Kiewit Airfield
Kiewit Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroclub Kiewit | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hasselt | ||||||||||
| Location | Belgium | ||||||||||
| Opened | May 15, 1910[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 133 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°58′12″N 005°22′30″E / 50.97000°N 5.37500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  EBZH Location in Belgium | |||||||||||
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Kiewit Airfield (ICAO: EBZH) is a recreational airfield located near Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. It has a single grass runway of 600 m length. It is operated by Aeroclub Kiewit. There is mixed activity of airplanes and gliders.[2]
It is also home to gliding club Albatros.[3]
History
[edit]The field was first identified as a good location for aviation activities by Alfred Lanser in 1909. At the time, it was 8 km long and 3 km wide.[1]
After Aero Club Liège Spa signed a deal with the owner of the field, it was inaugurated on May 15, 1910. It became the first public airport in Belgium.[4] Later that year, it was subrented to the ministry of War which used it for training, making it the first military airfield in Belgium.[1]
After World War I, the field was used for artillery shooting exercises. Aviation activities resumed in 1933, led by the newly formed Limburg Aviation Club.[1]
During World War II, the field was used as a decoy airfield by German occupiers. After the war, there were several attempts to restart flying activities. In 1969, flying club Aero-Kiewit was founded and flying activities gradually resumed.[5] In 1973, they were joined by the glider club Albatros.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kiewit - vliegveld" [Kiewit - airfield]. luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be (in Dutch). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ a b EBZH – HASSELT / Kiewit (also PDF). Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) from AIM Belgium via skeyes.
- ^ "Zweefvliegclub Albatros". zweefvliegen-hasselt.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "100 ans au service de l'aviation civile - Les aéroports belges" [100 years of civil aviation service - The Belgian airports]. mobilit.belgium.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Aero Kiewit Geschiedenis" [Aero Kiewit History]. aero-kiewit.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Albatros Historiek" [Albatros History]. zweefvliegen-hasselt.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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