▁H ain aut ▁in ▁Wall onia , ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Char ler oi ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁central ▁Br uss els . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁passengers ▁and ▁aircraft ▁movements , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁having ▁served ▁ 7 , 3 0 3 , 7 2 0 ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( 7 5 , 0 3 8 ▁movements ). ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁busy ▁general ▁av iation ▁air field , ▁being ▁home ▁to ▁ 3 ▁flying ▁schools . ▁ ▁The ▁A éro pole , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Science ▁Park s ▁of ▁Wall onia , ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁The ▁first ▁aer onaut ical ▁activities ▁in ▁G oss el ies ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁as ▁a ▁flying ▁school , ▁then ▁aer onaut ical ▁maintenance ▁activities ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁British ▁aircraft ▁manufact urer ▁F aire y ▁A viation ▁settled ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁Av ions ▁F aire y ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁Mont ▁des ▁Ber gers ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁arranged ▁as ▁an ▁Advanced ▁Land ing ▁Gr ound ▁( A - 8 7 ) ▁for ▁the ▁al lied ▁air ▁forces , ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁G oss el ies ▁air