- Ostend-Bruges International Airport
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Ostend-Bruges International Airport 
IATA: OST – ICAO: EBOS Location of airport in Belgium
OSTSummary Airport type Public Operator Flemish Government Location Ostend Elevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m Coordinates 51°11′59″N 02°51′49″E / 51.19972°N 2.86361°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 10,499 3,200 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Freight (tonnes) 64,041 t Passengers 213,638 Aircraft movements 37,875 Ostend-Bruges International Airport (commonly: Ostend Airport) is located in Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km from the city centre of Bruges. Although an important proportion of the activities focuses on freight transport, it is increasingly used for passenger flights, mainly charter and holiday flights organised by the tour operators. It is also often used for private business flights.
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History
During World War II The German occupier moved the airfield of Ostend-Stene to a site in the territory of the municipality of Middelkerke, five kilometres southwest of Ostend. It played a major role in the air battle with Britain. After the Second World War the airport of Raversijde-Middelkerke was turned into an international airport by the Department of Airways which had been established by that time.
In 1992 the regional Flemish airport was transferred to the Flemish Community
On 1 May 2003, Ryanair started a new route between Ostend and London-Stansted. The airport was given a new name: “Ostend-Bruges International Airport”. However, Ryanair stopped operating the route in December 2003.[1]
On 23 May 2003, Mr. Gino Vanspauwen was appointed CEO/Managing Director of Ostend-Bruges International Airport by the Flemish government. He effectively took up his duties on 1 June 2003.
Airlines and destinations
All airlines only operate charter or cargo flights.
Airlines Destinations Freebird Airlines Seasonal: Istanbul-Atatürk Jetairfly Alicante, Antalya, Heraklion, Kos, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tenerife-South
Seasonal: EnfidhaThomas Cook Airlines Belgium Alicante, Enfidha, Heraklion, Rhodes, Tenerife-South Tunisair Enfidha Cargo airlines
Airlines Destinations Aerovis Airlines Allied Air operated by World Airways Benghazi, Lagos, Nairobi EgyptAir Cargo Cairo Etihad Crystal Cargo Abu Dhabi Kalitta Air (fuel stop between United States and Middle East) Meridian Airways Basra, Benghazi, Lyneham, Tripoli Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo Amman, Dammam, Houston, Jeddah, New York-JFK (fuel stop between Saudi Arabia and USA) United International Airlines World Airways Benghazi, Bujumbura, Caracas, Entebbe, Kinshasa, Lagos, Luanda, Maastricht, Nairobi, Tripoli Accidents and incidents
- On 21 July 1992, Douglas DC-3C LX-DKT of Legend Air was damaged beyond repair when it was blown into Boeing 707 Z-WKV during a storm.[2] As of 28 July 2010, the aircraft was still at Oostende.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Ostend-Bruges International Airport
- ^ "KX-DKT Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920721-0. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ LX-DXT at Oostende, 15 June 2008 Nicholas Janssen. Retrieved on 28 June 2010
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