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Belfast International airport (United Kingdom)
Belfast International airport is located near Belfast, with Aldergrove at 1mi↑, Antrim Borough at 2mi↑, Crumlin at 2mi↑, Antrim at 3mi↑, Muckamore at 3mi↑, Glenavy at 5mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of Belfast International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGAA
- IATA code : BFS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 82 m = 269ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 2780m = 9121ft
- runway 17/35 : 1951m = 6401ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
Coming to Belfast International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Stranraer train station at 51mi
By plane :
- Belfast International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- George Best Belfast City airport at 14mi : book on Trip.com
- City of Derry airport at 46mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
METAR for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
EGAA 221920Z AUTO 10003KT 9999 BKN033 BKN048 07/06 Q0990
Decoded METAR for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
METAR issued by EGAA on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 19:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1436 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 990hPa = 29.23inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 100°.
Clouds : broken at 3300ft = 1010m. broken at 4800ft = 1460m.
TAF for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
EGAA 221654Z 2218/2318 VRB03KT 9999 SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 2218/2219 7000 SHRA PROB30 2219/2301 6000 BECMG 2301/2304 31012KT TEMPO 2301/2309 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 2301/2308 4000 +SHRA BKN014 TEMPO 2304/2318 32015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 2312/2318 9000 -SHRA
Decoded TAF for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
TAF issued by EGAA on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 16:54 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 5 hours and 30 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
2218/2318 VRB03KT 9999 SCT025
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2218/2219 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
probability of 30% to have from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
PROB30 2219/2301 6000
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
becoming from Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2301/2304 31012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 310°
temporarily from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2301/2309 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2301/2308 4000 +SHRA BKN014
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 1400ft = 430m
temporarily from Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2304/2318 32015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 320°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 23, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2312/2318 9000 -SHRA
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
VAC for Belfast International airport EGAA BFS
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Belfast International airport
Around Belfast International airport (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Aldergrove
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 541mi↑
- Paris at 542mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 543mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 722mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 723mi↑
- Bordeaux at 723mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 723mi↑
- Station de montagne Cap Guéry at 740mi↑
- Station de montagne Pessade at 741mi↑
- Station de montagne Chastreix Sancy at 744mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Mont Dore at 745mi↑
- Station de montagne Super Besse at 748mi↑
- for Belfast International airport at 0mi↑
- for RAF Nutts Corner / Belfast-Nutts Corner airport at 3mi↑
- for Langford Lodge Air Base airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Belfast International airport (United Kingdom)
- RAF Nutts Corner / Belfast-Nutts Corner airport ( GB-0081) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Langford Lodge Air Base airport (EGAL ) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- RAF Maghaberry airport ( GB-0155) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Dunnyvadden Airstrip airport ( GB-0355) at 13mi↑
- George Best Belfast City airport (EGAC BHD ) at 14mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Tarsan Lane ultralight airfield ( GB-0558) at 16mi↑
- Slemish airport ( GB-0879) at 17mi↑
- Coalisland Airstrip airport ( GB-0878) at 20mi↑
- Tandragee Airstrip airport ( GB-0410) at 20mi↑
- Newtownards airport (EGAD ) at 22mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap