Belfast airports

Two airports serve Belfast with scheduled flights. This page compares them on what the data shows: distance to the centre, where they fly, which airlines use them, the lowest fares seen in the week to 4 Nov, and the jobs on offer at each.

The two Belfast airports compared

Ordered by distance from central Belfast. Figures from the fares seen in the week to 4 Nov; "cheapest for" counts the destinations where that airport had the lowest Belfast fare.

AirportFrom centreCheapest forDestinationsAirlinesLowest fare seenJobs
Belfast CityBHD3 miles11214£13to London20
Belfast InternationalBFS12 miles48513£14to London1

Distance is a straight line from Belfast City Hall, not the journey. Destinations, airlines and fares are non-stop flights seen in the week to 4 Nov; fares are past observations, not live prices. Jobs are vacancies at the airport listed on CV-Library on 4 Nov.

Each airport in brief

Belfast City (BHD)

3 miles from Belfast City Hall in a straight line.

21 non-stop destinations and 4 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £13 to London. All flights from Belfast City · 20 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.

Belfast International (BFS)

12 miles from Belfast City Hall in a straight line.

51 non-stop destinations and 3 airlines seen in the week to 4 Nov; lowest one-way fare seen £14 to London. All flights from Belfast International · 1 jobs at the airport · car hire · hotels.

Belfast airports: questions

How many airports does Belfast have? +

Two airports with scheduled passenger flights serve Belfast: Belfast City (BHD), Belfast International (BFS). In the week to 4 Nov they had non-stop flights to 59 destinations between them.

Which Belfast airport is closest to central Belfast? +

Belfast City, 3 miles from Belfast City Hall in a straight line. Belfast International is the further at 12 miles.

Which Belfast airport is cheapest to fly from? +

It depends on the destination. Of the 59 destinations with a non-stop fare seen in the week to 4 Nov, Belfast International had the lowest fare to 48 and Belfast City to 11; Belfast International's count includes 38 destinations no other Belfast airport serves non-stop. The lowest single fare seen was £13 from Belfast City to London. The flights from Belfast page lists every destination with the cheapest Belfast airport for each.

Which Belfast airport has the most destinations? +

Belfast International, with non-stop flights to 51 destinations seen in the week to 4 Nov, then Belfast City (21).

Which Belfast airport has the most airlines? +

Belfast City, with 4 airlines seen selling non-stop flights in the week to 4 Nov; Belfast International had 3.