Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), also called Charleroi Airport, (IATA: CRL, ICAO: EBCI) is located in Gosselies, a part of the city of Charleroi, 46 kilometres (29 mi) south of central Brussels, in Wallonia (Belgium).
A new terminal opened in January 2008. It has a capacity of up to 5 million passengers a year, which means that it has reached it maximum capacity in 2010 (5 195 372 passengers). It has been awarded in 2012 as the third best low-cost airport by Skytrax.com after London Stansted Airport and Luton Airport.
The Airport is also home of some important Flight Schools like Belgian Flight School, NewCAG that offer complete pilot training and Brussels Aviation School offering Private Pilot and Night Flight Qualification training using Ciglos Aviation Training Methodology as well as other qualifications in partnership with BFS.
The Aéropole, one of the Science Parks of Wallonia, is located near the airport.
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