General Aviation Information Sheet
Download here the General Aviation information Sheet.
Airport fees
In line with the applicable regulations, Ostend-Bruges Airport is entitled to levy airport fees to finance its core aeronautical activities. These revenues enable the airport to facilitate both passenger and cargo flights in a qualitative, safe, and efficient manner. The fees listed below are valid until further notice.
Airport fees (from 1/04/2025)
Rules for ground service providers
You can download the rules for all providers of airport ground services here (NL).
GENERAL DECLARATION CUSTOMS
A general declaration must be submitted to Customs by the pilot, flight commander or carrier when flying to and/or from a destination outside the EU. This is in accordance with the Customs Regulation (EU 952/2013). Failure to submit the general declaration to Customs will result in a fine. Submitting the general declaration to the Federal Police does not suffice and is not an excusable offence.
The general declaration can be submitted to Customs by e-mail at: da.luchthaven.oostende@minfin.fed.be or can be submitted at the customs office at the airport.
Download the document here.
GENERAL DECLARATION POLICE
In order to better perform its border control task and in accordance with the Schengen Borders Code (EU 2016/399), the Belgian Aviation Police wishes to receive a so-called General Declaration or General Declaration (GenDec) digitally in advance when a flight crosses a Schengen external border. This GenDec includes the aircraft, flight and personal details of each private flight.
This method of pre-filing is done via this web form and applies both to flights departing from one of the six Belgian Schengen airports to a non-Schengen country and to flights from a non-Schengen country to enter Belgium.
You must also comply with this obligation if Belgium is the Member State of first entry and the final destination of the flight is in another Member State.
For both departing and arriving extra-Schengen flights, crew and passengers must present themselves to the Aviation Police for border control.
Fill in the declaration digitally via: General Declaration | Bordercontrol (police.be)
Training and test flights
A maximum of 20,000 training flight movements per year are permitted, of which no more than 2,000 movements may involve aircraft with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) greater than 6 tons.
Training flights are allowed between 09:00 and 22:00 local time, except on Sundays and public holidays. Evening training flights between 19:00 and 22:00 local time are limited to 1,000 per year and are only permitted for aircraft up to 6 tons MTOW.
In July and August, training flights between 19:00 and 22:00 are not permitted.
Training flights with military aircraft may not exceed three per day.
For training flights with aircraft having a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of less than 2,000 kg, such as Touch and Go, Stop and Go, and multiple approaches, a noise certificate is required confirming that the noise level does not exceed 76 dB(A) according to ICAO Annex 16, Volume I, Part II. A copy of this noise certificate must be submitted to the airport authorities. This restriction does not apply to military aircraft, as they do not fall under ICAO certification.
An exemption from the 76 dB limit applies to aircraft belonging to existing (as of 12 October 2023) home-based flight schools, flying clubs, and concession holders.
For training flights with aircraft exceeding 6 tons MTOW, a maximum of 12 QC units per year applies, calculated on the basis of the noise certificate. Military aircraft are exempt from individual QC obligations.
A maximum of four aircraft may be in the circuit at the same time.
