Trazegnies Heliport

Courcelles, BE 🇧🇪 Closed Airport

ICAO

BE-0065

IATA

-

Elevation

574 ft

Region

BE-WHT

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 50.476665° N, 4.355556° E

Continent: EU

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: EBTR

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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 24, 2025
Closure Date

The exact closure date is not officially documented. However, based on aviation database records and analysis of historical satellite imagery, the heliport ceased operations sometime in the early 2000s. It is listed as 'closed' in all relevant databases, and imagery from 2006 onwards shows no distinct helipad markings or related activity.

Reason for Closure

The heliport was a private facility located at the site of the Wanty Group, a major Belgian construction and engineering company. The closure was due to private business reasons. This typically involves factors such as the company selling its helicopter, changing executive transportation strategies, or finding the operational and maintenance costs to be no longer justifiable. The closure was not the result of a major accident, military conversion, or public regulatory action.

Current Status

The site is currently an active industrial and administrative center for the Wanty Group. The specific area once used as the heliport has been fully repurposed for the company's ground operations. It is now used for parking vehicles, storing construction materials and equipment, and general logistical activities within the industrial complex.

Historical Significance

The heliport held no major public or historical significance. Its purpose was purely functional and private. It served as a private landing site for the Wanty Group, facilitating helicopter travel for company executives to and from their headquarters in Trazegnies. Operations would have been limited to a single helicopter for private, on-demand flights under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The ICAO code 'BE-0065' is a non-standard designator, often used in databases for small, private, or ultralight airfields not part of the official national aeronautical information publication, underscoring its minor operational scale.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the Trazegnies Heliport. Since it was a private facility, any initiative to reopen it would have to come from the site's owner, the Wanty Group. Given the length of its closure and the integration of the former landing area into the company's industrial operations, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely.

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