Weelde Air Base is a

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reserve airfield located in

Weelde Weelde is a village in the municipality of Ravels, in the province of Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. ...

, a village in the

Ravels Ravels () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Poppel, Ravels proper and Weelde. In 2021, Ravels had a total population of 15,105. The total area is 94.99 km². A large propor ...

municipality in

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. It is operated by the

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that has no military flight operations at that location, besides aircraft arriving to be stored or leaving storage, for example retired F-16 aircraft.F-16 Air Forces - Belgium
/ref> The Belgian Air Component also uses the airfield for the activities of the Belgian Air Cadets. Weelde Air Base is also publicly accessible as a light general aviation field and home to the gliding club "Kempische Aero Club".

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Gliding club

Belgian airbases Airports in Antwerp Province Airports established in 1953 Ravels {{europe-airport-stub

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