35 and a half million passengers in all Belgian airports by 2019

In 2019, Belgian airports had almost 35 and a half million passengers and just under 325,000 flights.
This represents an increase of 0.3% in the total number of flights (departure + arrival) and an increase of 2.7% in the number of passengers (including transit) compared to 2018.
Zaventem airport (Brussels Airport) accounted for 74% of passenger movements and Charleroi airport (Brussels South) for 23%.
In 2009, Belgian airports had just under 22 million passengers and just over 300,000 flights.
In ten years' time, there were 63.2% more passengers and 7.8% more flights respectively.
Number of flights - departures and arrivals | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Departures | Arrivals | |
Number of flights (1) | 162,642 | 162,010 |
Zaventem (Brussels Airport) | 111,237 | 111,065 |
Ostende (Ostend-Bruges) | 4,529 | 4,549 |
Charleroi (Brussels South) | 24,753 | 24,778 |
Antwerp-Deurne | 6,995 | 6,697 |
Liège-Bierset | 15,128 | 14,921 |
(1) commercial aircraft - take-off and landing |
Purpose and brief description
The aeronautical statistics provide information on the number of passengers carried, the number of flights and the goods transported (in tonnes) on commercial flights.
Population
All aircrafts that land in Belgium
Frequency
Monthly
Timing of publication
Results available 6 months after the reference period