Saint-Hubert Airfield

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Saint-Hubert Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Saint-Hubert
Location Wallonia, Belgium
Elevation  AMSL 1,847 ft / 563 m
Coordinates 50°02′09″N005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417
Map
Belgium location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
EBSH
Location of EBSH
Saint-Hubert Airfield
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05L/23R6001,969Grass
05R/23L6001,969Grass
14L/32R7992,621Grass
14R/32L7992,621Grass
Sources: Belgian AIP [1]
An airplane in the field EBSH 1 (planeur).jpg
An airplane in the field

Saint-Hubert Airfield( ICAO : EBSH) is a public use airfield located near Saint-Hubert, Belgium, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.

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It is the second highest aerodrome in Belgium at 1,847 ft (563 m) above sea level. It has four grass runways, in two parallel pairs, almost perpendicular; several aircraft hangars are rented on the site. It is located in the heart of the Ardennes, in uncontrolled airspace.

History

Initially created as an aviation school in 1930, the airfield was used as a US Army center in 1945. It was sold to the Belgian state in 1946 and served as a backup airport for the city of Ostend, in case Melsbroek or Brussels Airport were to be unusable.[ citation needed ] It has a long tradition in glider flying.

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