Gilze Rijen Air Base

EHGR · North Brabant, Netherlands

About Gilze Rijen Air Base

ICAO EHGR
IATA GLZ
FIR Amsterdam FIR
Region North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Runways 2/20
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 51.5674, 4.93183   513403N 0045555E
Coordinates (Center) 51.56573, 4.93469   513357N 0045605E
Variation 2.5° E (2024)
Timezone Amsterdam (+2 h)
Local time Apr 27, 2024 01:22

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
10 100° 097° 2,768 m 45 m Asphalt 51.5652 4.9515
28 280° 277° 51.5695 4.912
2 017° 014° 1,996 m 30 m Asphalt 51.5728 4.9421
20 197° 194° 51.5554 4.9332

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Gilze Rijen Air Base

Gilze Rijen Air Base is a midsized airport in North Brabant, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 51.56573 and longitude 4.93469. The airport has 2 runways: 10/28 and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHGR. The airport's IATA code is GLZ. Nearby other airfields are Weelde Air Base, Breda International Airport, Eindhoven Airport, Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield and Brasschaat Airfield.

Gilze Rijen Air Base publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Amsterdam.

Gilze Rijen Air Base is in the timezone of Europe/Amsterdam. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:55. This applies to Gilze Rijen Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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On this airport you can find flying clubs. Companies on this airport are Drone Fotograaf Nederland, Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht and GLC Illustrious.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis Heliport NL-0010 12 km 104°
Weelde Air Base EBWE 19 km 174°
Breda International Airport EHSE 26 km 267°
Vlimmeren Heliport EBVN 30 km 197°
Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis. Locatie Amstelwijck Heliport NL-0016 31 km 320°
Helihaven P. van Zutphen NL-0046 31 km 096°
Kasterlee heliport EBTK 31 km 182°
Keysers heliport EBBH 33 km 221°
Eindhoven Airport EHEH 33 km 112°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Gilze Rijen GZR TACAN 0.1 km 298°
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