. </p><p>In January 2011 <a href="/wiki/Bmibaby" title="Bmibaby">Bmibaby</a> moved its Belfast base to the airport, in order to keep its operation under one roof with sister airline <a href="/wiki/British_Midland_International" title="British Midland International">BMI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airline ceased operations from Belfast City Airport in June 2012. </p><p>In October 2012 Aer Lingus moved its services from Belfast International to the airport. The airline launched flights to five destinations, though it has since reduced their operations to just one route.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spanish carrier <a href="/wiki/Vueling" title="Vueling">Vueling</a> launched summer-seasonal flights to <a href="/wiki/Barcelona_El_Prat_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Barcelona El Prat Airport">Barcelona</a> in May 2015, though the route was cancelled in late 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dutch carrier <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a> launched daily flights to <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol" title="Amsterdam Airport Schiphol">Amsterdam</a> in 2015, with flights operated by <a href="/wiki/KLM_Cityhopper" title="KLM Cityhopper">KLM Cityhopper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Brussels_Airlines" title="Brussels Airlines">Brussels Airlines</a> launched flights to <a href="/wiki/Brussels_National_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Brussels National Airport">Brussels</a> in 2016, though the airline axed the route in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early 2017, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Airways" title="Eastern Airways">Eastern Airways</a> commenced flights to the Isle of Man following the demise of <a href="/wiki/Citywing" title="Citywing">Citywing</a>, though the airline axed the route in 2018. Icelandic carrier <a href="/wiki/Air_Iceland_Connect" title="Air Iceland Connect">Air Iceland Connect</a> commenced flights to <a href="/wiki/Keflavik_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Keflavik International Airport">Keflavik</a> in 2017 on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Icelandair" title="Icelandair">Icelandair</a>, though the route was cancelled in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scottish airline <a href="/wiki/Loganair" title="Loganair">Loganair</a> commenced operations to <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_Lake_District_Airport" title="Carlisle Lake District Airport">Carlisle</a> in 2019, followed by <a href="/wiki/Dundee_Airport" title="Dundee Airport">Dundee</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_to_present">2020 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2020 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flybe, which operated 80% of flights at the airport, and carried over 1.6 million passengers across 14 routes, ceased operations in March 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, <a href="/wiki/Loganair" title="Loganair">Loganair</a> commenced flights to <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Airport" title="Aberdeen Airport">Aberdeen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Airport" title="Glasgow Airport">Glasgow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Inverness_Airport" title="Inverness Airport">Inverness</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Airways" title="Eastern Airways">Eastern Airways</a> commenced flights to <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Airport" title="Cardiff Airport">Cardiff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southampton_Airport" title="Southampton Airport">Southampton</a>. In addition, <a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a> subsidiary <a href="/wiki/BA_CityFlyer" title="BA CityFlyer">BA CityFlyer</a> commenced flights to <a href="/wiki/London_City_Airport" title="London City Airport">London City</a> during 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-BA_LCY_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BA_LCY-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2020, <a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus" title="Aer Lingus">Aer Lingus</a> subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus_Regional" title="Aer Lingus Regional">Aer Lingus Regional</a> established a new base at the airport, operating five aircraft to six UK destinations. In June 2021, Aer Lingus Regional operator <a href="/wiki/Stobart_Air" title="Stobart Air">Stobart Air</a> ceased operations,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> leading to the cancellation of all Aer Lingus Regional flights. Aer Lingus and British Airways commenced flights to the majority of Aer Lingus Regional's destinations from Belfast City Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ryanair resumed flying from the airport after a hiatus of around 11 years, on 1 June 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-FR_resumes_BelfCity_1Jun21_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FR_resumes_BelfCity_1Jun21-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but announced in late August 2021 that it would withdraw from Northern Ireland altogether in September 2021, in protest at the UK's Air Passenger Duty, and the lack of post-Covid incentives for airlines. <sup id="cite_ref-BT_FR_exitsNI_24Aug21_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BT_FR_exitsNI_24Aug21-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2022, <a href="/wiki/Emerald_Airlines" title="Emerald Airlines">Emerald Airlines</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the new operator of Aer Lingus Regional flights, announced that they would be opening a base at the airport. Initially with a base of three ATR-72-600 aircraft, Emerald plan on serving six UK destinations from 24 March 2022 under the <a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus" title="Aer Lingus">Aer Lingus</a> brand,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Aer Lingus itself operating the London Heathrow route. </p><p>On the 16 March 2022, the new Flybe announced that the airport would become their second operating base following their spring relaunch, with flights going on sale the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The base was closed in January 2023 when Flybe 2.0 went into administration.