Temse Heliport

The heliport was a private facility owned and operated by CNH Industrial. While no official reason was published, the closure was almost certainly due to economic and operational factors. Reasons typically include high costs for maintenance, insurance, and regulatory compliance, combined with a decreased corporate need for executive helicopter travel, making the facility no longer cost-effective.

The heliport is permanently closed and decommissioned. The site itself remains the roof of the active CNH Industrial manufacturing plant. Faint markings of the helipad 'H' are still visible on satellite imagery of the building, but it is no longer a licensed or operational aviation facility. The factory below continues to produce agricultural machinery.

Temse Heliport (also known by the ICAO code EBTE) was a private, rooftop heliport located atop the main building of the CNH Industrial (formerly New Holland Agriculture) factory. Its sole function was to serve as a landing point for corporate executives and VIPs visiting the plant. This allowed high-level management to travel quickly and efficiently, bypassing road traffic from major hubs like Brussels Airport. Its significance was purely logistical for the multinational corporation, reflecting an era when private helicopter transport was more common for large industrial companies.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the heliport. The corporate trend has moved away from maintaining private heliports due to high operational costs. Reopening would require a significant new business case and investment in recertification, which is considered extremely unlikely.