Flanders International Airport

The airport was created in 1916 by the Germans during the First World War. In 2022 the airport attracted media attention after Zara Rutherford became the youngest woman to fly across the Earth solo. She both started and finished the program on the airport's grounds. ==Features==

There is a passenger terminal with police and customs on demand. The airport runway is . 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. The aerodrome used to offer IFR ("instrument" or "blind flying") procedures using ILS, NDB and DME radio beacons, but as of June 2017, these had been withdrawn from the AIP. In 2019 IFR operations were reestablished, now using GNSS-based RNAV procedures. ==Uses==

It is used mainly 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. == Airlines and destinations ==

There are no scheduled services offered from Flanders International Airport. == Ground transportation ==

By car The airport is situated on national road 8 (Brussels - Koksijde), nearby ringway 8 (Kortrijk), E17/A14 and the E403/A17 (Zeebrugge - Bruges - Tournai). By bus Bus 40 operated by De Lijn connects the airport with Kortrijk and its railway station (local, national, international trains) and Menen and its railway station (national trains). ==Statistics==