Corporate
Mission: Ensuring air traffic safety
Belgocontrol guarantees the safety of air navigation in the controlled civil airspace above Belgium and the grand duchy of Luxembourg for which Belgium is responsible, as well as at the five Belgian public airports:
- The airspace above Belgium: from ground level to flight level 245 (24,500 feet = 8,000 metres altitude). The control of the airspace situated above 24,500 feet has been delegated to MUAC (Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre), which is managed by Eurocontrol.
- The airspace above the grand duchy of Luxembourg from flight level 145/165 to flight level 245.
- The airports of Antwerp, Brussels Airport, Charleroi, Liège (during civil flight hours, at night and in weekends) and Ostend.
Belgocontrol is an autonomous public company founded in 1998. Besides air traffic management and control, Belgocontrol provides many other services to civil aviation: pre-flight information, flight plan assistance, aeronautical and meteorological information, communication, navigation and surveillance services, as well as training of air traffic controllers. More than 900 persons among whom 400 air traffic controllers work on 7 sites, day and night, 365 days a year.
Vision: Strengthen our position as expert
Belgocontrol aims to be the reference as a supplier of safe and efficient air navigation services, inspired by its customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations.
The Single European Sky is an excellent opportunity for Belgocontrol to solidify its leading position as an acclaimed professional partner in the most complex part of the European airspace.
As a supplier of integrated services, Belgocontrol aims to position itself as an expert on the international level.
