# Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK / EBKT)

**Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport** (IATA: KJK, ICAO: EBKT) is a medium airport in Wevelgem, West Flanders Province, Belgium. It opened in 1916. It has one runway, 1,900 m (6,234 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 10 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KJK / EBKT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Wevelgem, West Flanders Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1916
- Elevation: 17 m / 55 ft
- Coordinates: 50.8189, 3.2096
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,900 m / 6,234 ft
- Passengers: 9,794 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Website: https://www.kortrijkairport.be
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortrijk-Wevelgem_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2536144
- Weather station: LFQQ · WMO 07015
- Ident: EBKT

## Timeline

- 1916: Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,900 m / 6,234 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 60,904 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 60,506 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 67,013 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 65,400 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 63,122 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 6,512 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 7,043 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 7,788 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 6,692 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 10,639 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 9,794 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10K (2022) | #2,702 of 3,974 | #557 in Europe | #6 in BE |
| Longest runway | 1,900 m / 6,234 ft | =4,284 of 29,858 | =790 in Europe | #15 in BE |
| Elevation | 17 m / 55 ft | =38,954 of 43,403 | =5,225 in Europe | #41 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | #7 in BE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Kortrijk Information | 120.255 |
| Backup AFIS | Backup Kortrijk Information | 134.055 |

## Nearby airports

- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [HZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqt.md) Merville-Calonne Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [OST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebos.md) Ostend-Bruges International Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [EBFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebfn.md) Koksijde Air Base · 49 km / 31 mi
- [EBCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebcv.md) Chièvres Air Base · 51 km / 32 mi
- [LFAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfav.md) Valenciennes-Denain Airfield · 57 km / 36 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #66

## 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/ebkt/data