Melsbroek Air Base

EBMB · Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

About Melsbroek Air Base

ICAO EBMB
IATA BRU
FIR Bruxelles FIR
Region Flanders
Country Belgium
Runways 7R/25L
Type Large airport
Coordinates (ARP) 50.913, 4.49   505447N 0042924E
Coordinates (Center) 50.8997, 4.49284   505359N 0042934E
Variation 2.4° E (2024)
Timezone Brussels (+2 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 05:19

Melsbroek Air Base

Melsbroek Air Base is a large airport in Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. The airport is located at latitude 50.89970 and longitude 4.49284. The airport has 3 runways: 1/19, 7L/25R and 7R/25L. The ICAO airport code of this field is EBMB. The airport's IATA code is BRU. Nearby other airfields are Brussels Airport, Grimbergen Airfield, Beauvechain Air Base, Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and Goetsenhoven Airfield.

Melsbroek Air Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Brussels Airport, which is 0.0 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Bruxelles.

Melsbroek Air Base is in the timezone of Europe/Brussels. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:05. This applies to Melsbroek Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
1 014° 011° 50.911 4.5012 2,721 m
19 194° 191° 50.8873 4.4916
7L 065° 062° 50.9115 4.4994 3,072 m
25R 245° 242° 50.9 4.4596
7R 070° 067° 50.8989 4.5233 3,079 m
25L 250° 247° 50.8894 4.482

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Brussels Airport EBBR 0.0 km 316°
Brussels (mil) EBWM 2.5 km 137°
UCLouvain / Saint-Luc University Clinics Heliport EBUC 5.9 km 208°
Queen Astrid Military Hospital Heliport BE-0019 7.3 km 274°
Meerbeek Heliport EBME 7.9 km 111°
Grimbergen Airfield EBGB 8.9 km 307°
UZ Leuven Hospital Heliport EBGA 13 km 101°
Meise/Wolvertem Heliport EBMW 15 km 291°
Brussels - Groot-Bijgaarden Heliport EBOK 15 km 257°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Brussels BUB VOR-DME 3.2 km 084°
Brussels OZ NDB 8.3 km 192°
Brussels OB NDB 9.0 km 075°
Huldenberg HUL VOR-DME 20 km 147°
Affligem AFI VOR-DME 25 km 272°
Beauvechain BBE TACAN 25 km 129°
Bruno BUN VOR-DME 34 km 044°
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