Terminal
Commercial flights have used this single terminal since 1983, beside a 6,000-foot runway hemmed in by the city — planning rules confine scheduled departures to 06:30–21:30, which keeps the place deliberately compact. Aer Lingus Regional covers eleven UK regional routes, British Airways flies to Heathrow and to London City, easyJet and Loganair fill out the map, and KLM feeds Amsterdam for onward connections.
The doors open at 04:00 and desks open two hours before departure for most carriers; the building shuts at 22:00 and stays closed on Christmas Day.
Central search opens at 05:00 and averages about six minutes — the airport bills it as among the quickest in the UK. Its newer scanners let liquids up to 2 litres and large electronics ride inside your bag, though the airport you return from may still apply the 100 ml regime. A Fast Track pass, sold from £5, adds a dedicated lane (children need a pass too; under-2s go free).
There is no station in the building: NI Railways trains stop at Sydenham halt, a short walk along the Sydenham Bypass, with services to Lanyon Place and Grand Central. Everyone must cross the halt’s footbridge, so the airport steers passengers with reduced mobility away from the train — a courtesy bus to the halt runs on request, by phone from the terminal or intercom from the bus stop.
A service the CAA ranks among the best in the UK: book through your airline at least 48 hours out, then report to the Disability Services desk in the main concourse, staffed daily 04:30–22:00. Hidden Disability Lanyards are free, and an AccessAble guide maps the building.