Airports / Belgium / CRL
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
EBCI / CRLCharleroi, BelgiumELEV 614 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Florennes Air Base (EBFS) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (EBCI / CRL) sits in Charleroi, Belgium, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 614 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 — Best in Sky is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Florennes Air Base (EBFS, 15 nm), Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE, 21 nm), and Chièvres Air Base (EBCV, 25 nm).
Charter pricing from CRL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Gosselies Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Charleroi.
Field capability
ICAO
EBCI
IATA
CRL
FAA / Local
EBCI
Elevation
614 ft
Coordinates
50.4620° N · 4.4596° 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 614 ft, CRL sits higher than 73% 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.
- 15nmEBFSFlorennes Air BaseFlorennes
- 21nmEBBEBeauvechain Air BaseBeauvechain
- 25nmEBCVChièvres Air BaseChièvres
- 26nmBRUBrussels AirportZaventem
- 39nmLGGLiège AirportGrâce-Hollogne
- 39nmLFAVValenciennes-Denain AirfieldProuvy
Location
Open the full mapEBCI · Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Charleroi, Belgium