George Best Belfast City Airport BHD / EGAC
Belfast · United Kingdom · Belfast City Airport Limited (owned by 3i)
2.4Mpax · 2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAEGAC / BHD
OperatorBelfast City Airport Limited (owned by 3i)
Coordinates54.6181°N, 5.8725°W
Elevation15 ft · 5 m
Time zoneEurope/London
Passengers / yr2,363,781 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceEGAC — UK AIP (NATS/AIS)
Operating hoursApprox 06:30-21:30 local (extensions to 23:00 for delayed flights)
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal
Runways (1)
- 04/22 · 1,829 m / 6,001 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I
Airport contact
Single-runway city airport in County Down.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Swissport
Commercial passenger/ramp ground handling at BHD; listed handling agent in the EGAC AIP (tel •••). One of the scheduled-airline handlers; also operates the Aspire lounge. · Aerodrome operating hours (0630-2130)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
Commercial ground handling (ramp, turnaround/transit/technical handling, PAX & crew meet-and-assist) at BHD. Confirmed by Wikipedia and Flock as a BHD handler. Note: not named in the EGAC AIP handling-agent list, where only Swissport, WFS (cargo) and Jet Assist (FBO) appear. · Aerodrome operating hours
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
Business/GA ramp handling: GPU, lavatory/toilet service, ramp services with own GSE inventory; handling crew facilitates refuelling, GPU, toilet, de-icing and ramp services. · Daily 06:00-22:00
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
Jet A-1 into-plane via own fuel tankers; GSE inventory to refuel aircraft from single-engine types up to B757. · Daily 06:00-22:00
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
North Air
Commercial into-plane fuelling plus fuel stock & tank-farm management (and plant engineering / fleet maintenance) at Gate 1, Sydenham By Pass, BT3 9JH (site manager Neale Moore). Appointed via Belfast City Airport fuel-farm/into-plane tender. AIP fuel: AVTUR JET-A1. · Aerodrome operating hours (0630-2130)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Available
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
De-icing offered by Jet Assist's handling crew for business aviation (most relevant in winter). General airline de-icing per AIP is arranged via based airlines.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Available
Short Brothers (A Boeing Company) - Belfast
Composite/structures shop — component repair, overhaul and modification of nacelles, radomes, flight-control surfaces, and composite/metallic aerostructures; approved repairs with DER & DOA engineering support, plus forward-exchange/rotable and legacy-parts programs; site sits directly on Airport Road (BT3 9DZ) at George Best Belfast City Airport (formerly Bombardier/Short Brothers, then Spirit AeroSystems; Boeing completed its acquisition of the site in December 2025); Part 145/EASA class rating unconfirmed but MRO/component-repair scope is explicit on the company's own site.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering
Available
Casia Catering Limited
Inflight catering for both commercial airlines and business/VIP aviation at BHD (and Belfast International). Facility near the airport (Unit 10, Tamar Commercial Centre, Chater St, BT4 1LB); DfT-screened secure delivery to aircraft; NetJets-assigned caterer. Listed on FSA register at Belfast City Airport.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Available
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
Extensive GSE inventory to handle and refuel aircraft from light singles to B757.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Menzies Aviation
Operates the Cargo Terminal (CTC) at BHD (Sydenham By Pass, BT3 9JH); WFS performs cargo handling on-site under a 'C/O Menzies, CTC' arrangement per WFS's own location page.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)
Air cargo handling at BHD, based at the Cargo Terminal Complex 'C/O Menzies, CTC Belfast City Airport, Sydenham by Pass BT3 9JH'; contact Bernie Magee. AIP lists WFS as cargo handling agent (tel •••).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
Concierge: chauffeur coordination, executive car hire and crew/passenger transport arrangements.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
FBO / business-aviation handling at the Business Jet Centre; launched at BHD in 2025 (announced April/May 2025). Listed as FBO handling agent in the EGAC AIP (tel •••). Handles light aircraft up to B757. · Daily 06:00-22:00 (extendable on request)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
On request
Jet Assist (Business Jet Centre)
Concierge hotel booking for crew/passengers (part of concierge service introduced 2025).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
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