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2022, it was announced that Aer Lingus operations between Belfast City and <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">London Heathrow</a> would transfer to Aer Lingus UK due to Brexit related requirements that a European carrier could no longer fly domestic routes within the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. These flights are operated by <a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a> under <a href="/wiki/Wet-lease" class="mw-redirect" title="Wet-lease">wet-lease</a> terms using the Aer Lingus UK flight numbers and callsigns. This currently does not affect the operations carried out by <a href="/wiki/Emerald_Airlines" title="Emerald Airlines">Emerald Airlines</a> from Belfast City as an agreement is currently in place between the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Authority_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)">UK CAA</a>, British Airways and themselves prior to Emerald Airlines securing a UK AOC.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, the airport launched an advertising campaign, new website, and logo featuring the name 'Belfast City Airport,' omitting 'George Best' from its branding.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport later clarified that while the campaign excluded his name, the signage above the door remained unchanged, and its official business name and airport registration would continue as 'George Best Belfast City Airport'.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion_plans_and_objections">Expansion plans and objections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Expansion plans and objections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Belfast_City_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/220px-Belfast_City_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/330px-Belfast_City_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/440px-Belfast_City_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Control tower at Belfast City</figcaption></figure> <p>As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the issue of <a href="/wiki/Noise_pollution" title="Noise pollution">noise pollution</a> is a major source of public debate. The airport has developed a noise management strategy following the making of a planning agreement, under which the airport operates, and has established operational <a href="/wiki/Noise_mitigation" class="mw-redirect" title="Noise mitigation">noise abatement</a> procedures. </p><p>The airport applied for a complete removal of the limit on the seats it could sell in 2013<sup id="cite_ref-PA_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – a key element of the 1997 planning agreement, which was designed to guard against over-expansion. As a result, numerous residents' groups formed a coalition – The Coalition Against Belfast City Airport Expansion<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – to protest against the airport's proposed expansion plans, and to represent the views of residents at the Examination in Public held during 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-PA_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Restrictions applied to the airport include: </p> <ul><li>The requirement for flights to be scheduled between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm. The exception to this is for delayed flights where extensions until 11 pm may be granted. <sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>That there would be a limit of 45,000 commercial (and unlimited <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a>) aircraft movements in any year, restricted further in 2008 to 48,000 combined commercial and general aviation aircraft movements.<sup id="cite_ref-curbs_to_be_relaxed_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curbs_to_be_relaxed-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>That airlines must not offer more than 4 million seats for sale on flights from the airport per year.<sup id="cite_ref-curbs_to_be_relaxed_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curbs_to_be_relaxed-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The majority of flights must approach and depart the airport over <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Lough" title="Belfast Lough">Belfast Lough</a> (currently 52% as of April 2017),<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rather than over the city of Belfast.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Any flight departing over the lough must turn left to head north (further from land) at 500 feet. Only after reaching 2,000 feet (for turboprops) or 3,000 feet (for jet aircraft) may they then turn south to move over land again.</li> <li>Any flight departing over the city must fly in a straight line until 2,000 feet (for <a href="/wiki/Turboprops" class="mw-redirect" title="Turboprops">turboprop aircraft</a>) or 3,000 feet (for jet aircraft) before being allowed to turn.