Belfast International Airport
| Belfast International Airport JHC Flying Station Aldergrove |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EGAA |
| IATA code | BFS |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 82 m (269 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 25 km west of Belfast |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1921 |
| operator | Belfast International Airport Ltd. |
| Passengers | 5,147,546 (2016) |
| Air freight | 7,597 t (2016) |
| Flight movements |
55,155 (2016) |
| Runways | |
| 07/25 | 2780 m × 45 m asphalt |
| 17/35 | 1951 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Belfast International Airport ( IATA code : BFS , ICAO : EGAA ; also Aldergrove Airport ) is before the Belfast City Airport , the larger of the two international airports in the Northern Irish capital Belfast . The armed forces of the United Kingdom use the airport as a military airfield and operate it under the name Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove , or JHC Flying Station Aldergrove for short . It serves as a hub for easyJet and Aer Lingus .
history
In November 1917, the Aldergrove Aerodrome became the training airfield of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War . In May 1925 the airport became the location of Special Reserve Unit 502. On May 31, 1931, the first civil flight to Northern Ireland from Glasgow landed here . On October 28, 1963, the airport was reopened after the Second World War and the terminals were inaugurated by the English Queen Mother .
Location and transport links
Belfast International Airport is approximately 25 km west of downtown Belfast. The 300 line from Ulsterbus runs approximately every ten minutes from Europe Central Station to the airport in approximately 40 minutes.
Military use
After the Royal Air Force (RAF) withdrew from the base previously known as Royal Air Force Station Aldergrove ( RAF Aldergrove for short ) in September 2009, only Army Air Corps (AAC) machines were stationed here until March 2019 , the 5th Regiment form. At the beginning of April 2019 the Defender and Islander fixed-wing aircraft were transferred to the RAF. The AAC has only operated one squadron of Gazelle helicopters here.
Civil use
Airlines and Destinations
In 2016, Belfast International Airport will only be served from Berlin-Schönefeld from German-speaking countries .
Belfast International has connections to destinations within the UK as well as to a few European cities and numerous seasonal holiday destinations, particularly in the Mediterranean. For example, Edinburgh , Antalya , Lanzarote and Ibiza are served . United Airlines currently offers the only long-haul flight to Newark .
freight
Belfast International Airport is one of the major regional air cargo airports in the UK and Northern Ireland , handling 50,000 tonnes of cargo in 2004. Due to Northern Ireland's geographical isolation from the UK and the European continent, superior air cargo services are vital. Belfast International Airport is so u. a. Transshipment point for daily Royal Mail mail traffic .
Others
Aldergrove is now the only remaining flying station of the British armed forces in Northern Ireland.
RAF Ballykelly
The RAF Ballykelly station used to be located around 75 km northwest of Aldergrove. This existed from 1941 to 1971, when the last Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft left the site. The facility was henceforth used under the name Shackleton Barracks until 2008 by the British Army . During these years, Ballykelly continued to be used as a refueling stop for Army helicopters and liaison aircraft based in RAF Aldergrove.
Web links
- Official website of Belfast International Airport (English)
- Official homepage of the RAF (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .
- ↑ www.translink.co.uk - Timetable
