Weelde Air Base

Weelde Air Base Vliegveld Weelde
IATA: none – ICAO: EBWE
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Belgian Air Component
Location		Weelde, Belgium
Elevation AMSL		105 ft / 31 m
Coordinates		51°23′34″N 4°58′49″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,980	9,776	Asphalt

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. The Belgian Air Component also uses the airfield for the activities of the Belgian Air Cadets.

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

See also

• List of airports in Belgium

External links

• Airfield overview
• Gliding club
• Airport information for EBWE at Great Circle Mapper.