Flanders International Airport

Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-55
IATA: KJK – ICAO: EBKT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Kortrijk / Wevelgem, Belgium
Elevation AMSL	64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	50°49′02″N 003°12′17″E / 50.81722°N 3.20472°ECoordinates: 50°49′02″N 003°12′17″E / 50.81722°N 3.20472°E
Website	www.KortrijkAirport.be
Map
EBKT Location of Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,838 6,030 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2] and airport web site[3]

Flanders International Airport or Flanders Airport (IATA: KJK, ICAO: EBKT) is an airport located in Belgium, in the town of Wevelgem and partly also in the Bissegem section of the city of Kortrijk.

Origins

The airport was created in 1916 by the Germans during the First World War.

Features

The airport runway is relatively wide and more than 2 km long. Alongside a section of the airport is a business park, some of which is restricted to enterprises undertaking airport related activities: several of the business park tenants have paid for direct private access to the runway.

Uses

It is mainly used as a business airport. One of the main users of this airport is Abelag Aviation, though it is also used by flying clubs and schools. According to its official website around 100,000 passengers use the airport every year.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

There are no scheduled services offered from Wevelgem International Airport.

Charter

Airlines	Destinations
Abelag Aviation
ASL

Air ambulance

• Skylifeguard

References

1. Airport information for EBKT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for KJK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport, official site (English)
4. Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport: Accommodation, official site (English)

External links

• Accident history for KJK at Aviation Safety Network
• Wevelgem Airport (official site)