Weelde Air Base

EBWE · Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

About Weelde Air Base

ICAO EBWE
FIR Bruxelles FIR
Region Flanders
Country Belgium
Runways 7/25
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 51.3948, 4.96019   512341N 0045737E
Variation 2.5° E (2024)
Timezone Brussels (+2 h)
Local time Apr 30, 2024 22:54

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
7 068° 065° 2,980 m 45 m Concrete 51.3997 4.9801
25 248° 245° 51.3898 4.9403

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.

Weelde Air Base

Weelde Air Base is a small airport in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. The airport is located at latitude 51.39480 and longitude 4.96019. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is EBWE. Nearby other airfields are Gilze Rijen Air Base, Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield, Eindhoven Airport, Balen-Keiheuvel Airfield and Brasschaat Airfield.

Weelde Air Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Gilze Rijen Air Base, which is 19 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Bruxelles.

Weelde 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 21:01. This applies to Weelde 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.

Things to do at this airport

Flying lessons are available at this airport. You can book a flying lesson without any prior experience. The most booked type of flying lesson at Weelde Air Base is Day course gliding. The price of these lessons start at € 129. Read more about Day course gliding here. You can also make your booking on this website.

On this airport you can find glider flying clubs. The only known company on this field is Vliegles.nl.

Companies

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Kasterlee heliport EBTK 13 km 195°
Vlimmeren Heliport EBVN 14 km 227°
St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis Heliport NL-0010 19 km 031°
Gilze Rijen Air Base EHGR 19 km 354°
Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield EBZR 20 km 224°
Keysers heliport EBBH 24 km 256°
Brecht / Vochten EBBV 24 km 253°
Luyckx heliport EBBC 25 km 246°
Eindhoven Airport EHEH 29 km 077°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Gilze Rijen GZR TACAN 19 km 354°
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