Florennes Air Base
IATA: none – ICAO: EBFS
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Belgian Air Component
Location		Florennes, Belgium
Elevation AMSL		935 ft / 285 m
Coordinates		50°14′37″N 4°38′55″E / 50.24361°N 4.64861°E / 50.24361; 4.64861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08L/26R	3,385	11,105	Asphalt
08R/26L	2,250	7,381	Asphalt

Florennes Air Base (ICAO: EBFS) is a Belgian Air Component military airfield located in Florennes, a municipality of Belgium. It is home to the 2nd Tactical Wing, operating F-16 Fighting Falcons. It also used to be the home to the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), a joint training program formed by 10 NATO members. On July 31st, 2009, TLP moved to Albacete in Spain.

[edit] Units

Currently, two flying squadrons operate out of Florennes Airbase. 1 Squadron, which was started in 1917 and 350 Squadron, founded in the UK in 1942 during the Second World War. Both units fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

[edit] See also

• Transportation in Belgium

[edit] External links

• Airport information for EBFS at Great Circle Mapper.
• Tactical Leadership Programme
• Belgian Defence Force (French & Dutch)

v • d • e Belgian airports Civil featuring scheduled flights: Antwerp International Airport • Brussels Airport • Brussels South Charleroi Airport • Liège Airport Civil without scheduled flights: Balen-Keiheuvel Airport • Grimbergen Airfield • Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport • Ostend-Bruges International Airport • Saint-Ghislain Airport • Spa-La Sauvenière Airport Military : Beauvechain Air Base • Chièvres Air Base • Florennes Air Base • Jehonville Air Base • Koksijde Air Base • Kleine Brogel Air Base • Melsbroek Air Base • Moorsele Airport • Weelde Air Base

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