Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles-Sud
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Wallonia
OperatorSociété Wallonne des Aéroports
ServesBrussels and Charleroi, Belgium
LocationCharleroi, Hainaut, Belgium
Focus city forWizz Air
Operating base forRyanair
Elevation AMSL614 ft / 187 m
Coordinates50°27′36″N 004°27′10″E / 50.46000°N 4.45278°E / 50.46000; 4.45278
Websitebrussels-charleroi-airport.com
Map
CRL
Brussels South Charleroi Airport in Belgium
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers9,396,251
Change 22-2313%

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Brussels-South or Charleroi Airport (IATA: CRL, ICAO: EBCI), is an international airport located in Gosselies, part of the city of Charleroi, Belgium. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of downtown Charleroi and 46 km (28+12 mi) south of the city of Brussels.

Brussels-Charleroi is the second busiest airport in Belgium in terms of passengers and aircraft movements, having served 10,504,554 passengers in 2024 (91.673 movements). It is also a busy general aviation airfield, being home to three flight schools. The Aéropole, one of the Science Parks of Wallonia, is also located near the airport.