Florennes Air Base

Florennes Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-78)
IATA: none ICAO: EBFS
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Belgian Air Component
Location	Florennes, Belgium
Built	1936
Elevation AMSL	935 ft / 285 m
Coordinates	50°14′36″N 004°38′45″E / 50.24333°N 4.64583°E / 50.24333; 4.64583Coordinates: 50°14′36″N 004°38′45″E / 50.24333°N 4.64583°E / 50.24333; 4.64583
Map
EBFS Location in Belgium
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08L/26R 3,385 11,106 Asphalt 08R/26L 2,250 7,382 Asphalt
Sources: Belgian AIP

Florennes Air Base (ICAO: EBFS) is a Belgian Air Component military airfield located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east southeast of Florennes, a municipality of Belgium. It is home to the 2nd Tactical Wing, operating F-16 Fighting Falcons. It also used to be the home to the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), a joint training program formed by 10 NATO members. On July 31, 2009, TLP moved to Albacete in Spain.

During World War II, German Luftwaffe fighter units operated from here, including Ju 88 and Bf 110 night fighters, and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 day fighters. It was captured in September 1944, after which Allied units operating from here included the USAAF's 430th Fighter Squadron, flying Lockheed P38 Lightnings in the ground attack role, and the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, flying Northrop P-61 Black Widows.

Currently, two fighter squadrons operate out of Florennes Airbase. 1 Squadron, which was started in 1917 and 350 Squadron, founded in the UK in 1942 during the Second World War. Both units fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon.