CRLEBCI

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Charleroi · Belgium · Europe/Brussels

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1Runways
10,023Longest (ft)
614Elevation (ft)
82Route Records
3Airline Records
UTC+1Timezone
89Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

28Regional Hub
Shortest route
MANManchester Airport562.5 km
Ryanair
Longest route
TFSTenerife Sur Airport3,058 km
Ryanair
Nearest international
MANManchester Airport562.5 km
Ryanair
Longest international
TFSTenerife Sur Airport3,058 km
Ryanair

Airport Connectivity Score

28/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served82 destinations
Airline diversity3 airlines
Haul mix coverage2 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

06/2410,023 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
52
medium-haul
30

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
BRUBrussels Airport48.9 km
Nearest same country
BRUBrussels Airport48.9 km
Nearest international
LILLille Airport96.7 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport19,272.3 km
Within 500 km: 129 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 334 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 641 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1BRUBrussels Airport48.9 kmL
2LGGLiège Airport72.3 kmM
3ANRAntwerp International Airport (Deurne)81 kmM
4LILLille Airport96.7 kmL
5KJKKortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport96.7 kmM
6MSTMaastricht Aachen Airport104.9 kmL
7WOEWoensdrecht Air Base110.1 kmM
8GKEGeilenkirchen Air Base124.5 kmM
9EINEindhoven Airport127.2 kmL
10GLZGilze Rijen Air Base127.3 kmM

ATC Frequencies4

APPCHARLEROI APP133.125 MHz
ATISATIS134.625 MHz
GNDCHARLEROI GND121.8 MHz
TWRCHARLEROI TWR121.3 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

738
75
320
9

Live Departures & Arrivals16

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RYR3689B7381,675 ft
VLG79RMA320850 ft
VOE2685A3208,075 ft
DEPTMB36T9,000 ft
OOADOC1721,000 ft
FHJPGSR223,275 ft
QTR8836B77L4,600 ft
OOVKBBT36875 ft
OOVSVSV41,600 ft
FJMNPUnknown type1,525 ft

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

Aircraft Spotted Here

Boeing 737-8AS at Palma de Mallorca Son San Juan - LEPAPhoto: Lucasmedrano via JetPhotosAirbus A320-216 at Rome Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino - LIRFPhoto: Pat Marsala via JetPhotosAirbus A320-216 at Palma de Mallorca Son San Juan Air Base - LESJPhoto: Alfonso Solis via JetPhotosBeechcraft B36TC Bonanza at Bonn/Hangelar - EDKBPhoto: LukasAndreas via JetPhotosReims-Cessna FR172H Reims Rocket at Liege-Bierset - EBLGPhoto: Kelvin Jahae via JetPhotosCirrus SR22 at Toussus-Le-Noble - LFPNPhoto: Olivier Landes via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset3

PCPegasus Airlines
FRRyanair
W6Wizz Air

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Airport HistoryEst. 1972

Charleroi's airport grew out of a 1919 flying school at Gosselies and served as an Allied Advanced Landing Ground in WWII, but remained a minor regional field for decades. Ryanair's 1997 arrival and the 1991 creation of the Brussels South Charleroi Airport company transformed it into Belgium's second-busiest airport and a key European low-cost hub, with passenger numbers rising more than tenfold in the low-cost era.

✦Despite being branded 'Brussels South,' Charleroi Airport is located roughly 46 km (28 miles) from Brussels city center — a naming convention common among European low-cost airports serving secondary cities.
✦The airport grew from under 800,000 passengers in 2001 to over 10.5 million by 2024, almost entirely on the back of low-cost carrier growth.
1919
Flying School Established at Gosselies

Aeronautical activity begins at Gosselies with a flight school, followed in 1920 by the Société Générale d'Aéronautique.

1944
Allied Advanced Landing Ground

From September 1944 to August 1945, the site operates as Advanced Landing Ground A-87 for Allied forces during the liberation of Belgium.

1991
BSCA Created

The company Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) is created on July 9, 1991, to commercially manage and develop the site as a public airport.

1997
Ryanair Begins Operations

Ryanair starts flying from Charleroi and later opens a continental base there, becoming the airport's dominant carrier and driving explosive passenger growth from a few hundred thousand to millions annually.

2008
New Terminal Opens

A new terminal with 5-million-passenger annual capacity opens in January 2008 to keep pace with Ryanair-driven demand.

2017
Terminal 2 Opens

Terminal 2 opens in January 2017, doubling capacity to around 10 million annual passengers.

2021
Runway Extended

The main runway is extended by 650 meters to a total of 3,200 meters on October 8, 2021, improving capability for larger aircraft and adverse-weather operations.

2024
Over 10.5 Million Passengers

The airport handles a record 10,504,554 passengers, up 11.7% year-on-year, confirming its role as Belgium's second-busiest airport and a Wizz Air focus city alongside its Ryanair base.

English Wikipedia (Brussels South Charleroi Airport), verified via web search August 2026.