Live flights over Belfast International Airport (BFS)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 144 departures and 147 arrivals at Belfast International Airport, 146 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are London, Essex (STN), Ingliston, Edinburgh (EDI) and Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN). 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
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 89 | 90 | 179 |
| Sat 24 | 55 | 57 | 112 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- London, Essex STN 27 flights
- Ingliston, Edinburgh EDI 20 flights
- Manchester, Greater Manchester MAN 17 flights
- Nottingham, Leicestershire EMA 17 flights
- London LGW 15 flights
- Málaga AGP Spain 15 flights
- Liverpool LPL 14 flights
- Birmingham, West Midlands BHX 13 flights
- Glasgow GLA 13 flights
- Luton, Luton LTN 12 flights
- Alicante ALC Spain 11 flights
- Bristol BRS 10 flights
- Palma de Mallorca PMI Spain 8 flights
- Faro FAO Portugal 8 flights
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NCL 6 flights
- San Bartolomé ACE Spain 6 flights
16 more connections
- Paris CDG 4
- Southampton SOU 2
- Leeds, West Yorkshire LBA 2
- Amsterdam AMS 2
- Roma FCO 2
- Prague PRG 2
- Valletta MLA 2
- Belfast BHD 1
- London LCY 1
- Copenhagen CPH 1
- Balice KRK 1
- El Matorral FUE 1
- Teterboro TEB 1
- Barcelona BCN 1
- Ibiza IBZ 1
- Porto OPO 1
Airlines
- easyJetEZY 167
- Ryanair UKRUK 38
- Jet2.comEXS 30
- RyanairRYR 14
- West AtlanticNPT 7
- easyJet EuropeEJU 6
- 247 AviationEMC 5
- DHL Air UKDHK 4
- Martin-BakerMBE 4
- ASL Airlines UKABV 3
Aircraft
- Airbus A320 A320 101
- Boeing 737-800 B738 78
- Airbus A319 A319 44
- Airbus A320neo A20N 28
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 10
- Boeing 767-300 B763 4
- BE20 4
- LJ45 4
- AT75 3
- CL60 3
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 (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were easyJet, Ryanair UK, Jet2.com, Ryanair and West Atlantic.
What are the main connections from Belfast International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: London, Essex (STN, 27), Ingliston, Edinburgh (EDI, 20), Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN, 17), Nottingham, Leicestershire (EMA, 17) and London (LGW, 15). 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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