Geilenkirchen Air Base

ETNG · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About Geilenkirchen Air Base

ICAO ETNG
IATA GKE
FIR Langen FIR
Region North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Runways 9/27
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 50.9608, 6.04242   505739N 0060233E
Coordinates (Center) 50.96085, 6.04175   505739N 0060230E
Variation 2.8° E (2024)
Timezone Berlin (+2 h)
Local time Apr 16, 2024 09:15

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
9 091° 088° 3,051 m 45 m Concrete 50.9606 6.0649
27 271° 268° 50.9611 6.0187

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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.

Geilenkirchen Air Base

Geilenkirchen Air Base is a midsized airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The airport is located at latitude 50.96085 and longitude 6.04175. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is ETNG. The airport's IATA code is GKE. Nearby other airfields are Heinsberg, Aachen-Merzbrück Airport, Maastricht-Aachen Airport, UL-Flugplatz Linnich and Erkelenz-Kückhoven.

Geilenkirchen Air Base publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Langen.

Geilenkirchen Air Base is in the timezone of Europe/Berlin. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:33. This applies to Geilenkirchen 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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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Brunssum Joint Force Command Heliport NL-0081 3.2 km 233°
Schinveld NL-0094 3.6 km 308°
Heinsberg DE-0197 10 km 005°
Rhein-Maas Clinic Heliport DE-0446 18 km 156°
Aachen-Merzbrück Airport EDKA 18 km 147°
Aachen / Merzbruck ETBA 19 km 148°
Maastricht-Aachen Airport EHBK 20 km 253°
Aachen Hospital Heliport DE-0422 21 km 179°
UL-Flugplatz Linnich DE-0290 21 km 089°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Geilenkirchen GIX TACAN 0.4 km 041°
Maastricht MAS VOR-DME 5.8 km 282°
Maastricht NW NDB 13 km 299°
Maastricht Locator Zl ZL NDB 18 km 260°
Gull GUL NDB 20 km 211°
Thorn THN NDB 29 km 329°
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