George Best Belfast City Airport
Belfast, United KingdomBHD / EGAC
Regional airport · 25 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 6,001 ft
54 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Belfast → Cardiff
BHD
BelfastGeorge Best Belfast City Airport
BelfastGeorge Best Belfast City AirportCWLCardiffCardiff International Airport
CardiffCardiff International Airport- Distance
- 246 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h
Same local time in Belfast and Cardiff.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Daily at most
On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 1
- flights per day
- 1
- busiest month · Oct
- 1 hr 3 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 1Jan2026
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct2025
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Emerald Airlines UKall year
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Belfast. Most departures between 09:00 and 12:00.
- 00:00
- 01:00
- 02:00
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- 23:00
Through the week
By weekday
- 0.9Mon
- 0.7Tue
- 0.7Wed
- 0.9Thu
- 0.9Fri
- 0.8Sat
- 0.9Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- ATR 72-600AT7699%
- Embraer Legacy 500E5501%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 1 | 22 |
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| February 2026 | 1 | 20 |
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| March 2026 | 1 | 21 |
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| April 2026 | 1 | 22 |
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| May 2026 | 1 | 24 |
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| June 2026 | 1 | 27 |
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| July 2026 | 1 | 24 |
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| August 2026 | 1 | 30 |
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| September 2026 | 1 | 28 |
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| October 2025 | 1 | 27 |
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| November 2025 | 1 | 28 |
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| December 2025 | 1 | 26 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on BHD-CWL - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Belfast: 25.
- Direct destinations observed from Cardiff: 40.
The airports on this route
Cardiff International Airport
Cardiff, United KingdomCWL / EGFF
Regional airport · 40 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 7,723 ft
55 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
BFS CWLBelfast International AirportBelfast is about 14 mi from Belfast.View route →BHD BRSBristol AirportBristol is about 27 mi from Cardiff.View route →BHD EXTExeter International AirportExeter is about 46 mi from Cardiff.View route →DUB CWLDublin AirportDublin is about 84 mi from Belfast.View route →
About the route from Belfast to Cardiff
The observed direct connection between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL) covers approximately 246 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h. Emerald Airlines UK has been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Belfast from Cardiff by air?
- The great-circle distance between George Best Belfast City Airport and Cardiff International Airport is approximately 246 mi.
- How long is the flight from Belfast to Cardiff?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Belfast to Cardiff?
- Yes, a direct connection between BHD and CWL has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Emerald Airlines UK.
- How often is there a flight from Belfast to Cardiff?
- On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 299 observed flights. Mainly Emerald Airlines UK. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Belfast and Cardiff?
- Same local time in Belfast and Cardiff.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.