EBFS
Florennes Air Base
MVFR
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Name
Florennes Air Base
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ICAO / GPS
EBFS / EBFS
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
4:57 pm (CET)
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Municipality
Florennes
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Coordinates
50° 14′ 35″ N 4° 38′ 44″ E
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Elevation
927 ft (283 m MSL)
About Florennes Air Base
Florennes Air Base (French: Base aérienne de Florennes), also known as Base Jean Offenberg, (ICAO: EBFS) is a Belgian Air Component (formerly the Belgian Air Force) military airbase, compliant to STANAG 3712 category 8 (and category 5 during quick reaction alert operations), located 2 nautical miles (3.7 kilometres; 2.3 miles) east-south-east of Florennes, in the Walloon municipality of Belgium. It is home to the 2nd Tactical Wing, operating two squadrons of the General Dynamics F-16. The Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), a joint training programme for NATO members, was based at Florennes from 1989 to 2009.