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BQT UMBB  Brest, BY

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BQT at a glance

  • What it is: Brest International Airport is a regional airport serving Brest, BY.
  • Codes: BQT on your ticket, UMBB on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 468 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Minsk (UTC+3), so every time shown for BQT is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
468 ft
Field elevation

About Brest International Airport

Brest International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 52.11° N, 23.90° E, on Europe/Minsk time (UTC+3).

Brest International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 11/29, measures 8,596 ft by 138 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 11/29 is aligned roughly south-east/north-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that south-east/north-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at BQT

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
11/29 8,596 ft (2,620 m) 138 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near BQT

Great-circle distance from Brest International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Warsaw Chopin WAW 200 km west Warsaw
Lviv LWO 255 km south Lviv
Rzeszów-Jasionka RZE 258 km south-west Jasionka
Vilnius VNO 296 km north Vilnius
Kaunas KUN 318 km north Kaunas
IATA / ICAO
BQT / UMBB
Location
Brest, BY 52.108, 23.897
Time zone
Europe/Minsk
Opened
Website
www.ban.by/filialy/brest

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in BY.

WAW Warsaw Chopin Airport Warsaw, Poland
LWO Lviv International Airport Lviv, UA
RZE Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport Jasionka, Poland
MSQ Minsk National Airport Minsk, BY

More airports and guides connected to BQT

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Minsk (MSQ) serves the same country. The codes BQT and UMBB are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about BQT

What is the airport code for Brest International Airport?

Brest International Airport uses the IATA code BQT on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code UMBB in flight plans and on radar. The leading “U” in UMBB is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does BQT have?

Brest International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 468 ft above sea level.

What time zone is BQT in?

Brest International Airport operates on Europe/Minsk local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at BQT live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Brest International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Minsk.