Chièvres Air Base

Chièvres Air Base, also referred to as SHAPE Airfield at Chievres Air Base, is a NATO airfield operated by the United States Air Force. It is located 2 km east-southeast of the town of Chièvres in the province of Hainaut, Belgium and about 19 km from Headquarters, , in .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: NATO military airfield near Chièvres, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Base de Chièvres”, “Chièvres AB”, “Chievres Airbase”, “Chievres flystasjon”, “EBCV”, “Pengkalan Terbang Chievres”, “Pengkalan Udara Chievres”, “Vliegbasis Chievres”, and “キエーヴル空軍基地”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pairi Daiza and Brugelette railway station.

Zoo
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is a privately owned zoo and botanical garden located in , , Belgium.

Railway station
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Castle
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is a former castle, now a country house…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambron-Casteau and Mévergnies-lez-Lens.

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Village
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is a village.

Chièvres Air Base

Latitude
50.57655° or 50° 34′ 36″ north
Longitude
3.84715° or 3° 50′ 50″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Operator
U.S. Army Garrison BENELUX
ICAO airport code
EBCV
Open location code
9F25HRGW+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108813342
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296490
Wiki­data ID
Q43363
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chièvres Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة شيفر الجوية”
  • Cebuano: “Chièvres Air Base”
  • Chinese: “謝夫爾空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Chièvres”
  • French: “base aérienne de Chièvres”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Chièvres”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Chièvres”
  • Japanese: “シエーヴル空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Chievres”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chievres Air Base”
  • Norwegian: “Chievres Air Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی شیور”
  • Swedish: “Chièvres Air Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ шюр”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Шювр”
  • Vietnamese: “căn cứ không quân Chièvres”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bauffe and Brugelette.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Poste de secours Chièvres and Église Saint-Brice.

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Worth a closer look: Charleroi and Mons.

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