Airports / Belgium / BRU
Brussels Airport
EBBR / BRUZaventem, BelgiumELEV 175 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Brussels Airport (EBBR / BRU) sits in Zaventem, Belgium, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 175 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Luxaviation Group Europe is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE, 14 nm), Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 17 nm), and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL, 26 nm).
Charter pricing from BRU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Brussels National and Zaventem. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Zaventem.
Field capability
ICAO
EBBR
IATA
BRU
FAA / Local
EBBR
Elevation
175 ft
Coordinates
50.9014° N · 4.4844° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Belgium fields
state range 13–935 ft
At 175 ft, BRU sits lower than 55% of the 11 Belgium fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 14nmEBBEBeauvechain Air BaseBeauvechain
- 17nmANRAntwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp
- 26nmCRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportCharleroi
- 32nmEBCVChièvres Air BaseChièvres
- 33nmWOEWoensdrecht Air BaseHoogerheide
- 40nmLGGLiège AirportGrâce-Hollogne
Location
Open the full mapEBBR · Brussels Airport · Zaventem, Belgium