# Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE)

**Beauvechain Air Base** (ICAO: EBBE) is a medium airport in Beauvechain, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium. It opened in 1936. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,074 m (10,085 ft). It is operated by Belgian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbe

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EBBE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Belgian Air Force
- Serves: Beauvechain, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1936
- Elevation: 113 m / 370 ft
- Coordinates: 50.7586, 4.7683
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,074 m / 10,085 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvechain_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547627
- Weather station: EBBE · WMO 06458
- Ident: EBBE

## Timeline

- 1936: Beauvechain Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04L/22R | 3,074 m / 10,085 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes |
| 04R/22L | 2,450 m / 8,038 ft | 23 m / 74 ft | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,074 m / 10,085 ft | =972 of 29,858 | #134 in Europe | #6 in BE |
| Elevation | 113 m / 370 ft | =29,684 of 43,403 | =3,340 in Europe | #19 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1936 | =649 of 15,079 | =368 in Europe | =12 in BE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.825 |
| GCA | GCA | 123.300 |
| GND | GND | 122.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |
| APP | Combined MIL Approach | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [ANR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebaw.md) Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) · 53 km / 33 mi
- [EBFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebfs.md) Florennes Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [EBBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbl.md) Kleine Brogel Air Base · 67 km / 42 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbe/data