Belfast City Tower

George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The airport has a single runway operation, situated in East Belfast only 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) from Belfast City Centre. It shares the site with the Short Brothers/Bombardier aircraft manufacturing facility. It began commercial operations in 1983. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 857 KB) This is the tower for BHD Belfast City Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 857 KB) This is the tower for BHD Belfast City Airport. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... East Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Belfast City Centre is the main commercial and business district in Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. ... Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, abbreviated Shorts and is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first true aviation company in the world, and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s and 1930s and throughout the Second World War. ... For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation). ... Flying machine redirects here. ...

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. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. ... East Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

The airport handled 1.2 million passengers in 2003, a 3.5% increase than the previous year. A subsequent program of building and refurbishment has further increased its passenger and plane capacities. Passenger numbers in 2004 were over 2 million. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On average, seven aircraft stay in the airport overnight. Airlines including Flybe,Ryanair, bmi and Cityjet all base aircraft at the airport Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the... This article is about the British airline. ... CityJet is an airline based in Dublin, Ireland. ...

Belfast City Airport is a key base for UK regional airline Flybe which started operations to the airport in 1993 and has had a key base here ever since. The airline operates 18 routes from this airport, the majority of them to England, Scotland and Wales. Flybe has stated that over the coming years it will definitely have routes to European cities, eg Barcelona and Malaga. They as well as Ryanair will start European services when/if the runway is extended. Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the...

History

An airfield was established by Shorts beside their Belfast factory in 1937 as Sydenham Airport (Sydenham, Belfast). This was Belfast's main civilian airport from 1938 to 1939. The airfield was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Nutts Corner, a former RAF base, later became Belfast's main airport (Aldergrove would later become the primary airport in Northern Ireland). The Sydenham airfield continued to be used for military purposes until the 1970s, after which it was used by Shorts. In 1983, following interest from airlines and customers, the airfield was opened for commercial flights as Belfast Harbour Airport (then Belfast City Airport and now in its current guise ). Following major capital investment Bombardier sold BCA for £35 million to the Spanish company Ferrovial. Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, abbreviated Shorts and is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first true aviation company in the world, and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s and 1930s and throughout the Second World War. ... Sydenham is an electoral ward of East Belfast based on the area of the same name and containing the George Best Belfast City airport. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... B-24 Liberator, as operated by 120 Sqn from Nutts Corner BEA Viscount RAF Nutts Corner was a Royal Air Force station in County Antrim near Belfast. ... Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ...

Ferrovial is one of Europe's leading construction groups and a growing airport management group. It also manages 13 airports: Sydney in Australia, 2 in the United Kingdom, including Bristol Airport, 9 in Mexico and 1 in Chile. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Bristol International Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol in England, and the surrounding area. ...

On 6 September 2007, Ryanair announced that it would establish its 23rd base at the airport. The newest route was Belfast-London Stansted route after Air Berlin announced that it would axe the route on 31 October 2007. Also Ryanair thinks that the Stansted route will compete with the also newly announced Aer Lingus Heathrow route from Belfast International Airport. All Ryanair routes will start on 30 October. is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the... Terminal building, designed by Sir Norman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium-sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. ... Air Berlin (FSE: AB1) is Germanys second largest airline after Lufthansa. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the... Aer Lingus is Irelands national airline. ... Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the...

Expansion plans and objections

As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the question of noise pollution is a major one and a source of public debate. [1] The airport has had to develop a noise management strategy due to a planning agreement, under which the airport operates, and operational noise abatement procedures. Noise pollution (or environmental noise in technical venues) is displeasing human or machine created sound that disrupts the environment. ...

The airport has recently applied for a complete removal of the limit on the seats it can sell (see external link below to Belfast City Airport submission to Planning Department - 'Additional Information Provided', p.6) - a key element of the 1997 planning agreement, which guards against over-expansion of an airport which is sited in a densely populated location. As a result, numerous residents' groups have formed a coalition - The Coalition Against Belfast City Airport Expansion - to protest against the airport's proposed expansion plans and to represent the views of residents at the forthcoming Examination in Public [2]. The dates of the public hearing are 14 and 15 June.

The number of residential areas of Belfast affected by large low flying aircraft has increased substantially, particularly with the introduction of larger aircraft, (for example BMI Airbus aircraft).

Restrictions applied to the airport include: flights have to operate between 6:30 am and 9:30pm, but extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances to operate delayed flights up to midnight; there can only be 45,000 commercial aircraft movements in the year; airlines are supposed to offer no more than 1.5 million seats for sale on flights from the airport and the majority of flights must approach and depart the airport over Belfast Lough (currently only 54.8% in practice), rather than over the city of Belfast. Belfast Lough (Loch Lao in Irish) is a large intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Northern Ireland. ...

The airport owners are studying providing access to the airport through the adjacent Holywood Exchange retail development. This would take advantage of the high capacity flyover serving that site and reduce congestion at the existing entrances. Holywood Exchange Shopping Centre, seen across the northern end of the runway at Belfast City Airport. ...

Renamed in memory of George Best

The new airport signage

A Flybe George Best livery

In March 2006, it was decided to rename the airport in memory of the late Belfast footballer George Best. The new name, George Best Belfast City Airport [3], and signage were revealed at the renaming ceremony attended by Best's family and friends on May 22, 2006, which would have been Best's 60th birthday. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1534x790, 152 KB) Summary Photograph of the new signage at the renamed George Best Belfast City Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1534x790, 152 KB) Summary Photograph of the new signage at the renamed George Best Belfast City Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 815 KB)This is a Flybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8, in the George Best livery. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 815 KB)This is a Flybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8, in the George Best livery. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish football player best known for his years with Manchester United. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The renaming of the airport caused considerable controversy, with many articles in local and national print media highlighting the mixed feeling of Belfast residents. While many residents supported the move, an equal number of citizens felt that a more appropriate Belfast figure could have been chosen for the honour. [4

In March 2006 Flybe, the airport's biggest operator, announced that it would be naming its Belfast City - Manchester service after the late footballer, dedicating a plane to him. Sadly this aircraft, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, G-JECL does not serve this route on a regular basis and rarely makes an appearance in Belfast City. Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation). ...

Airlines and destinations

• Aer Arann (Cork)
• Air France
  • Air France by CityJet operated by ScotAir (London-City)
• bmi (London-Heathrow)
• EuroManx (Isle of Man)
• Flybe (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster-Sheffield, Edinburgh, Exeter, Galway, Glasgow-International, Inverness, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rennes, Southampton)
• FlyWhoosh (Dundee)
• Manx2 (Isle of Man,Blackpool)
• Ryanair (East Midlands, Glasgow-Prestwick, Liverpool, London-Stansted)

Aer Arann is a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland. ... Air France (formally Société Air France) is an airline based in Paris, France, and a subsidiary of Air France-KLM Group. ... Air France (formally Société Air France) is an airline based in Paris, France, and a subsidiary of Air France-KLM Group. ... CityJet is an airline based in Dublin, Ireland. ... Scot airways is a Scottish airline. ... bmi is a scheduled airline based in the United Kingdom. ... EuroManx DHC-8 on departure from Manchester Airport EuroManx is an airline based at Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... FlyWhoosh is an airline based in Dundee, Scotland. ... For other uses of RYR, see Robert Yates Racing Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europes largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the...

External links

• Belfast City Airport
• Review of Current Belfast City Airport Planning Agreement
• Examination in Public Belfast City Airport Planning Agreement
• Ferrovial

References

• United Kingdom AIP