Melsbroek Bel Air Force Base
Melsbroek Air Base is a Belgian Air Force facility in Steenokkerzeel, 12 km northeast of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is located on the northern side of Brussels Airport, with which it shares runways and ground and air control facilities.
- Type: Airbase
- Description: airport
- Also known as: “Aéroport de Bruxelles - Melsbroek”, “base aérienne de Melsbroek”, “EBMB”, “Melsbroek Air Base”, “Melsbroek Bel AFB”, “Melsbroek Bel Air Base”, and “梅爾斯布魯克基地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Brussels Airport and Brussels Airport-Zaventem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steenokkerzeel and Nossegem.
Zaventem
Melsbroek Bel Air Force Base
- Categories: airbase and transport
- Location: Steenokkerzeel, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.9° or 50° 54′ north
Longitude
4.5° or 4° 30′ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
ICAO airport code
EBMB
Open location code
9F26WG22+22
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Melsbroek Bel Air Force Base” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅尔斯布鲁克空军基地”
- Chinese: “梅爾斯布魯克空軍基地”
- Dutch: “Vliegbasis Melsbroek”
- French: “base aérienne de Melsbroeck”
- French: “Base aérienne de Melsbroek”
- Japanese: “メルスブローク空軍基地”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ملسبروک”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ млсбрук”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Мелсброек”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dijk and Humelgem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Brabantse Golf and Koeienbos.
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