Brussels Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#206 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#330 of 7558

Top 4.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Belgium)

#1 of 3 in BE

#2 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+19.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BRU in numbers: 11,936 ft longest runway · #206 of 650 published · #330 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.4%) · #1 in Belgium.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BRU lies at 53 m (175 ft), #389 of 650 published airports by elevation and 35.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Belgium median; CRL is highest at 614 ft, 439 ft higher than BRU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 26.4 NM, 10,023 ft. Next: EIN 47 NM, OST 63.3 NM, AMS 85.1 NM. AMS has the radius's longest runway, 531 ft more than BRU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,936 ft (3,638 m)

BRU runways: 07L/25R 11,936 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 07R/25L 10,535 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 01/19 9,800 × 164 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 3 in Belgium; 1,437 ft ahead of OST (10,499 ft). +19.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07L/25R	11,936 ft (3638 m / 3.638 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07R/25L	10,535 ft (3211 m / 3.211 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01/19	9,800 ft (2987 m / 2.987 km)	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

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →