BRU

Brussels Airport

Zaventem, Belgium

Operated by Brussels Airport Company NV/SAmixed

ICAOEBBRElev175 ft

The Verdict

67/100Solid. Not spectacular, but solid.

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #13 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

81Actually decent

Sentiment25%

50Middling

Infrastructure15%

63Passable

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

90Suspiciously good

What People Think

Passengers at BRU feel nothing. That's the review. They feel nothing.

4.4Avg Rating / 10

1,711

ReviewsGoogle 1701Skytrax 10

26%Positive

SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆

★ 3.4on Google Maps (1,701 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+2.05 over 3 years

Then: 4.3/5 (931 reviews)Now: 6.4/5 (501 reviews)

Positive26%

Neutral29%

Negative45%

Queuing

1.9

Cleanliness

2.8

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

2.2

Wifi

3.2

Wayfinding

3.0

Transport

3.3

Shopping

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The Numbers

24.4MPassengers (2025)

+3.4%YoY Growth

24.4M passengers in 2025 — still 7% below the 2019 peak, though up 263% from the 2020 COVID crater.

198,370Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

2 available

Brussels Airport

priority pass

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 170,597 flights

4.6%Flights Delayed7,910 of 170,597 flights

0.8minAvg Delay

Almost nothing is delayed. Either this airport is excellent or the data is lying.

Delay Causes (ATFM)

65%

Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.

Weather30%

Carrier0%

ATC2%

Airport65%

Where You Can Escape To

Air Belgium·Hub

Brussels Airlines·Hub

Singapore Airlines Cargo·Hub

TUI fly Belgium·Focus City

176 routes · 6 regions

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Asia1

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Africa1

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

3 Runways

01/199,800ft × 164ft · ASP · Lighted

07L/25R11,936ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

07R/25L10,535ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

Historythumb|[[Sabena Boeing 707-300 at Brussels Airport in 1966]] thumb|[[Air Zaïre McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at Brussels Airport in 1990]] During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed. A new cargo terminal...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.