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Namur-Suarlée Airfield (EBNM) is a small general aviation aerodrome west-northwest of Namur, in Wallonia, Belgium, operated as a private regional airfield with a mix of grass and hard runways. Originally built as a wartime Advanced Landing Ground for the US Army Air Forces, it today serves light aircraft, sailplanes and a light-aircraft manufacturer, making it an interesting stop for VFR pilots exploring the Namur countryside.
Namur-Suarlée Airfield is a privately operated regional aerodrome serving Namur and the surrounding Wallonia region of Belgium. It caters to general aviation, with no scheduled airline service, and is used by light aircraft and sailplanes. The field's wartime origins as a liaison airstrip for the United States Army Air Forces, followed by its postwar civilian development, give it a layer of historical interest for visiting pilots, and it is also notable as the home of an aircraft assembly operation.
The airfield lies at Suarlée and Temploux, about 7 km (5 nautical miles) west-northwest of Namur, in Namur Province, Wallonia, and roughly 65 km southeast of Brussels.
Namur-Suarlée has two parallel physical runways aligned 06/24. Runway 06L/24R is 2,056 ft (627 m) long with a grass surface and is lit. Runway 06R/24L is 2,258 ft (688 m) long with a hard (asphalt) surface and is also lit. The field has no ILS. Field elevation is 568 ft.
Radio contact is provided under the callsign Namur Radio on 118.515 MHz, an information-type frequency rather than a full air traffic control service. There are no navaids or instrument approach procedures associated with the field.
The airfield was opened on 26 October 1944 by the United States Army Air Forces IX Engineering Command as a grass liaison airfield, designated Advanced Landing Ground Y-47, for use by Detachment 112 of the 112th Liaison Squadron and its light observation aircraft supporting command and control organisations based in Namur. In February 1945 a 3,450 ft all-weather Pierced Steel Planking surface was laid to permit operations through the winter of 1944-1945. American forces remained at Namur until November 1945, after which the site was handed over to Belgian authorities and the metal runway was eventually removed, leaving a grass airfield for light aircraft and sailplanes. In 2018 the 06L/24R runway was converted from grass to asphalt, and in September 2019 Sonaca Aircraft inaugurated its assembly line for the Sonaca 200 at the airfield.
Namur-Suarlée continues to operate as a general aviation airfield supporting light aircraft and sailplane flying. It is also the site of Sonaca Aircraft's assembly line for the Sonaca 200, established in 2019. The field is operated privately, and pilots planning to fly in should note that prior permission is required.
