Melsbroek Air Base Melsbroek Air Base Melsbroek
IATA: none – ICAO: EBMB
Summary
Airport type		Military
Serves		Brussels
Location		Zaventem
Elevation AMSL		184 ft / 56 m
Coordinates		50°54′05″N 004°29′04″E / 50.90139°N 4.48444°E / 50.90139; 4.48444
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
02/20	2,987	9,800	Asphalt
07R/25L	3,211	10,535	Asphalt
07L/25R	3,638	11,936	Asphalt
Source: Belgian AIP at EUROCONTROL

Melsbroek Air Base (ICAO: EBMB) is a Belgian Air Component facility in Zaventem, Belgium. It is located on the northern side of the same site as Brussels Airport, with which it shares runways and ground and air control facilities.

The 15th Air Transport Wing operates from Melsbroek Air Base with following types:

• Airbus A310
• Dassault Falcon 20
• Dassault Falcon 900
• Embraer 135 & 145
• Lockheed C-130

Melsbroek also was operated by the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) during World War 2

[edit] See also

• Belgian Air Component

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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