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airlines_and_destinations">Airlines and destinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Airlines and destinations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Belfast City Airport:<sup id="cite_ref-Airlines_and_Routes_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Airlines_and_Routes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><tbody><tr><th>Airlines</th><th class="unsortable">Destinations</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Aer_Lingus" title="Aer Lingus">Aer Lingus</a><sup id="cite_ref-aerlingus.com_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aerlingus.com-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Airport" title="Birmingham Airport">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Airport" title="Cardiff Airport">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Airport" title="East Midlands Airport">East Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport" title="Edinburgh Airport">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Airport" title="Exeter Airport">Exeter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Airport" title="Glasgow Airport">Glasgow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_Airport" title="Leeds Bradford Airport">Leeds/Bradford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_International_Airport" title="Newcastle International Airport">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newquay_Airport" title="Newquay Airport">Newquay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southampton_Airport" title="Southampton Airport">Southampton</a> <br /> <b>Seasonal:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Airport" title="Jersey Airport">Jersey</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <b>Seasonal charter:</b> <a href="/wiki/Verona_Villafranca_Airport" title="Verona Villafranca Airport">Verona</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a><sup id="cite_ref-britishairways.com_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britishairways.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/London_City_Airport" title="London City Airport">London–City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">London–Heathrow</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <b>Seasonal charter:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bologna_Guglielmo_Marconi_Airport" title="Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport">Bologna</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Palma_de_Mallorca_Airport" title="Palma de Mallorca Airport">Palma de Mallorca</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/EasyJet" title="EasyJet">easyJet</a><sup id="cite_ref-easyjet.com_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-easyjet.com-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Airport" title="Bristol Airport">Bristol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Airport" title="Glasgow Airport">Glasgow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport" title="Liverpool John Lennon Airport">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">London–Gatwick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luton_Airport" title="Luton Airport">London–Luton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester</a><br /> <b>Seasonal:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alicante%E2%80%93Elche_Miguel_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Airport" title="Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport">Alicante</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Palma_de_Mallorca_Airport" title="Palma de Mallorca Airport">Palma de Mallorca</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol" title="Amsterdam Airport Schiphol">Amsterdam</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/wiki/Loganair" title="Loganair">Loganair</a><sup id="cite_ref-loganair.co.uk_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loganair.co.uk-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Airport" title="Aberdeen Airport">Aberdeen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inverness_Airport" title="Inverness Airport">Inverness</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kirkwall_Airport" title="Kirkwall Airport">Kirkwall</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-orcadian.co.uk_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orcadian.co.uk-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sumburgh_Airport" title="Sumburgh Airport">Sumburgh</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shetlandtimes.co.uk_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shetlandtimes.co.uk-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traffic_figures">Traffic figures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Traffic figures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tnone"><div 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decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><small></small></div> </div><div class="thumbcaption">Annual passenger traffic at BHD airport. See <a class="external text" href="https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23%20Scroll%20down%20and%20hit%20blue%20arrow%20down%20to%20run%20and%20see%20the%20results%20%2B%20the%20sources%0ASELECT%20%3Fyear%20%3Fitem%20%3Fshortname%20%28MAX%28%3Fnumber%29%20AS%20%3Fpassengers%29%20%20%20%28SAMPLE%28COALESCE%28%3Freference_URL%2C%20%3Fmonthly_reference_URL2%29%29%20AS%20%3Fsample_reference_URL%29%0AWITH%0A%7B%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fdate%20%3Fyear%20%3Ftimevalue%20%3Fnumberperperiod%20%3Freference_URL%0A%20%20WHERE%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP238%20%3Fairport_code%0A%20%20%20%20VALUES%20%3Fairport_code%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%22BHD%22%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP3872%20%3Fstatement.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20pqv%3AP585%20%3Ftimevalue%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP3872%20%3Fnumberperperiod.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Ftimevalue%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3Fdate.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP518%20%3Fapplies.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20prov%3AwasDerivedFrom%20%2F%20%28pr%3AP854%7Cpr%3AP4656%29%20%3Freference_URL.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28BOUND%28%3Fapplies%29%3Dfalse%20%7C%7C%20%3Fapplies%20%3D%20wd%3AQ2165236%20%29%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20wikibase%3Arank%20wikibase%3ADeprecatedRank%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20AS%20%3Fyear%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fyear%20%3E1949%29.