Heliport Brussels

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Heliport Brussels (Dutch: Helihaven Brussel, French: Heliport Bruxelles) was a small heliport in the center of Brussels in Belgium.
It was located on a 100x200meter terrain at the Groendreef/Allée Verte and the Willebroekkaai.
The heliport was opened by Brussels mayor Baron Joseph Van de Meulebroeck on 1 August 1953 in the presence of Igor Sikorsky.
When a few years later land became available to expand the opportunity was taken to enlarge the heliport to 150x600meter.


Alouette II of Sabena landing at Heliport Brussels in 1962 (source).


Click the image to see video footage of the opening Helicopter Port Brussels on 01/07/1953 (britishpathe.com).


The largest aircraft to ever land at Heliport Brussels was a Fairy Rotodyne.


Aerial view of Heliport Brussels ca. 1958 before the expansion, when the trainstation still existed. A helicopter can be seen on the platform (source).

The heliport was closed on 1 June 1965, and no remains are known to exist.


Location of the former Heliport Brussels ca. 2009 (Google Earth).