Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian Air Component facility in Koksijde, 1 nautical mile north northwest of Veurne, Belgium. 40 Squadron, historically operating 5 Westland Sea King Mk.48 helicopters for search and rescue duties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vdkdaan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: Belgian Air Component facility
- Also known as: “EBFN”, “Koksijde”, “Koksijde AB”, “Koksijde Airbase”, and “Kwartier Adjudant Vlieger Frans Allaeys”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Pieterskerk and Coxyde Military Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veurne and Quartier Sénégalais.
Veurne
Town
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.
Oostduinkerke
Village
Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oostduinkerke is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.
Koksijde Air Base
- Categories: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Koksijde, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.09364° or 51° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
2.65358° or 2° 39′ 13″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)ICAO airport code
EBFNOpen location code
9F343MV3+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 223805013OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
6296492Wikidata ID
Q24116
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Koksijde Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Koksijde”
- Chinese: “科克賽德空軍基地”
- Chinese: “科克赛德空军基地”
- Dutch: “Vliegbasis Koksijde”
- French: “base aérienne de Coxyde”
- French: “Base aérienne de Coxyde”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Koksijde”
- Indonesian: “EBFN”
- Japanese: “コクスアイデ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Koksijde”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Koksijde”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی کوکسیژد”
- Spanish: “Base aerea de Koksijde”
- Spanish: “Base aérea de Koksijde”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Коксейде”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Коксиҷ”
- Ukrainian: “Коксейде (авіабаза)”
- Ukrainian: “Коксейде”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Koksijde-Village and Petit Paris.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Begraafplaats Koksijde-Dorp and Koksijde French Military Cemetery.
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