%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fyear%20%3C%20YEAR%28NOW%28%29%29%29%0A%20%20%7D%20%7D%20AS%20%25airport%0AWHERE%0A%7B%20%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20sum%20of%20monthly%20values%20within%20a%20year%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fyear%20%28SUM%28%3Fmax_numberperperiod%29%20AS%20%3Fnumber%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fmonthly_reference_URL%29%20AS%20%3Fmonthly_reference_URL2%29%0A%20%20%20%20WHERE%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20maximal%20value%20and%20a%20sample%20reference%20URL%20for%20each%20unique%20month%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fyear%20%28MAX%28%3Fnumberperperiod%29%20AS%20%3Fmax_numberperperiod%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Freference_URL%29%20AS%20%3Fmonthly_reference_URL%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20WHERE%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25airport%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ftimevalue%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3Fprecmonth.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fprecmonth%20%20%3D10%29%23%20precision%20%3D%20month%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3Fyear%20%3Fdate%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3Fyear%0A%20%20%7D%20%20UNION%20%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Ftimevalue%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3Fprecyear.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fprecyear%20%20%3D9%29%23%20precision%20%3D%20year%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28%3Fnumberperperiod%20AS%20%3Fnumber%29%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28%3Freference_URL%20AS%20%3Fsample_reference_URL%29%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25airport%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1813%20%3Fthis.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20has%20shortname%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3Fthis%29%3D%22en%22%29%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Cen%22.%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FitemLabel.%7D%0ABIND%28COALESCE%28%3Fthis%2C%3FitemLabel%29%20as%20%3Fshortname%29%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3Fshortname%20%3Fyear%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Fitem%20DESC%20%28%3Fyear%29">Wikidata query</a>.</div></div></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th>Number of passengers<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Number of movements<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Freight <br /> (tonnes)<sup id="cite_ref-stats_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1997 </th> <td>1,285,712</td> <td>37,592</td> <td>1,247 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1998 </th> <td>1,316,792</td> <td>37,917</td> <td>1,149 </td></tr> <tr> <th>1999 </th> <td>1,284,148</td> <td>35,781</td> <td>773 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2000 </th> <td>1,288,428</td> <td>36,773</td> <td>820 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2001 </th> <td>1,192,897</td> <td>35,158</td> <td>509 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2002 </th> <td>1,896,081</td> <td>40,027</td> <td>1,058 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2003 </th> <td>1,975,202</td> <td>34,523</td> <td>1,177 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2004 </th> <td>2,091,221</td> <td>36,290</td> <td>955 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2005 </th> <td>2,237,219</td> <td>40,443</td> <td>516 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td>2,105,769</td> <td>39,411</td> <td>827 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2007 </th> <td>2,186,993</td> <td>43,022</td> <td>1,057 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2008 </th> <td>2,570,742</td> <td>42,990</td> <td>168 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2009 </th> <td>2,621,763</td> <td>39,330</td> <td>138 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2010 </th> <td>2,740,341</td> <td>40,324</td> <td>155 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2011 </th> <td>2,397,312</td> <td>41,844</td> <td>457 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2012 </th> <td>2,246,202</td> <td>37,189</td> <td>581 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2013 </th> <td>2,541,759</td> <td>38,051</td> <td>527 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2014 </th> <td>2,555,145</td> <td>37,112</td> <td>491 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2015 </th> <td>2,692,713</td> <td>41,782</td> <td>551 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2016 </th> <td>2,665,139</td> <td>42,475</td> <td>476 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2017 </th> <td>2,559,846</td> <td>36,332</td> <td>317 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2018 </th> <td>2,510,294</td> <td>35,959</td> <td>227 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2019 </th> <td>2,445,529</td> <td>34,625</td> <td>196 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2020 </th> <td>542,547</td> <td>10,359</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2021 </th> <td>812,424</td> <td>12,819</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2022 </th> <td>1,655,164</td> <td>25,308</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2023 </th> <td>2,115,153</td> <td>29,282</td> <td>17 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Busiest_routes">Busiest routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Busiest routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><b>10 busiest routes to and from Belfast City (2023)</b><sup id="cite_ref-routestats_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-routestats-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Airport</th> <th>Total <br />passengers</th> <th>Change<br />2022 / 23 </th> <th>Airline(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">London–Heathrow</a></td> <td align="right">564,018</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5.8% </td> <td>British