Brussels Airport

Zaventem, Flemish Brabant Province (Belgium)

IATA: BRU ICAO: EBBR

Longest Active Runway

11,936 ft

3,638 meters

Field Elevation

175 ft

53 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

50.9014°, 4.4844°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank

#2 in Belgium

Out of 7 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#330 Worldwide

Top 4.4% percentile

Elevation Ranking

#4683 MSL

Top 64.5% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+19.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Brussels Airport's longest active runway measures 11,936 ft (3,638 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Belgium and #330 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07L/25R	11,936 ft (3638m)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07R/25L	10,535 ft (3211m)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01/19	9,800 ft (2987m)	164 ft (50m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (Charleroi)	`CRL`	26.4 NM (48.9 km)	10,023 ft	✅ Lighted
Eindhoven Airport (Eindhoven)	`EIN`	47 NM (87 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Ostend-Bruges International Airport (Oostende)	`OST`	63.3 NM (117.2 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Amsterdam)	`AMS`	85.1 NM (157.6 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database

Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01

Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock

Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle

Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/bru.json ↗