# Haren Airport

Brussels, Belgium · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-0be14e4ebf` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/belgium/brussels-haren-airport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0be14e4ebf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0be14e4ebf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-0be14e4ebf

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | civic, housing, office, other | none |
| Opened | 1914 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1950 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | German Empire | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Belgian Army Air Force, Sabena, Imperial Airways, KLM, Air France, Deutsche Luft Hansa, British Continental Airways, Luftwaffe

## Timeline

- 1914: Established as a military airfield
- 1914: Opened
- 1950: Airport closed
- 1950: Runways broken up and terrain redeveloped
- 1950: Closed
- 1961: Former air terminal used as Tactical Air Forces headquarters
- 1967: NATO moved its headquarters to a section of the former airfield terrain
- 2002: Belgian Government offered King Albert Barracks to NATO for new headquarters
- 2017: New NATO headquarters dedicated

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Haren Airport or Evere Airfield is a former military airfield and civil airport in Brussels, Belgium. Located in Brussels' city section of Haren and adjacent municipality of Evere, it was established by the German Empire in 1914 and lasted until the early 1950s when it was closed. Meanwhile it had been replaced by nearby Melsbroek airfield that Nazi Germany had established in World War II, which developed into the current Brussels Airport. The former grounds of Haren-Evere airfield were redeveloped as part of the expanding Brussels urban area; some buildings remain in use as facilities of the Belgian military.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haren_Airport

## Sources

- Haren Airport — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haren_Airport

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Haren Airport, Brussels, Belgium." Record n-0be14e4ebf, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/belgium/brussels-haren-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_brusselsharenairport,
  title = {Haren Airport, Brussels, Belgium},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/belgium/brussels-haren-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0be14e4ebf, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.