Saint-Hubert Airport
Not to be confused with Saint-Hubert Air Base or Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport.
| Saint-Hubert Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EBSH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Saint-Hubert | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,847 ft / 563 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°ECoordinates: 50°02′09″N 005°24′15″E / 50.03583°N 5.40417°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  EBSH Location of Saint-Hubert Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint-Hubert Airport (ICAO: EBSH) is a public use airport located near Saint-Hubert, Belgium, Luxembourg, Belgium.
It is the second highest airport in Belgium at 1,847 ft (563 m) above sea level. It has four grass runways, almost perpendicular; five aircraft hangars are rented on the site. It is located in the heart of the Ardennes, in uncontrolled airspace, accessible through the 
E411 road.
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.
See also
References
- ↑ AIP for EBSH – Saint-Hubert Airport from Belgocontrol
External links
- Airport record for Saint Hubert Airport at Landings.com
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