{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Florennes Air Base","iataCode":null,"icaoCode":null,"city":"Florennes","country":"BE","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":50.2433013916,"longitude":4.64583015442},"elevationMeters":285,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Belgium's first stealth fighters touched down on 13 October 2025: three F-35A Lightning II jets arrived at Florennes Air Base to begin replacing the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 2nd Tactical Wing. Set on a plateau in the pre-Ardennes south of Namur, the base was built during the German wartime occupation and gained Cold War notoriety in the 1980s as a site for American cruise missiles. Belgium has now received 11 of its planned 34 (ultimately 45) F-35s and is investing some €275 million in hanga","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/florennes-air-base-airport-10710","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/florennes-air-base-airport-10710","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Florennes Air Base · Florennes, BE · 285 m"}