Live flights over Belfast International Airport (BFS)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 458 departures and 477 arrivals at Belfast International Airport, 134 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN), London, Essex (STN) and Nottingham, Leicestershire (EMA). The airline seen most often is easyJet.
Airport data
- IATA code
- BFS
- ICAO code
- EGAA
- City
- Belfast
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Elevation
- 82 m (268 ft)
- Coordinates
- 54.6575, -6.21583
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Belfast International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Belfast.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 75 | 82 | 157 |
| Mon 2 | 80 | 77 | 157 |
| Tue 3 | 52 | 58 | 110 |
| Wed 4 | 60 | 59 | 119 |
| Thu 5 | 65 | 69 | 134 |
| Fri 6 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| Sat 7 | 48 | 57 | 105 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Manchester, Greater Manchester MAN 81 flights
- London, Essex STN 77 flights
- Nottingham, Leicestershire EMA 71 flights
- Ingliston, Edinburgh EDI 63 flights
- Liverpool LPL 58 flights
- London LGW 57 flights
- Birmingham, West Midlands BHX 53 flights
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NCL 44 flights
- Luton, Luton LTN 42 flights
- Glasgow GLA 39 flights
- Bristol BRS 29 flights
- Alicante ALC Spain 29 flights
- Málaga AGP Spain 22 flights
- San Bartolomé ACE Spain 19 flights
- Paris CDG France 17 flights
- Leeds, West Yorkshire LBA 9 flights
21 more connections
- Amsterdam AMS 8
- El Matorral FUE 8
- Palma de Mallorca PMI 8
- Balice KRK 7
- Faro FAO 5
- Roma FCO 4
- Prague PRG 4
- Portimão PRM 4
- Shannon SNN 3
- Paphos PFO 2
- Reus REU 2
- Zaventem BRU 1
- Grâce-Hollogne LGG 1
- Belfast BHD 1
- Bournemouth BOH 1
- London LCY 1
- Rotterdam RTM 1
- Barcelona BCN 1
- Toulouse/Blagnac TLS 1
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes NCE 1
- Roma CIA 1
Airlines
- easyJetEZY 562
- Ryanair UKRUK 101
- Jet2.comEXS 72
- West AtlanticNPT 36
- 247 AviationEMC 34
- Union Africaine des TransportsUAI 22
- ASL Airlines UKABV 16
- DHL Air UKDHK 14
- RyanairRYR 13
- easyJet EuropeEJU 10
Aircraft
- Airbus A320 A320 320
- Boeing 737-800 B738 199
- Airbus A319 A319 136
- Airbus A320neo A20N 114
- G115 22
- LJ45 20
- B734 17
- AT75 16
- Pilatus PC-12 PC12 16
- Boeing 767-300 B763 14
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Belfast International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/54.6575/lon/-6.21583/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Belfast right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Belfast International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Belfast: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of BFS, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Belfast International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were easyJet, Ryanair UK, Jet2.com, West Atlantic and 247 Aviation.
What are the main connections from Belfast International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN, 81), London, Essex (STN, 77), Nottingham, Leicestershire (EMA, 71), Ingliston, Edinburgh (EDI, 63) and Liverpool (LPL, 58). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Belfast? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Belfast International Airport? +
Belfast International Airport has IATA code BFS and ICAO code EGAA. It lies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at coordinates 54.6575, -6.21583.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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