# Melsbroek Air Base (EBMB)

**Melsbroek Air Base** (ICAO: EBMB) is a small airport in Steenokkerzeel, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium. It opened in 1940. It is operated by Belgian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EBMB
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Belgian Air Force
- Serves: Steenokkerzeel, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 56 m / 184 ft
- Coordinates: 50.9134, 4.4910
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Website: http://www.opendoor15w.be/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melsbroek_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651419
- Weather station: EBMB
- Ident: EBMB

## Timeline

- 1940: Melsbroek Air Base opens.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 56 m / 184 ft | =34,366 of 43,403 | =4,420 in Europe | #27 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =15 in BE |

## Nearby airports

- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
- [EBGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebgb.md) Grimbergen Airfield · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [EBBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbe.md) Beauvechain Air Base · 26 km / 16 mi
- [ANR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebaw.md) Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) · 31 km / 19 mi
- [EBTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebtn.md) Goetsenhoven Airfield · 36 km / 22 mi
- [EBBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebby.md) Baisy-Thy Ultralight Airfield · 39 km / 24 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/ebmb/data