Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR) (also called Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National (Brussels National)) is an international airport located in Zaventem, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Brussels, Belgium.
The airport is home to around 260 companies, together directly employing 6,000 people.
In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association (ACI/IATA), based o...
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Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR) (also called Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National (Brussels National)) is an international airport located in Zaventem, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Brussels, Belgium.
The airport is home to around 260 companies, together directly employing 6,000 people.
In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association (ACI/IATA), based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
The airport received an official name on 19 October 2006: Brussels Airport, Welcome to Europe. According to the airport operator, its main characteristics are: European, Welcoming and Efficient.
The company operating the airport is known as "The Brussels Airport Company N.V./S.A."; before 19 October 2006, the name was BIAC (Brussels International Airport Company).
The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force laid claim to 600 ha (1...
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