Ostend-Bruges International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Oostende, West Flanders Province (Belgium)

IATA: OST ICAO: EBOS

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

13 ft

4 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.1998°, 2.8747°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#773 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Belgium)

#2 of 3 in BE

#3 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 OST in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #773 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #2 in Belgium.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

OST lies at 4 m (13 ft), #617 of 650 published airports by elevation and 5.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 162 ft below the Belgium median (175 ft, 3 airports); CRL is highest at 614 ft, 601 ft higher than OST.

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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 Airport (BRU), 63.3 NM, 11,936 ft. Next: CRL 74.7 NM, EIN 95 NM, AMS 96.8 NM. AMS has the radius's longest runway, 1,968 ft more than OST.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

OST runway: 08/26 10,499 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 3 in Belgium; BRU leads by 1,437 ft (11,936 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14/32	2,057 ft (627 m / 0.627 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Grass`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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 Airport (Zaventem)	`BRU`	63.3 NM (117.2 km)	11,936 ft	✅ Lighted
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (Charleroi)	`CRL`	74.7 NM (138.3 km)	10,023 ft	✅ Lighted
Eindhoven Airport (Eindhoven)	`EIN`	95 NM (175.9 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Amsterdam)	`AMS`	96.8 NM (179.3 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted

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