# Chièvres Air Base (EBCV)

**Chièvres Air Base** (ICAO: EBCV) is a medium airport in Chièvres, Hainaut Province, Belgium. It opened in 1917. It has one runway, 2,498 m (8,197 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EBCV
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Chièvres, Hainaut Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1917
- Elevation: 59 m / 194 ft
- Coordinates: 50.5758, 3.8310
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,498 m / 8,197 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C3%A8vres_Air_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43363
- Weather station: EBCV · WMO 06432
- Ident: EBCV

## Timeline

- 1917: Chièvres Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,498 m / 8,197 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,498 m / 8,197 ft | =2,580 of 29,858 | =478 in Europe | #13 in BE |
| Elevation | 59 m / 194 ft | =34,137 of 43,403 | =4,371 in Europe | #26 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =114 in Europe | #8 in BE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | BRUSSELS APP | 126.625 |
| ATIS | ASOS 3 | 37.162 |
| DEP | BRUSSELS DEP | 126.625 |
| GND | GND | 141.750 |
| PTD | PTD | 27.910 |
| TWR | TWR | 136.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [LFAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfav.md) Valenciennes-Denain Airfield · 38 km / 24 mi
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [KJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebkt.md) Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · 59 km / 36 mi
- [EBFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebfs.md) Florennes Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #81

## 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/ebcv/data