OST

Ostend-Bruges International Airport

Oostende, Belgium

Operated by Internationale Luchthaven Oostende-Brugge NVpublic

ICAOEBOSElev13 ft

The Verdict

51/100Aggressively average

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #157 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2007–2026

Operational30%

62Solidly average

Sentiment25%

63Passable

Infrastructure15%

42Struggling

Sent. Velocity15%

46Below par

Connectivity15%

24Impressively bad

What People Think

OST: pending review. Like everything else at OST, apparently.

8.5Avg Rating / 10

1,190

ReviewsGoogle 1190

52%Positive

★ 4.4on Google Maps (1,190 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2016–2026)-0.28 over 11 years

Then: 8.6/5 (13 reviews)Now: 8.3/5 (25 reviews)

Positive52%

Neutral44%

Negative4%

Queuing

2.5

Cleanliness

2.3

Staff

2.4

Food & Bev

1.9

Wifi

2.3

Wayfinding

2.5

Transport

2.4

Shopping

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The Numbers

345KPassengers (2024)

-8.3%YoY Growth

345K passengers in 2024 — still 22% below the 2019 peak, though up 236% from the 2020 COVID crater.

344KInternational (100%)

1KDomestic (0%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 6,133 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 6,133 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

Where You Can Escape To

12 routes · 3 regions

Europe8

Malaga Airport (AGP)—

Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)—

Tenerife South Airport (TFS)—

Diagoras Airport (RHO)—

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)—

Región de Murcia International Airport (RMU)—

Ibiza Airport (IBZ)—

Alicante International Airport (ALC)—

Middle East1

Anadolu University Airport (AOE)—

Africa1

Hurghada International Airport (HRG)—

The Runway Report

2 Runways

08/2610,499ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

14/322,057ft × 148ft · Grass · CLOSED

The Backstory

Awards

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