CRL · Charleroi, Belgium
Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
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Brussels South Charleroi Airport
International airport serving Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for CRL
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.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2157; ident EBCI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
charleroi-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
CRL / EBCI
OurAirports ident
EBCI
GPS / local code
EBCI
ISO region
BE-WHT
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
charleroi-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431012
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 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 Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
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Time zone
CEST
Europe/Brussels · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
44 km
Approximate distance to central Charleroi.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Brussels
Languages
German, French
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
30,528 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,023 ft / 3,055 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1919
Owner / entity
Walloon Region
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Charleroi, Belgium. Charleroi's built-up core sits roughly 44 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Brussels (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL / EBCI) is at 50.4620° N, 4.4596° E, elevation 614 ft (187 m), serving Charleroi, Belgium.
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.
Charleroi is in Belgium (capital Brussels); on Europe/Brussels (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German, French, Dutch; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Charleroi: 44 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for CRL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL / EBCI)
Brussels South Charleroi Airport · International airport serving Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium
Known label 1
Gosselies Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CRL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EBCI · EBCI · BE-WHT
charleroi-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Jumet
jumet · 2.7 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 24,510 · city coordinates 50.4422, 4.4375
2. Gilly
gilly · 4.4 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 20,043 · city coordinates 50.4245, 4.4789
3. Charleroi
charleroi · 5.7 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 200,132 · city coordinates 50.4114, 4.4445
4. Courcelles
courcelles · 6.0 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 29,473 · city coordinates 50.4638, 4.3747
5. Montignies-sur-Sambre
montignies-sur-sambre · 6.1 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 18,765 · city coordinates 50.4108, 4.4911
6. Châtelineau
chatelineau · 6.8 km from CRL
Belgium · Europe/Brussels · +0h · population 17,166 · city coordinates 50.4150, 4.5202
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BRU EBBR
Brussels Airport · Zaventem
49 km from CRL · Europe/Brussels · +0h · elevation 175 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 50.9014, 4.4844
2. LIL LFQQ
Lille Airport · Lesquin
97 km from CRL · Europe/Paris · +0h · elevation 157 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 50.5666, 3.1024
3. MST EHBK
Maastricht Aachen Airport · Maastricht
105 km from CRL · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation 375 ft (114 m) · airport coordinates 50.9111, 5.7694
4. EIN EHEH
Eindhoven Airport · Eindhoven
127 km from CRL · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation 74 ft (23 m) · airport coordinates 51.4501, 5.3745
5. OST EBOS
Ostend-Bruges International Airport · Oostende
138 km from CRL · Europe/Brussels · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 51.1998, 2.8747
Route-time reference set
1. CRL-LIL
Lesquin · 97 km · 57m
Europe/Paris · +0h from CRL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. CRL-MST
Maastricht · 105 km · 58m
Europe/Amsterdam · +0h from CRL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. CRL-EIN
Eindhoven · 127 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Amsterdam · +0h from CRL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. CRL-OST
Oostende · 138 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Brussels · +0h from CRL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,023 ft / 3,055 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for CRL.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BRU EBBR
Brussels Airport · Zaventem · 49 km from CRL
large airport · Europe/Brussels · belgium · 175 ft (53 m) · 50.9014, 4.4844
2. OST EBOS
Ostend-Bruges International Airport · Oostende · 138 km from CRL
large airport · Europe/Brussels · belgium · 13 ft (4 m) · 51.1998, 2.8747
Country and authority
CRL sits in Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium), whose capital is Brussels. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German, French, Dutch. Currency context: EUR (€). CRL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
CRL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Gosselies Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium. 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.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431012 · Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Owner / owning body: Walloon Region. Administrative area: Q81046. Named after: Brussels · Q81046
Field and clock profile
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is a low-elevation field at 614 ft (187 m), positioned at 50.4620° N, 4.4596° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,023 ft / 3,055 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Brussels (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Jumet is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.7 km. BRU Zaventem is the closest retained airport alternative at 49 km.
