Wheel flange for fastening of a wheel to a utility vehicle axle, on which, in use, the wheel flange is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation by means of a wheel bearing which coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the wheel flange, wherein the wheel flange has - an outer annular section positioned around the central longitudinal axis and abutting the outer circumference of the wheel flange, into which wheel bolt openings (9, 9', 9") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, - an inner ring section positioned around the central longitudinal axis, the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the outer ring section and into which wheel bearing bolt openings (14, 14', 14") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, and - a transition section positioned around the central longitudinal axis, which extends between the outer ring section and the inner ring section and into which ventilation openings (18, 18', 18") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, characterized in that in a projection onto a plane aligned perpendicularly to the central longitudinal axis, - in case that the number of wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") is greater than or equal to the number of wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14"), to each wheel bearing bolt opening (14,14',14"), a wheel bolt opening (9,9',9") is assigned and the centers (M,M') of the assigned wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") and wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") "are arranged jointly on an imaginary straight connecting line (G,G',G") extending from the central longitudinal axis, - in case the number of wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") is greater than the number of wheel bolt openings (9,9',9"), to each wheel bolt opening (9,9',9"), a wheel bearing bolt opening (14,14',14") is assigned and the center points (M,M') of the assigned wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") and wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") are arranged together on an imaginary straight connecting line (G,G',G") extending from the central longitudinal axis, and - the ventilation openings (18,18',18") are each arranged in an area of the transition section bounded by two adjacent straight connecting lines (G,G',G"). - an outer annular section positioned around the central longitudinal axis and abutting the outer circumference of the wheel flange, into which wheel bolt openings (9, 9', 9") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, - an inner ring section positioned around the central longitudinal axis, the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the outer ring section and into which wheel bearing bolt openings (14, 14', 14") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, and - a transition section positioned around the central longitudinal axis, which extends between the outer ring section and the inner ring section and into which ventilation openings (18, 18', 18") extending along the central longitudinal axis are formed, - in case that the number of wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") is greater than or equal to the number of wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14"), to each wheel bearing bolt opening (14,14',14"), a wheel bolt opening (9,9',9") is assigned and the centers (M,M') of the assigned wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") and wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") "are arranged jointly on an imaginary straight connecting line (G,G',G") extending from the central longitudinal axis, - in case the number of wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") is greater than the number of wheel bolt openings (9,9',9"), to each wheel bolt opening (9,9',9"), a wheel bearing bolt opening (14,14',14") is assigned and the center points (M,M') of the assigned wheel bearing bolt openings (14,14',14") and wheel bolt openings (9,9',9") are arranged together on an imaginary straight connecting line (G,G',G") extending from the central longitudinal axis, and - the ventilation openings (18,18',18") are each arranged in an area of the transition section bounded by two adjacent straight connecting lines (G,G',G").