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Saint-Hubert Airfield

Coordinates: 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417
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Saint-Hubert Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSaint-Hubert
LocationWallonia, Belgium
Elevation AMSL1,847 ft / 563 m
Coordinates50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417
Map
EBSH is located in Belgium
EBSH
EBSH
Location of EBSH
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 600 1,969 Grass
05R/23L 600 1,969 Grass
14L/32R 799 2,621 Grass
14R/32L 799 2,621 Grass
Sources: Belgian AIP[1]
An airplane in the field

Saint-Hubert Airfield (ICAO: EBSH) is a public use airfield located near Saint-Hubert, Belgium, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium.

It is the second highest aerodrome in Belgium at 1,847 ft (563 m) above sea level. It has four grass runways, in two parallel pairs, almost perpendicular; several aircraft hangars are rented on the site. It is located in the heart of the Ardennes, in uncontrolled airspace.

History

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Initially created as an aviation school in 1930, the airfield was used as a US Army center in 1945. It was sold to the Belgian state in 1946 and served as a backup airport for the city of Ostend, in case Melsbroek or Brussels Airport were to be unusable.[citation needed] It has a long tradition in glider flying.

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