Ferihegy Airport

Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér
IATA: BUD ICAO: LHBP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Budapest Airport Ltd.
Operator	Budapest Airport Ltd.
Serves	Budapest, Hungary
Location	16 km (9.9 mi) south-east of centre of Budapest
Focus city for	Ryanair Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	151 m / 495 ft
Coordinates	47°26′22″N 019°15′43″E / 47.43944°N 19.26194°E / 47.43944; 19.26194Coordinates: 47°26′22″N 019°15′43″E / 47.43944°N 19.26194°E / 47.43944; 19.26194
Website	www.bud.hu/english
Map
BUD Show map of Hungary BUD Show map of Budapest Location within Hungary and Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13L/31R 3,707 12,162 Asphalt concrete 13R/31L 3,010 9,875 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 11.441.999 Passenger change 15-16 11.1% Aircraft movements 86,047 Movements change 14–15 6.8%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe AIP of Hungary

Passengers	11.441.999
Passenger change 15-16	11.1%
Aircraft movements	86,047
Movements change 14–15	6.8%

Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (Hungarian: Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér) (IATA: BUD, ICAO: LHBP), formerly known as Budapest Ferihegy International Airport and still commonly called just Ferihegy, is the international airport serving the Hungarian capital city of Budapest, and by far the largest of the country's four commercial airports. The airport is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the center of Budapest (bordering Pest county) and was renamed in honor of the most famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (Hungarian Liszt Ferenc) on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth. The airport won the Skytrax Best Eastern European airport prize three times in a row (2014-2016).

It offers international connections primarily within Europe, but also to Africa, the Middle East, the Far East. From June 2015, the transatlantic flights were restored with two carriers flying to Toronto and Montreal. In 2016, the airport handled 11.4 million passengers. In 2012 it has experienced a significant drop in aircraft movements and handled cargo, primarily due to the collapse of Malév Hungarian Airlines earlier in the year, hence losing a large portion of connecting passengers. It was the hub for Malév until the airline's bankruptcy on 3 February 2012, when at 6 am Malév ceased its operations after almost 66 years of service. Before its closure, the airline had more than one third of the air traffic at the airport, and about 40% of the revenues at Budapest airport originated from Malév operations. The airport serves as a base for Ryanair and the hub for the Hungarian low-cost airliner, Wizz Air.

Originally called Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (Budapest Ferihegy Nemzetközi Repülőtér), on 25 March 2011 it was officially renamed Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, in honor of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt (Modern Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc.) Popularly, the airport is still called Ferihegy as before.