Melsbroek Bel Air Force Base
Melsbroek Air Base is a Belgian Air Force facility in Steenokkerzeel, 6.5 NM 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airbase
- Description: airport
- Also known as: “EBMB”, “Melsbroek Air Base”, “Melsbroek Bel AFB”, and “Melsbroek Bel Air Base”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brussels Airport and Brussels Airport-Zaventem.
Brussels Airport
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Brussels Airport is the main international airport of Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, 12 kilometres northeast of Brussels.
Brussels Airport-Zaventem
Railway station
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Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station is a railway station located beneath Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The station opened in 1958 on railway line 36C; in 2012, this was replaced with the Diabolo project linking line 36 with line 25N was added.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steenokkerzeel and Nossegem.
Steenokkerzeel
Town
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Steenokkerzeel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Melsbroek, Perk and Steenokkerzeel proper.
Nossegem
Village
Nossegem is a town located near Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is part of Zaventem municipality, in the Flemish Brabant province. In 2005, the Nossegem Curve was opened, which connects Brussels Airport with the railway in the direction of Leuven.
Zaventem
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Zaventem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the Groene Gordel around the Brussels-Capital Region.
Melsbroek Bel Air Force Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Steenokkerzeel, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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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: “梅爾斯布魯克基地”
- Chinese: “梅爾斯布魯克空軍基地”
- Dutch: “Vliegbasis Melsbroek”
- French: “Aéroport de Bruxelles - Melsbroek”
- French: “base aérienne de Melsbroeck”
- French: “base aérienne de Melsbroek”
- French: “Base aérienne de Melsbroek”
- Indonesian: “EBMB”
- 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
Explore places such as Dijk and Humelgem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brabantse Golf and Koeienbos.
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