Weelde Air Base

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Weelde Air Base

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Vliegveld Weelde
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator Belgian Air Component
Location Weelde, Belgium
Elevation  AMSL 105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates 51°23′39″N004°57′33″E / 51.39417°N 4.95917°E / 51.39417; 4.95917 Coordinates: 51°23′39″N004°57′33″E / 51.39417°N 4.95917°E / 51.39417; 4.95917
Map
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EBWE
Location in Belgium
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/252,9809,777 Asphalt
Sources: Belgian AIP [1]

Weelde Air Base( ICAO : EBWE) is a NATO reserve airfield located in Weelde, a village in the Ravels municipality in Belgium. It is operated by the Belgian Air Component that has no military flight operations at that location, besides aircraft arriving to be stored or leaving storage, for example retired F-16 aircraft. [2] The Belgian Air Component also uses the airfield for the activities of the Belgian Air Cadets.

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Weelde Air Base is also publicly accessible as a light general aviation field and home to the gliding club "Kempische Aero Club".

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References

  1. EBWE – WEELDE (MIL) (also PDF). AIP from Skeyes.
  2. F-16 Air Forces - Belgium