Melsbroek Air Base
Melsbroek Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground B-58) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Belgian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Brussels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Steenokkerzeel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 184 ft / 56 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°54′05″N 004°29′04″E / 50.90139°N 4.48444°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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EBMB Location in Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
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Melsbroek Air Base (ICAO: EBMB) is a Belgian Air Force facility in Steenokkerzeel, 6.5 NM (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) 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.
The 15th Air Transport Wing operates from Melsbroek Air Base with following types:
- Airbus A310 (retired)
- Airbus A330 (retired)
- Airbus A321
- Dassault Falcon 20
- Dassault Falcon 900
- Dassault Falcon 7x
- Embraer 135 & 145
- Lockheed C-130 (retired)
- Airbus A400M Atlas