SHAPE Pad
SHAPE Pad is a military helipad located in Mons, Belgium, serving Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. It is operated by the United States Air Force's 424th Air Base Squadron, stationed at Chièvres Air Base.- Type: Helipad
- Description: airport in Belgium
- Also known as: “EBCH”, “SHAPE Heliport”, and “Shape Pad Heliport”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and SHAPE High School.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Military installation
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.
The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations that commands all NATO operations worldwide. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is situated 780 metres west of SHAPE Pad.
SHAPE High School
School
SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Education Activity high school for grades 9–12 located at Maisières, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE High School is situated 630 metres northwest of SHAPE Pad.
Église Saint-Martin
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of SHAPE Pad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casteau and Maisières.
Casteau
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Casteau originated as a village in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, in the French speaking south of Belgium. Casteau has become a district of the municipality of Soignies, centred around Soignies, and together with the former villages, now districts: Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, and Thieusies.
Maisières
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Maisières is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
Obourg
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Obourg is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. In 1964, Saint-Denis was merged into Obourg. On 1 January 1972, Obourg was merged into Mons. Obourg is situated 3½ km southeast of SHAPE Pad.
SHAPE Pad
- Categories: airport, aerodrome, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.50311° or 50° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
3.9825° or 3° 58′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F25GX3J+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 138917522OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=helipadOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldWikidata ID
Q16900023
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“SHAPE Pad” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heliport Shape Pad”
- Indonesian: “EBCH”
- Japanese: “シェイプパッド・ヘリポート”
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Highlights include Ciné SHAPE and Bowling.
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