Belfast - Airport City
George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO:
EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The airport has
a single runway operation. Situated adjacent to the Port of Belfast
it is 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) 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 associated with East Belfast.
The airport handled nearly 2.2 million passengers
in 2007, a 3.9% increase since 2006 and a 15.1% increase over the
five years since 2002.
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. |