Where Ballonteam Westhoek flies
We fly from several fixed launch sites across West Flanders and Hainaut, rather than a single home base. Regularly over the municipalities listed below — and, on request, further afield too, or from a site of your choosing.
Ypres
A regular launch site in the open fields around the town, with views across the Westhoek all the way to the coast on clear days.
Diksmuide
Flat, open polder landscape — ideal for a calm flight with wide views in every direction.
Poperinge
Hop fields and rolling farmland make this one of the loveliest areas to discover from the air.
Zonnebeke
Known for its history, and seen from the balloon a landscape of villages, church spires and fields.
Menin
On the border with France, with the Leie winding through the landscape like a ribbon.
Own location
Depart from your own land, provided there's a clear field of 60×60 metres and the owner's permission.
Further afield in West Flanders
On request, we also regularly fly from these municipalities, at the same rate.
Kortrijk
Just fifteen minutes from Wervik: the Broel Towers and the Leie, surrounded by the rolling landscape of South West Flanders.
Roeselare
Centrally located in the province, surrounded by a fine-grained patchwork of fields and village centres.
Veurne
A historic town centre with the Grote Markt, set within the open polder landscape towards the coast.
Nieuwpoort
The IJzer Plain and the mouth of the IJzer, where the polders meet the coastline.
Alveringem
One of the most rural municipalities in the Westhoek, with the IJzer winding quietly through the polders.
Heuvelland
The Kemmelberg and its surroundings: the only hilly area in the Westhoek, famous from the cycling classics.
Hainaut
Besides West Flanders, we also fly regularly in Hainaut, on the other side of the language border — at the same rate.
Comines-Warneton
Sits right at the crossroads where Hainaut, West Flanders and France meet, close to one of our fixed launch sites.
Mouscron
Just fifteen minutes from Wervik: town and villages form a fine-grained pattern of streets and fields from above.
Tournai
One of the oldest cities in Belgium, with views of the cathedral and the bends of the Scheldt.
Also towards France
We also regularly fly towards the Franco-Belgian border region, in the direction of Komen and Rijsel. For our French-speaking customers, there's a full French-language version of this site. Site en français →