Kleine Brogel Air Base | |||||||||
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Vliegbasis Kleine Brogel | |||||||||
| Near Peer, Limburg, Flemish Region in Belgium | |||||||||
 Kleine Brogel's gate guardian, a F-16AM Fighting Falcon | |||||||||
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  Kleine Brogel Location in Belgium | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°10′06″N 005°28′12″E / 51.16833°N 5.47000°E | ||||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Belgian Air Component | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | kleinebrogelairbase.be | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1944 (as tactical airfield B90) | ||||||||
| In use | 1944 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | 10th Tactical Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EBBL | ||||||||
| Elevation | 58.5 metres (192 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Aeronautical Information Publication – Belgium & Luxembourg[1] | |||||||||
Kleine Brogel Air Base (ICAO: EBBL) is a Belgian Air Component military airfield located 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) east[1] of Kleine-Brogel, in the municipality of Peer, Belgium. It is home to the Belgian 10th Tactical Wing, which operates F-16 Fighting Falcons. As part of nuclear sharing it is also the home of the United States Air Force's 701st Munitions Support Squadron. As of 2023, Kleine Brogel is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System inside aircraft shelters.
It is also the site of a popular Belgium air show, which has been hosted periodically by the Belgian Air Force. The air show has many new and also historical aircraft on display for the public. An aviation museum for Klein Brogel with many historical items was established in 2010 in the area, featuring some of the historical aircraft that operated from the base.
- ^ a b EBBL – KLEINE-BROGEL (MIL) (also PDF). Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) from AIM Belgium via skeyes.