# Sint-Truiden / Brustem Airfield, Sint-Truiden, Belgium

**Sint-Truiden / Brustem Airfield** is a small airport in Sint-Truiden, Limburg Province, Belgium. It opened in 1936. It closed on 18 Nov 1996. It has one runway, 1,096 m (3,597 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Belgian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Belgian Air Force
- Serves: Sint-Truiden, Limburg Province, Belgium
- Opened: 1936
- Closed: 18 Nov 1996
- Elevation: 75 m / 246 ft
- Coordinates: 50.7908, 5.1996
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,096 m / 3,597 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Brussels
- Website: http://www.ebst.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Truiden_/_Brustem_Airfield (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240119
- Weather station: EBST
- Ident: EBST

## Timeline

- 1936: Sint-Truiden / Brustem Airfield opens.
- 18 Nov 1996: Sint-Truiden / Brustem Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,096 m / 3,597 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 058° / 238° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,096 m / 3,597 ft | =12,306 of 29,858 | #1,332 in Europe | #17 in BE |
| Elevation | 75 m / 246 ft | =32,751 of 43,403 | =4,083 in Europe | =22 in BE |
| Age | Opened 1936 | =649 of 15,079 | =368 in Europe | =12 in BE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in BE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO | RDO | 119.980 |

## Nearby airports

- [EBAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebav.md) Avernas-le-Bauduin Ultralight Airfield · 13 km / 8.2 mi
- [EBTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebtn.md) Goetsenhoven Airfield · 17 km / 11 mi
- [EBZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebzh.md) Kiewit Airfield Hasselt · 23 km / 15 mi
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [EBDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebdt.md) Schaffen Airfield · 26 km / 16 mi
- [EBBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbe.md) Beauvechain Air Base · 31 km / 19 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/ebst/data