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.
| Florennes Air Base | |||||||||
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Base aérienne de Florennes | |||||||||
| Base Jean Offenberg, 5620 Florennes, Wallonia in Belgium | |||||||||
aerial photo of Florennes Air Base, 2018 | |||||||||
Florennes Air Base Location in Belgium | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°14′36″N 004°38′45″E | ||||||||
| Type | Military airbase | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Belgian Air Component | ||||||||
| Condition | operational | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1936 | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Cedric Kamensky | ||||||||
| Garrison | 2nd Tactical Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EBFS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 283 metres (928 feet) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Belgian Aeronautical Information Publication | |||||||||
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