Geilenkirchen Air Base

IATA GKEICAO ETNGMedium airport

Geilenkirchen Air Base is a medium airport near Geilenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is listed as IATA GKE and ICAO ETNG. The airport is located at 50.9608° / 6.0424° at an elevation of 90 m (296 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,051 m. The nearest airport is Brunssum Joint Force Command Heliport, 3.2 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Geilenkirchen Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Geilenkirchen Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`GKE`
ICAO code	`ETNG`
Identifier	`ETNG`
Type	Medium airport
City	Geilenkirchen
Region	North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Coordinates	50.96080, 6.04242
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	50° 57′ 38.88″ N 6° 02′ 32.71″ E
Elevation	90 m (296 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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