Drone incidents in Belgium

The 23 published drone incidents in Belgium, with their status and sources.

Figures

Incidents

23

Confirmed by an authority

11

Attributed

0

Incidents

• 16/09/2026 · Drone overflies Charleroi airport forcing suspension of operations · Reported · Charleroi, Belgium
• 12/09/2026 · Drone sighted over Zaventem airport causes temporary closure · Confirmed · Brussels, Belgium
• 11/09/2026 · Drones near Brussels Airport disrupt air traffic · Confirmed · Brussels, Belgium
• 11/09/2026 · Drone forces closure of Charleroi-Brussels-South airport for half an hour · Confirmed · Charleroi, Belgium
• 05/12/2025 · Brief closure of air traffic at Brussels Airport following drone sighting · Reported · Brussels, Belgium
• 18/11/2025 · Unregistered drone crashes in school playground in Mechelen · Confirmed · Mechelen, Belgium
• 17/11/2025 · Possible drones fly over Beauvechain military base and other locations in Belgium · Reported · Jodoigne, Belgium
• 12/11/2025 · Brief closure of Brussels Airport following drone sighting · Reported · Brussels, Belgium
• 09/11/2025 · Liège airport closure due to drone sighting · Reported · Liège, Belgium
• 09/11/2025 · Three possible drones spotted over Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium · Reported · Doel, Belgium
• 08/11/2025 · Drone forces closure of Liège Airport · Confirmed · Liège, Belgium
• 07/11/2025 · Drone sighting at Liège Airport interrupts air traffic · Reported · Liège, Belgium
• 07/11/2025 · Suspicious flights over Kleine Brogel military base in Belgium · Reported · Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
• 06/11/2025 · Drone sighting at Brussels Airport with airspace remaining open · Reported · Brussels, Belgium
• 06/11/2025 · Drones temporarily close Brussels airport · Reported · Charleroi, Belgium
• 04/11/2025 · Four drones spotted over Schaffen military base · Confirmed · Diest, Belgium
• 04/11/2025 · Airspace violation over Brussels Airport forces closure · Reported · Brussels, Belgium
• 03/11/2025 · Four drones spotted over NATO's Kleine-Brogel air base in Belgium · Confirmed · Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
• 02/11/2025 · Possible drone sighting over Mechelen-Zuid industrial area unconfirmed · Confirmed · Mechelen, Belgium
• 01/11/2025 · Drones fly over Kleine Brogel air base in Belgium · Confirmed · Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
• 28/10/2025 · Multiple drones fly over Marche-en-Famenne military base · Confirmed · Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
• 25/10/2025 · Possible drones over Marche-en-Famenne military base · Reported · Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
• 02/10/2025 · Unidentified drones fly over NATO base in Belgium and enter German airspace · Confirmed · Elsenborn, Belgium

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