Florennes Air Base
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Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| garrison |
2nd Tactical Wing
ⓘ
Belgian Air Component 2nd Tactical Wing ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Air force installations of Belgium
ⓘ
Airports in Namur Province ⓘ NATO military installations in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air defense
ⓘ
tactical air operations ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
NATO support facilities
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ munitions storage ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Cold War NATO base ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
349 Squadron
ⓘ
350 Squadron ⓘ NATO units ⓘ |
| IATACode | QFO ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EBFS ⓘ |
| location |
Florennes
ⓘ
Namur Province ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
|
| primaryRunwayOrientation | 08R/26L ⓘ |
| region |
French-speaking Community of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
French-speaking Belgium
|
| role | principal Belgian fighter base ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryRunwayOrientation | 08L/26R ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO operations
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ military training ⓘ |
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