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BUD · Budapest, Hungary
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Airport in Budapest, Hungary
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 4296; ident LHBP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
bud.hu
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
BUD / LHBP
OurAirports ident
LHBP
GPS / local code
LHBP
ISO region
HU-BU
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
bud.hu
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q500945
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 7:20 PM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Budapest · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
18 km
Approximate distance to central Budapest.
Country capital
Budapest
Languages
Hungarian
Currency
HUF (Ft)
Country area
93,028 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,162 ft / 3,707 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1950
Owner / entity
Q500945
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Budapest, Hungary. Budapest's built-up core sits roughly 18 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Budapest (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD / LHBP) is at 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E, elevation 495 ft (151 m), serving Budapest, Hungary.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Budapest is in Hungary (capital Budapest); on Europe/Budapest (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Hungarian; currency: HUF (Ft).
Distance from central Budapest: 18 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BUD.
Primary airport name
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD / LHBP)
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport · Airport in Budapest, Hungary
Known label 1
Ferihegyi nemzetközi repülőtér
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BUD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Budapest Liszt Ferenc international Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BUD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LHBP · LHBP · HU-BU
bud.hu · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
It is the largest of the country's four commercial airports, ahead of Debrecen and Hévíz–Balaton.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BUD; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located 16 kilometres southeast of the center of Budapest and was renamed in 2011 after Hungarian composer Franz Liszt on the occasion of his 200th birthday.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Vecsés
vecses · 3.1 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 19,327 · city coordinates 47.4070, 19.2865
2. Pestlőrinc
pestlorinc · 3.5 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 58,722 · city coordinates 47.4298, 19.2159
3. Rákoskeresztúr
rakoskeresztur · 4.8 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 24,971 · city coordinates 47.4732, 19.2618
4. Budapest XVII. kerület
budapest-xvii-keruelet · 5.6 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 78,250 · city coordinates 47.4800, 19.2539
5. Gyál
gyal · 5.9 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 21,937 · city coordinates 47.3845, 19.2214
6. Budapest XVIII. kerület
budapest-xviii-keruelet · 6.7 km from BUD
Hungary · Europe/Budapest · +0h · population 93,225 · city coordinates 47.4442, 19.1760
1. BTS LZIB
M. R. Štefánik Airport · Bratislava
174 km from BUD · Europe/Bratislava · +0h · elevation 436 ft (133 m) · airport coordinates 48.1702, 17.2127
2. VIE LOWW
Vienna International Airport · Vienna
215 km from BUD · Europe/Vienna · +0h · elevation 600 ft (183 m) · airport coordinates 48.1103, 16.5697
3. KRK EPKK
Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Balice
297 km from BUD · Europe/Warsaw · +0h · elevation 791 ft (241 m) · airport coordinates 50.0777, 19.7848
1. BUD-BTS
Bratislava · 174 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Bratislava · +0h from BUD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BUD-VIE
Vienna · 215 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Vienna · +0h from BUD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BUD-KRK
Balice · 297 km · 1h 13m
Europe/Warsaw · +0h from BUD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,162 ft / 3,707 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BUD.
Runway identifiers
13L/31R · 13R/31L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Source note 1
The facility covers 1,515 hectares and has two runways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BUD.
BUD sits in Hungary (Hungary), whose capital is Budapest. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Central Europe.
Common country-language signals: Hungarian. Currency context: HUF (Ft). BUD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
BUD is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Ferihegyi nemzetközi repülőtér, Budapest Liszt Ferenc international Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Airport in Budapest, Hungary. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: It is the largest of the country's four commercial airports, ahead of Debrecen and Hévíz–Balaton. Location cue: The airport is located 16 kilometres southeast of the center of Budapest and was renamed in 2011 after Hungarian composer Franz Liszt on the occasion of his 200th birthday.
Wikidata airport entity: Q500945 · Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Administrative area: Budapest. Named after: Franz Liszt · Shirley. Entity official-site cross-check: bud.hu
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is a low-elevation field at 495 ft (151 m), positioned at 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,162 ft / 3,707 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Budapest (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Vecsés is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.1 km. BTS Bratislava is the closest retained airport alternative at 174 km.
BUD has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
BUD-BTS Bratislava: 174 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. BUD-VIE Vienna: 215 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. BUD-KRK Balice: 297 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident LHBP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. bud.hu is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,162 ft / 3,707 m
Runway identifiers
13L/31R, 13R/31L
OurAirports classifies BUD as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Budapest.
BUD (LHBP) is a low-elevation field at 495 ft (151 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BUD sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
BUD's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,162 ft / 3,707 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
A specific operator or management record for BUD is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at bud.hu, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
BUD uses Europe/Budapest (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is about 18 km from central Budapest; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
BTS Bratislava is the closest retained alternate at 174 km, time difference +0h.
bud.hu is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place BUD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
BUD ranks #1 in the curated Hungary airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
BUD has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Budapest a more distinctive signal for this page.
BUD is 495 ft (151 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TLS 499 ft (152 m) (4 ft delta) · SDF 501 ft (153 m) (6 ft delta) · TIJ 489 ft (149 m) (6 ft delta) · ORK 502 ft (153 m) (7 ft delta) · DAL 487 ft (148 m) (8 ft delta).
BUD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BTS 174 km +0h · VIE 215 km +0h · KRK 297 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava | BTS | 174 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Vienna | VIE | 215 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Balice | KRK | 297 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
BUD to BTS
Distance 174 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Europe/Bratislava is +0h from BUD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BUD to VIE
Distance 215 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Europe/Vienna is +0h from BUD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BUD to KRK
Distance 297 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Europe/Warsaw is +0h from BUD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Budapest is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BUD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Vecsés
vecses · 3.1 km · Europe/Budapest
Pestlőrinc
pestlorinc · 3.5 km · Europe/Budapest
Rákoskeresztúr
rakoskeresztur · 4.8 km · Europe/Budapest
Budapest XVII. kerület
budapest-xvii-keruelet · 5.6 km · Europe/Budapest
Gyál
gyal · 5.9 km · Europe/Budapest
Budapest XVIII. kerület
budapest-xviii-keruelet · 6.7 km · Europe/Budapest
Budapest XIX. kerület
budapest-xix-keruelet · 8.9 km · Europe/Budapest
Kispest
kispest · 9.5 km · Europe/Budapest
Mátyásföld
matyasfoeld · 9.6 km · Europe/Budapest
Óhegy
ohegy · 10 km · Europe/Budapest
Pesterzsébet
pesterzsebet · 11 km · Europe/Budapest
Kőbánya
kobanya · 11 km · Europe/Budapest
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Bratislava (BTS), Vienna (VIE), Balice (KRK). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BUD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
M. R. Štefánik AirportBTS
Bratislava · large airport
Compare against BTS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Vienna International AirportVIE
Vienna · large airport
Compare against VIE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kraków John Paul II International AirportKRK
Balice · large airport
Compare against KRK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is in the Europe/Budapest timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport uses IATA code BUD and ICAO code LHBP.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is located in Budapest, Hungary at coordinates 47.4302° N, 19.2624° E, with an elevation of 495 ft (151 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport sits roughly 18 km from the nearest mapped city center for Budapest.
Bratislava (BTS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 3m, destination timezone Europe/Bratislava, and a +0h difference from BUD.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,162 ft / 3,707 m; identifiers include 13L/31R, 13R/31L.
