Antwerp International Airport
Antwerp International Airport (IATA: ANR, ICAO: EBAW) is a small international airport serving Antwerp, the second most populous city of Belgium.
Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt kɑtəˌlɛi̯nə ˈʋaːvər], old spelling: Sint-Kathelijne-Waver, French Wavre-Sainte-Catherine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comtoises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver proper.
Population: 19,487
Latitude: 51° 04' 0.88" N
Longitude: 4° 32' 4.88" E
Antwerp International Airport (IATA: ANR, ICAO: EBAW) is a small international airport serving Antwerp, the second most populous city of Belgium.
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