Country airport peers
CRL is compared with BRU Zaventem at 49 km, OST Oostende at 138 km inside the retained Belgium airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
CRL-LIL Lesquin: 97 km, about 57m, +0h. CRL-MST Maastricht: 105 km, about 58m, +0h. CRL-EIN Eindhoven: 127 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. CRL-OST Oostende: 138 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EBCI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. charleroi-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,023 ft / 3,055 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies CRL as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
CRL (EBCI) is a low-elevation field at 614 ft (187 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
CRL sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
CRL's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,023 ft / 3,055 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for CRL 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 charleroi-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for CRL
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.
When the clock matters
CRL uses Europe/Brussels (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is about 44 km from central Charleroi; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BRU Zaventem is the closest retained alternate at 49 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
charleroi-airport.com 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.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place CRL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
CRL ranks #2 in the curated Belgium airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
CRL shares Europe/Brussels with BRU Zaventem BE · OST Oostende BE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
CRL is 614 ft (187 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include STL 618 ft (188 m) (4 ft delta) · MDW 620 ft (189 m) (6 ft delta) · DFW 607 ft (185 m) (7 ft delta) · ROP 607 ft (185 m) (7 ft delta) · BRS 622 ft (190 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
CRL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BRU 49 km +0h · LIL 97 km +0h · MST 105 km +0h · EIN 127 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesquin | LIL | 97 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Maastricht | MST | 105 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Eindhoven | EIN | 127 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Oostende | OST | 138 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
CRL to LIL
Lesquin
Distance 97 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/Paris is +0h from CRL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CRL to MST
Maastricht
Distance 105 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Europe/Amsterdam is +0h from CRL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CRL to EIN
Eindhoven
Distance 127 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Amsterdam is +0h from CRL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Charleroi, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Brussels 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.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from CRL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Jumet
jumet · 2.7 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gilly
gilly · 4.4 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Charleroi
charleroi · 5.7 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Courcelles
courcelles · 6.0 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Montignies-sur-Sambre
montignies-sur-sambre · 6.1 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Châtelineau
chatelineau · 6.8 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fleurus
fleurus · 6.8 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marchienne-au-Pont
marchienne-au-pont · 7.7 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marcinelle
marcinelle · 7.8 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pont-à-Celles
pont-a-celles · 8.0 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Châtelet
chatelet · 8.1 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Morlanwelz-Mariemont
morlanwelz-mariemont · 15 km · Europe/Brussels
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Brussels South Charleroi 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: Lesquin (LIL), Maastricht (MST), Eindhoven (EIN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,023 ft / 3,055 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1919.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from CRL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Brussels AirportBRU
Zaventem · large airport
- Distance
- 49 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 175 ft (53 m)
Compare against BRU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Lille AirportLIL
Lesquin · large airport
- Distance
- 97 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
Compare against LIL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Maastricht Aachen AirportMST
Maastricht · large airport
- Distance
- 105 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 375 ft (114 m)
Compare against MST when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Eindhoven AirportEIN
Eindhoven · large airport
- Distance
- 127 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 74 ft (23 m)
Compare against EIN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ostend-Bruges International AirportOST
Oostende · large airport
- Distance
- 138 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against OST when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) in?▾
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is in the Europe/Brussels timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Brussels South Charleroi Airport?▾
Brussels South Charleroi Airport uses IATA code CRL and ICAO code EBCI.
Where is Brussels South Charleroi Airport located?▾
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is located in Charleroi, Belgium at coordinates 50.4620° N, 4.4596° E, with an elevation of 614 ft (187 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Brussels South Charleroi Airport from central Charleroi?▾
Brussels South Charleroi Airport sits roughly 44 km from the nearest mapped city center for Charleroi.
Which route reference is most useful from CRL?▾
Lesquin (LIL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Europe/Paris, and a +0h difference from CRL.
What other airports in Belgium are close peers to CRL?▾
CRL's curated peers in Belgium on this site include BRU Zaventem, OST Oostende.
How many runways does Brussels South Charleroi Airport have?▾
Brussels South Charleroi Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,023 ft / 3,055 m; identifiers include 06/24.