Ferihegy International 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 center of Budapest
Hub for	Wizz Air
Focus city for	Ryanair
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 Location within Hungary and Europe Show map of Hungary BUD BUD (Budapest) Show map of Budapest
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13L/31R 3,707 12,162 Asphalt concrete 13R/31L 3,010 9,875 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 13,097,239 Passenger change 16-17 14.5%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe AIP of Hungary

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 2011 in honour of the most famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (Liszt Ferenc, in Hungarian) on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth. The airport won the Skytrax Best Eastern European airport prize four times in a row (2014-2017).

It offers international connections primarily within Europe, but also to Africa, to the Middle East, to North America and to the Far East.

From June 2015, transatlantic flights were restored with two carriers flying to Toronto and Montreal. In 2017 LOT Polish Airlines announced direct flights to New York and Chicago, followed by the new route to Philadelphia by American Airlines.

In 2017, the airport handled 13.1 million passengers. In 2012 it 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 had been the hub for Malév until the airline's bankruptcy on 3 February 2012. The airport serves as a hub for Wizz Air and as a base for Ryanair.

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.