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Brussels South Charleroi (CRL) (By: Atoutprix)

Charleroi (Brussels South - CRL - EBCI) is the  airport nearest to my home. Beginning to-day, I'll try and put here all the informations you need.

The airport website is rather complete, in French, Dutch and English (at the moment, the pictures of the terminal are a bit old !):
http://www.charleroi-airport.com/doc.php?nd=o29&tid=29&lg=2&docid=1&site=1

The airport lies south of the small town of Gosselies, north of Charleroi - and some 65 km south of Brussels center.

One can reach it
- by car
http://www.charleroi-airport.com/doc.php?nd=140&tid=40&docid=234&lg=2&page=1&site=1
In my opinion, until a new access is built from the highway, the easier way is to go as usual to the old terminal and then go on around the eastern end of the runway to the new terminal (beware of some stretches of narrow road).
- by coach from Brussels, Lille (Rijsel) and Brugge (Bruges)
Brussels : the coach stop is rue de France, on the side of the "Bruxelles Midi" (Brussel Zuid) railway Station (rather far down the right side when looking to the front of the station). There is a coach departing from Brussels at about one hour interval from 04.30 to 20.30 - and from CRL the same between 08.30 and 23.30. Fare is at the moment (08/08) : 13 euros one way, 22 euros return. At Brussels, you pay on board; at CRL, at the desk near the door at far right. Register there even if you already have a ticket.
Brugge : stop is at the railway station; 4 return trips each day.
Lille : stop is at (or near) Lille Europe railway station; 4 return trips a day.
Tickets are sold on board for the trip to CRL; inside the terminal at CRL.
Timetables on the airport website.
- by train to Charleroi Sud + bus TEC
A ticket is sold in all Belgian railway stations, costing 10,50 euros, and including the train to Charleroi Sud station and the bus A to the airport terminal. A similar ticket is on sale at the airport, at the "Airport ticket desk".

The terminal, landside, houses, from "Arrival" to "Departure":
- a desk that sells the bus tickets to Brussels
- a tourism information desk
- a pharmacy
- the arrival door
- a pastry shop
- customs
- lost and found
- a bank automat
- a Jetair travel center
- a newspaper- and bookseller, with a good choice of aviation magazines - at the back, left.
- the airport information desk
- an Irish pub
- a Terravision desk selling bus tickets for Rome, London, etc
- the check-in desks (and self check-in)
- the door to the security check
- the "Airport ticket desk"
Airside, past the security check :
- a skyshop with all the customary goods on sale in such shops : perfumes, alcohols, fashion, watches, sunglasses, and so on - also a few books and magazines
- where to eat and drink something
- and, of course, the boarding gates.
- and a goodview of the apron, all along
The apron is two floors down, by stairs or lift;
When arriving, the baggage claim area and the exit are two floors up.

Runway :
07/25
2550m x 45m (an extension of 650m, to 3200m, is planned)
ILS cat I, radar, VOR/DME
http://airport.wallonie.be/CharleroiAero.html