Saint-Hubert Airport

Saint-Hubert Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Saint-Hubert
Location Wallonia, Belgium
Elevation AMSL 1,847 ft / 563 m
Coordinates 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417Coordinates: 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417
Map
EBSH
Location of Saint-Hubert Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 600 1,969 Grass
05R/23L 600 1,969 Grass
14L/32R 799 2,621 Grass
14R/32L 799 2,621 Grass
Sources: Belgian AIP[1]

Saint-Hubert Airport (ICAO: EBSH) is a public use airport located near Saint-Hubert, Belgium, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.

It is the second highest airport in Belgium at 1,847 ft (563 m) above sea level. It has four grass runways, almost perpendicular; five aircraft hangars are rented on the site. It is located in the heart of the Ardennes, in uncontrolled airspace, accessible through the E411 road.

History

Initially created as an aviation school in 1930, it was used as a US Army center in 1945, and then sold to the Belgian state in 1946 and served as a backup airport for the city of Ostend, in case Melsbroek or Brussels Airport were to be unusable.

See also

References

  1. ↑ AIP for EBSH – Saint-Hubert Airport from Belgocontrol
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