# Koksijde Air Base (EBFN)

**Koksijde Air Base** (ICAO: EBFN) is a medium airport in Koksijde, West Flanders Province, Belgium. It opened in 1914. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,678 m (8,786 ft). It is operated by Belgian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EBFN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Belgian Air Force
- Serves: Koksijde, West Flanders Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1914
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: 51.0903, 2.6528
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,678 m / 8,786 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Website: http://www.mil.be/aircomp/units/index.asp?LAN=en&ID=628
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koksijde_Air_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24116
- Weather station: EBFN · WMO 06400
- Ident: EBFN

## Timeline

- 1914: Koksijde Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,678 m / 8,786 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Paved | 108° / 288° | yes |
| 02/20 | 799 m / 2,621 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,678 m / 8,786 ft | #1,964 of 29,858 | #302 in Europe | #11 in BE |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =5,566 in Europe | #45 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1914 | =81 of 15,079 | =65 in Europe | =5 in BE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.500 |
| EMR | SAR | 123.100 |
| EMR | SAR | 568.000 |
| GND | TAXI | 122.100 |
| INFO | BELGA INFO | 129.325 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [OST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebos.md) Ostend-Bruges International Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [KJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebkt.md) Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [CQF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfac.md) Calais Marck Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [HZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqt.md) Merville-Calonne Airport · 52 km / 33 mi
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [LTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfat.md) Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport · 96 km / 60 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #48

## 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/ebfn/data