# Florennes Air Base, Florennes, Belgium

**Florennes Air Base** is a medium airport in Florennes, Namur Province, Belgium. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,385 m (11,105 ft). It is operated by Belgian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Belgian Air Force
- Serves: Florennes, Namur Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 285 m / 935 ft
- Coordinates: 50.2433, 4.6458
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,385 m / 11,105 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florennes_Air_Base (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1581914
- Weather station: EBFS · WMO 06456
- Ident: EBFS

## Timeline

- 1942: Florennes Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 3,385 m / 11,105 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 079° / 259° | yes |
| 08R/26L | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | 23 m / 74 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,385 m / 11,105 ft | #627 of 29,858 | #84 in Europe | #3 in BE |
| Elevation | 285 m / 935 ft | =18,806 of 43,403 | =1,560 in Europe | #10 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | #17 in BE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.500 |
| GCA | GCA | 123.300 |
| GND | GND | 122.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [LFQV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqv.md) Charleville-Mézières Ardennes-Etienne Riché Airfield · 51 km / 32 mi
- [EBBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbe.md) Beauvechain Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [EBCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebcv.md) Chièvres Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · 72 km / 44 mi
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · 74 km / 46 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/ebfs/data