Flight radar George Best Belfast City Airport
The radar above is centred on George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), right on Belfast Lough barely two miles from the city centre. Click any aircraft for its flight number, route and altitude.
Belfast City in short
Named after the footballer George Best in 2006, Belfast City is the convenient business airport of Northern Ireland: minutes from downtown, with a schedule built around UK mainland routes. Aer Lingus and British Airways-franchise services connect London and regional Britain, mostly with Airbus A320-family and regional aircraft.
An approach worth watching
The runway points straight down Belfast Lough, so arrivals descend low over the water past the harbour and the famous Harland & Wolff cranes. On the radar the final approach traces the Lough perfectly, and from the city you can watch the real thing overhead.
History
The airport began in 1938 as the Harbour Airport beside the Short Brothers aircraft factory, whose successors still build aircraft structures next to the runway today. Civil traffic returned permanently in 1983.
Frequently asked questions
How close is it to central Belfast? About five minutes by taxi.
Which airlines fly from BHD? Aer Lingus and British Airways-affiliated services among others; see departures.
Is this the same as Belfast International? No: International is 13 miles away at Aldergrove.