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Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport

Budapest · Hungary · Europe/Budapest

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2Runways
12,162Longest (ft)
495Elevation (ft)
75Route Records
39Airline Records
UTC+1Timezone
234Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

43Regional Hub
Shortest route
VIEVienna International Airport215 km
Austrian Airlines
Longest route
DWCAl Maktoum International Airport4,023.9 km
Wizz Air
Nearest international
VIEVienna International Airport215 km
Austrian Airlines
Longest international
DWCAl Maktoum International Airport4,023.9 km
Wizz Air

Airport Connectivity Score

43/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served75 destinations
Airline diversity39 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

13L/31R12,162 ftConcreteLIT
13R/31L9,875 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
53
medium-haul
21
long-haul
1

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
SLDSliač Airport134.6 km
Nearest same country
DEBDebrecen International Airport177.1 km
Nearest international
SLDSliač Airport134.6 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport18,730.2 km
Within 500 km: 61 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 223 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 707 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1SLDSliač Airport134.6 kmM
2PZYPiešťany Airport170.4 kmM
3BTSM. R. Štefánik Airport173.8 kmL
4DEBDebrecen International Airport177.1 kmL
5PEVPécs-Pogány International Airport178.1 kmL
6SOBHévíz–Balaton Airport179.5 kmM
7TATPoprad-Tatry Airport196.3 kmM
8KSCKošice International Airport201.1 kmM
9OMROradea International Airport204.4 kmL
10ILZŽilina-Dolný Hričov Airport206.2 kmM

ATC Frequencies8

ACCBUDAPEST APP129.7 MHz
APPDIRECTOR119.5 MHz
APRSApron Guide South122.45 MHz
APRWApron Guide West131.55 MHz
ATISATIS132.375 MHz
CDCDelivery134.55 MHz
GNDGND121.9 MHz
TWRTWR118.1 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
51
319
16
738
16
321
9
73H
6
733
6
CRJ
5
735
4
AT7
4
DH4
2

Live Departures & Arrivals11

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CSH870B7893,025 ft
RYR11HYB7388,525 ft
HABFNC1726,700 ft
DLH7YWA3213,275 ft
WZZ2596Unknown type7,100 ft
WZZ5UWA21N4,775 ft
PGT331A21N6,850 ft
TWRTWROn ground
KLM1365B738On ground
TWRTWROn ground

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Shanghai-Hongqiao - ZSSSPhoto: Ruoyu Yang via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8AS at Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport - LROPPhoto: Alberto Cucini via JetPhotosReims-Cessna F172P Skyhawk at Kadarkut - LHKTPhoto: Ferenc Kolos via JetPhotosAirbus A321-231 at München Franz Josef Strauss - EDDMPhoto: planespotting_by_julian via JetPhotosAirbus A321-271NX at Budapest Liszt Ferenc - LHBPPhoto: DesertWolf via JetPhotosAirbus A321-251NX at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - EHAMPhoto: M Umar Aziz via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset39

A3Aegean Airlines
EIAer Lingus
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
BTAir Baltic
AFAir France
KMAir Malta
JUAir Serbia
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
OSAustrian Airlines
B2Belavia Belarusian Airlines
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
OKCzech Airlines
MSEgyptair
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
ETEthiopian Airlines
EYEtihad Airways
AYFinnair
4UGermanwings
IBIberia Airlines
LSJet2.com
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LOLOT Polish Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
QRQatar Airways
FRRyanair
SKScandinavian Airlines System
LXSwiss International Air Lines
TPTAP Portugal
ROTarom
TOTransavia France
HVTransavia Holland
QSTravel Service
TKTurkish Airlines
U6Ural Airlines
W6Wizz Air
U2easyJet

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Airport HistoryEst. 1950

Planned from 1938 and built through the Second World War on farmland southeast of Budapest, the airport that Hungarians still mostly call Ferihegy opened with a ceremony in May 1950 under Communist-era state control. It grew into Central Europe's principal gateway and the home base of flag carrier Malév until Malév's abrupt 2012 collapse forced a rapid pivot to low-cost carriers. In 2011 it was officially renamed for composer Ferenc (Franz) Liszt, and in 2024 ownership passed from a Western infrastructure consortium to a Hungarian state / Vinci Airports partnership.

✦Despite the official 2011 renaming, most Hungarians still call the airport 'Ferihegy' — a name that actually honors 19th-century estate owner Ferenc Xavér Mayerffy, not the composer Franz Liszt.
✦Low-cost carrier Wizz Air, one of Europe's largest, is headquartered on airport grounds (Building 221).
✦Between 1989 and 1991 the airport served as a transit point for well over 100,000 Soviet Jewish emigrants en route to Israel.
✦A heritage-conscious renovation of the original Terminal 1 building won a Europa Nostra award for preserving its 1950s design.
✦When Malév collapsed in February 2012 it happened essentially overnight, leaving passengers stranded and forcing the airport to scramble replacement capacity within days.
1950
Airport opens

Ferihegy airport opens with a ceremony in May 1950, initially operated by the Hungarian-Soviet joint civil aviation company with routes limited to Prague, Bucharest, Warsaw and Sofia.

1974
Passenger traffic passes one million

Annual passenger numbers reach one million for the first time, up from under 5,000 aircraft landings a year in the early 1950s.

1985
Terminal 2 opens

A new 24,000 sq m Terminal 2, financed partly with Austrian loans, opens on 1 November 1985 to handle growing traffic.

2005
BAA acquires 75% stake

British Airports Authority (BAA) buys a 75% stake in the airport for roughly 464.5 billion HUF (about $2.1 billion) under a 75-year operating concession, part of Hungary's post-EU-accession privatization wave.

2011
Airport renamed for Ferenc Liszt

On 16 March 2011, marking the composer's 200th birthday, the airport is officially renamed Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, though locals continue to call it Ferihegy.

2012
Malév's collapse disrupts the hub

Flag carrier Malév Hungarian Airlines ceases operations overnight on 3 February 2012, wiping out the airport's main hub traffic; Wizz Air and Ryanair rapidly add routes, and point-to-point traffic reportedly recovers over 60% within about a week.

2018
Pier B opens

A new 27-gate pier able to handle wide-body aircraft opens on 1 August 2018, expanding capacity for long-haul and charter services.

2024
Hungary and Vinci Airports acquire the airport

On 6 June 2024 the Hungarian state and Vinci Airports complete an 80/20 acquisition of the airport for €3.1 billion in cash plus about €1.2 billion in assumed debt, with a concession running to 2080.

Operator
Hungarian state civil aviation authority1950 – 2005Operated under state control through the Communist era and into the 2000s; the Airport Directorate (LRI) was formalized in 1973.
BAA (British Airports Authority)2005 – 2007
Hochtief AirPort-led consortium (later AviAlliance)2007 – 2024Consortium included Hochtief AirPort, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, GIC Special Investments and KfW IPEX-Bank.
Hungarian State / Vinci Airports (80/20)2024 – presentConcession runs to 2080.

Wikipedia (Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport); Simple Flying; welovebudapest.com; Budapest Airport corporate materials; verified 2026