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Your Private Jet to Wevelgem Airport

Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, also known as Flanders International Airport, is ideally suited for private and business flights to Flanders, with both Kortrijk and Wevelgem mere minutes by car. Kortrijk is an important industrial and trading city, which also acts as a major transport hub for goods to France. Business flights to or from Wevelgem Airport and Kortrijk can be booked easily online with JetApp. Exclusively used by private and corporate jets, Flanders Airport is accustomed to processing quick and discreet check-ins, a far cry from the crowds and queues seen at commercial airports.

Wevelgem Airport History

The airport at Wevelgem was built by the German military in 1916 during the First World War. During the Second World War, it was used as a base by the Royal Air Force. Following the end of the war, it was given over to Belgian control and served as a landing strip for sport pilots until 1972, when the West-Flemish Intercommunal Airport Wevelgem-Bissegem (WIVWB) took over the facility, extending the runway and building a tunnel underneath it.

In 1995, Wevelgem became an international airport and in 2006 it became the regional airport of Flanders. Flights served today are exclusively private and corporate charter jets. Wevelgem Airport houses a museum on the grounds featuring exhibits on the airport’s history.

Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport Location

Distance from Wevelgem Airport to:

  • Wevelgem: approx. 3 kilometres by car
  • Kortrijk: approx. 4 kilometres by car
  • Lille: approx. 30 kilometres by car

Private Jet Charter from Wevelgem Airport

Wevelgem Airport is located close to the French border, with Lille approximately a 30 kilometre drive. Charter flights from Wevelgem Airport are the quickest and most comfortable means of reaching numerous destinations within Europe, with flight time to the following cities all within two hours:

A private jet charter from Flanders Airport to the Côte d’Azur – whether to Nice (NCE), St. Tropez (LTT), or Cannes (CEQ) – is about an hour and a half, with Monaco an additional 20 minute helicopter transfer from Nice. Paris Le Bourget (LBG) is a comfortable 45-minute flight from Wevelgem and then a 7 kilometre transfer into the centre of the French capital. Bordeaux is an hour and 20 minute business flight from Flanders Airport.

With a dedicated business zone, private jet hire at Wevelgem Airport makes for a smooth transition from conference room to aircraft. Exclusively serving private aircraft and business jets, Flanders Airport flights involve no queues at check-in and offers a convenient hangaring service. Restaurant Biggles features a view over the airfield with outdoor terrace seating in the warmer months. Services and amenities at Flanders International Airport include:

  • Expedited check-in and boarding
  • VIP and business lounges
  • business zone
  • Hangaring
  • Aircraft maintenance
  • Restaurants
  • Limousine service
  • Helicopter service

Private flights at Flanders Airport can be arranged for departure or landing between 8am and 9pm on weekdays and between 9am and 9pm on weekends. Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport can be navigated by both Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR). The airport’s 1,900 metre runway is suitable for aircraft of all types and weight classes:

Runway Length and width Surface
06/24 1,900 m x 45 m Asphalt

Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport Transfers

Flanders Airport is conveniently located between Kortrijk and Wevelgem, with quick transfers by taxi, hire car, or limousine to either city within minutes of arrival. If crossing the French border, Lille is a 35 minute car ride, with the time cut considerably if transferring by helicopter. Similarly, when you charter a private jet from Wevelgem Airport, transfer time to your awaiting aircraft is minimal.

Private Jet Hire to Flanders Airport

Whether you’re hiring a private plane to Flanders Airport for an important business meeting in Kortrijk or to witness the finish of the Gent–Wevelgem bicycle road race, West Flanders is a fascinating community in Belgium, not least for its unique language and multicultural history. While Kortrijk is best known as a trade and industrial centre, the city’s many well-preserved medieval buildings lend it an old world charm that warrant carving out some leisure time. The quaint streets and crow-step-gabled houses and cottages of the Béguinage join the city’s Belfry as a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site. The latter towers over the main market square, also the location of the late-Gothic City Hall. Preserving the region’s historical importance as a textile centre, the National Flax Museum opened its doors in 1982.

Private plane charter to Flanders Airport is the most expeditious means of travel to the conurbation of Kortrijk, Mouscron, and Tournai as well as cities just over the French border. Hire a private jet to Wevelgem Airport easily online with JetApp and enjoy individual flight times and service.

Airport Facts

  • Airport code: EBKT / KJK
  • Altitude: 20 m (64 ft) above MSL
  • Aircraft types: all common aircraft and weight classes
  • Runway operating hours: Mon–Fri 8am to 9pm, Sat–Sun 9am to 9pm
  • Runways: 1 (1,900 m)

Top Connections

  • Brussels Airport (Belgium)
  • Antwerp Airport (Belgium)
  • Nice Airport (France)
  • Cannes Airport (France)
  • Paris Le Bourget Airport (France)
  • St Tropez Airport (France)
  • Bordeaux Airport (France)
  • Chambéry Airport (France)
  • RAF Northolt Airport (UK)
  • Malaga Airport (Spain)
  • Sion Airport (Switzerland)
  • Geneva Airport (Switzerland)
  • Merville-Calonne Airport (France)
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