Belgian Airforce Open Days 12-14 September 2014 KB

[Toetapper]

Hi , hope someone can help, myself and a good friend are travelling over from the UK to KB for the first Time, we are covering all three days , it say's on the website that the gates open at 9am and the flying starts at 9am .... Is this right?
Can some please explain the car parking and entrance set up.... I.E does the car park open early then you Que on foot and wait for. 9am? any help would be much appreciated .

[Frankwin]

Update #BAFDays: USAF F-15C & F-15D static


Looking forward to that D especially, those are very rare at airshows!

Does anyone know the ETD of the F15's
? Will Friday be the arrival day or will this be on Thursday?

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[spotterwilliam]

2 navy rafale moved to static instead of flying.

(source: @AirshownewsNL: https://twitter.com/AirshownewsNL/statu ... 0521365504 )

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[sp00k]

5x F-16 Demo?!..

[Tigerspoon]

Airshow Page seems to be down for some days now.
Anyone please for the times the gates will open on FRI, SAT and SUN?!
Thx

[Stratofreighter]

Airshow Page seems to be down for some days now.
Anyone please for the times the gates will open on FRI, SAT and SUN?!
Thx

Apparently the gates are not to open before 09.00 hrs in the morning local time on all three days.
Which is a bit late in my -and others' opinion...

[spotterwilliam]

Official page mention doors open at 9. Start display at 9 aswell... We have to run!

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[Stratofreighter]

Considering the fact that
http://www.belgianairforcedays.be/index ... -practical
indeed sometimes cannot be reached (it still loaded a bit slow at around 16.15 hrs.)
this copy 'n paste:

The airbase will be open to the public between 9 AM and 7 PM.

Doors will be open from 9 AM until 7 PM. The flight demonstrations are due to start at 9.00 AM.

Car Parking:

◦We provide three public parking areas:

Parking area A is located at exit "Eksel" of the A24

Parking area B is located at the main entrance of the Kleine-Brogel Air Base

Parking area C is located at the second public entrance of the Kleine-Brogel Air Base

Directions:

◦If you join us from the direction "Antwerp" (E313), please take the exit 25 ("Ham") and follow the air show signs to parking area A

◦If you join us from the direction "Eindhoven" (E34), please take exit 33 ("Valkenswaard") and follow the air show signs to parking area A From parking area A, shuttle busses will take you to the public entrance.

◦If you join us from the direction "Brussels, Leuven, Aken, Maastricht" (E314), please take the exit 29 ("Houthalen-Helchteren") and follow the air show signs to parking area B.
People joining us from the South of Limburg, are kindly asked to go towards parking area B.

◦If you join us from the direction "Mönchen-Gladbach, Roermond", please cross the border in Kessenich (N273) and follow the air show signs to parking area C.

If you join us from the direction "Sittard, Geleen, Echt", please cross the border in Maaseik and follow the air show signs to parking area C.

People joining us from the North of Limburg, are kindly asked to follow the A24 to parking area B or to follow "Bree" to parking area C.

Closed roads:

◦The N748 ("Kiezel") will be closed from the roundabout "Kleine-Brogel/Peer".
This road will only be accessible to staff members, crews, suppliers and VIP/Business/Friends of the Air Force guests.

◦The N747 ("Vliegveldlaan") will be closed as from the Kleine-Brogel roundabout ("Zavelstraat") and will accessible to emergency services.

Attention:

◦If you join us by car, please turn your SatNav off and follow the directions above to avoid causing traffic jams

◦The regular Spotters Corners will be closed

◦Please avoid travelling through Kaulille during this air show weekend

◦An identity card is required to have access to the Air Base

◦Dogs (or other pets) are not allowed

Public Transport:

◦If you travel by train, your destination is "Hasselt" train station and continue by bus from there
◦The bus service "De Lijn" offers services that will take you to the public entrance B

...and
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=739437#p739437
already lists the arrrivals for Wednesday and Thursday
The Turkish are a bit early as usual.

[Stefan]

Not sure if this was covered here already, but keep in mind that on Sunday a number of relevant routes in the Eindhoven/Valkenswaard area are closed due to the Market Garden commemoration;

http://www.brabant.nl/layouts/Sublayout ... D98301.pdf

[Falcon 21]

Hello,
a source on German Flugzeugforum says, that the expected F-15C/D´s from Lakenheath have cancelled their participation for Kleine Brogel.
Anyone more info?

http://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/768 ... ost2059074

[robertssb]

Hope this news about the F-15's is not true ..... what source does it come from (reliable ?).

[robertssb]

This morning I send an e-mail through the website of the Belgian Air force with the question about the F-15's.
I received a message back that the F-15 are still coming

[philippe1980]

thank you robert for the clarification

[Tom Tiger]

Hiya,

Ehm, something isn't clear to me and maybe someone can shed some light on this. The spottersday is on the 12th, will parking then be at the base like previous years, or will we be ferried to and fro from Parking area A?

Just asking because there will be fewer visitors on the spotterdays than on the actual airshow. And I can't find my answer on the official site.

[powermaccie]

Just like previous years. Parking is near the side entrance of KB. And then walking on foot towards the spotting area.
Athe roundabout with the F-104 turn left and the follow the many arrows.