Saint-Hubert Airfield

Saint-Hubert Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: EBSH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Saint-Hubert
Location	Wallonia, Belgium
Elevation AMSL	1,847 ft / 563 m
Coordinates	50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417Coordinates: 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E / 50.03583; 5.40417
Map
EBSH Location of EBSH
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]

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[]

Initially created as an aviation school in 1930, it was used as a US Army center in 1945, and then 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.

See also[]

• List of airports in Belgium

References[]

External links[]

• Airport record for Saint Hubert Airport at Landings.com

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