Airways </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">London-Gatwick</a></td> <td align="right">235,493</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 42.4% </td> <td>easyJet </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester</a></td> <td align="right">171,514</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 54.8% </td> <td>Aer Lingus, easyJet </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Airport" title="Birmingham Airport">Birmingham</a></td> <td align="right">146,122</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.9% </td> <td>Aer Lingus </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/London_City_Airport" title="London City Airport">London–City</a></td> <td align="right">132,133</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 8.7% </td> <td>British Airways </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport" title="Edinburgh Airport">Edinburgh</a></td> <td align="right">116,994</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 38.8% </td> <td>Aer Lingus </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_John_Lennon_Airport" title="Liverpool John Lennon Airport">Liverpool</a></td> <td align="right">115,405</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 174.4% </td> <td>easyJet </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Bradford_Airport" title="Leeds Bradford Airport">Leeds Bradford</a></td> <td align="right">113,405</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 19.4% </td> <td>Aer Lingus </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Airport" title="Glasgow Airport">Glasgow</a></td> <td align="right">103,076</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 61.4% </td> <td>Aer Lingus, easyJet </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Airport" title="Southampton Airport">Southampton</a></td> <td align="right">79,810</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 31.7% </td> <td>Aer Lingus </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ground_transport">Ground transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ground transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydenham_railway_station,_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg/220px-Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg/330px-Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg/440px-Sydenham_railway_station%2C_Northern_Ireland_in_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Regular train services operate into central Belfast.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/220px-600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/330px-600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg/440px-600a_Belfast_City_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1206" data-file-height="980" /></a><figcaption>The 600a service from Europa Buscentre to the airport.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sydenham_railway_station,_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydenham railway station, Northern Ireland">Sydenham railway station</a> is adjacent to the southern perimeter of the airport, across the A2 from the old passenger terminal. It is served by frequent <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland Railways">Northern Ireland Railways</a> trains between <a href="/wiki/Bangor_railway_station,_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangor railway station, Northern Ireland">Bangor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portadown_railway_station" title="Portadown railway station">Portadown</a>. Trains towards Portadown call at the <a href="/wiki/Lanyon_Place_railway_station" title="Lanyon Place railway station">Belfast Lanyon Place</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Grand_Central_station" title="Belfast Grand Central station">Belfast Grand Central</a> stations. With the construction of the new passenger terminal further northeast, passengers arriving or departing by train can request an airport courtesy bus to take them to or from the terminal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Car">Car</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Car"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The airport is located on the <a href="/wiki/A2_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A2 road (Northern Ireland)">A2</a>, Sydenham by-pass road between <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bus">Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Translink Metro route 600 is the Belfast City Airlink service, from the terminal to the Belfast <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Grand_Central_station" title="Belfast Grand Central station">Grand Central</a> . Buses run every thirty minutes throughout the day. In addition <a href="/wiki/Metro_(Belfast)" title="Metro (Belfast)">Metro</a> bus 3A operates every ten minutes from <a href="/wiki/Sydenham,_County_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydenham, County Down">Sydenham</a> to <a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Hall" title="Belfast City Hall">Belfast City Hall</a>. As of 2014, <a href="/wiki/The_Airporter" class="mw-redirect" title="The Airporter">The Airporter</a> service operated 12 coach services to the airport on weekdays, five coaches on Saturdays and eight coaches on Sundays to <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kirkwall service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sumburgh service is a continuation of the Inverness service as the same flight number</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Best_Belfast_City_Airport&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-aip-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-aip_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-aip_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=74.html">Belfast/City – EGAC</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2020">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>. 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