Which airport serves Balen?

Balen-Keiheuvel Airfield (EBKH).

What languages are spoken in Belgium?

Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.

BALEN

Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 51.17°N / 5.17°E

VLG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,802,743

Balen is a city in Belgium with a population of 19,978. It sits at 51.17/5.17, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 3 km from Olmen.

Population 19,978

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Flanders
Coords: 51.17°N / 5.17°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Olmen Flanders 3,778 3.2 km

NW Mol Flanders 32,659 4.6 km

S Oostham Flanders 5,320 7.2 km

SW Meerhout Flanders 9,346 7.6 km

S Kwaadmechelen Flanders 5,574 7.7 km

SE Heppen Flanders 4,838 7.7 km

SE Leopoldsburg Flanders 14,149 8.0 km

NW Dessel Flanders 2,553 8.7 km

S Beverlo Flanders 8,681 9.7 km

NE Lommel Flanders 31,993 12.2 km

Air access

nearby

EBKH

Balen-Keiheuvel Airfield

Small airport

0.0 km

EBLE

Leopoldsburg Airfield

Small airport

11.0 km

EBDT

Schaffen Airfield

Small airport

19.7 km

EBZH

Kiewit Airfield Hasselt

Small airport

26.3 km

EBZW

Genk Zwartberg Airfield

Small airport

30.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Balen?: 19,978 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balen in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Balen in?: Belgium (BE).
Which airport serves Balen?: Balen-Keiheuvel Airfield (EBKH).
How far is Balen from Brussels?: About 67 km.
Does Balen have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Belgium?: Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.
What currency is used in Belgium?: Euro.
How many cities are in Belgium?: 2,256 on record.
Which admin region is Balen in?: Flanders.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2802743

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2802743,
    "name": "Balen",
    "ascii_name": "Balen",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population": 19978,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 51.16837,
    "longitude": 5.17027
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.3x the population of Olmen.
3 km from Olmen.
Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.