Budapest – Ferenc Liszt International Airport (LHBP / BUD)
Hungary’s main airport, about 16 km SE of downtown Budapest, named after Ferenc (Franz) Liszt since 2011. Opened on 7 May 1950, it is still colloquially known as “Ferihegy”.
ICAO LHBP, IATA BUD; elevation 151 m / 495 ft.
Two parallel runways: 13L/31R (3,707 m) and 13R/31L (3,010 m), asphalt/concrete surface.
Passengers use Terminal 2: 2A for Schengen flights, 2B for non-Schengen. SkyCourt connects 2A and 2B.
Terminal 1 has been closed since 2012 (following the collapse of Malév).
In 2024 it handled around 17.6 million passengers (an increase compared to 2023).
Formerly “Budapest Ferihegy”, renamed in 2011 in honour of Liszt.
2012: closure of T1 and relocation of low-cost flights to T2.
2024: the Hungarian state acquires 80% of Budapest Airport; VINCI Airports takes a 20% stake and becomes the operator. A Terminal 3 is planned, with enhanced connections, target date 2032.
The BMA scenery for MSFS2020/2024 is updated to AIP Hungary AD-2-LHBP-PDC, July–September 2025.
Main airlines operating scheduled passenger flights at LHBP (Budapest Ferenc Liszt / BUD):
Hub / main base
Wizz Air (main hub), Smartwings Hungary, Ryanair (operational base)
European airlines
Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air France, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Finnair, KLM, Iberia / Iberia Express, ITA Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, TAROM, Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, Bulgaria Air, Georgian Airways, Luxair, Pegasus Airlines
European low-cost carriers
EasyJet, Eurowings, Jet2.com, Norwegian, Vueling
Non-European airlines (long-/medium-haul)
Air China, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, El Al, EgyptAir, Korean Air, Qatar Airways