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Geilenkirchen Air Base airport (Germany)
Geilenkirchen Air Base airport is located near with Pannenschöpp at 1mi↑, Niederbusch at 1mi↑, Teveren at 1mi↑, Op den Hering at 2mi↑, Scherpenseel at 2mi↑, Staherheide at 2mi↑, Gangelt at 2mi↑, Frelenberg at 3mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Germany and Southernmost airports in Germany
→ See also airports in Germany
aerial view of Geilenkirchen Air Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : ETNG
- IATA code : GKE
- Local code : -
Elevation : 90 m = 295ft
→ See also Highest airports in Germany and Lowest airports in Germany
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 3051m = 10010ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Germany
Coming to Geilenkirchen Air Base airport
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By train : book on Trip.com
- Übach-Palenberg train station at 3mi
- Geilenkirchen train station at 4mi
- Eygelshoven Markt train station at 5mi
By plane :
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- Maastricht Aachen Maastricht Aachen airport at 12mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 141550Z 35007KT CAVOK 22/05 Q1017 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 15:50 UTC, issued 39 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 22°C = 72°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 33 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 350°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 141100Z 1412/1503 03005KT CAVOK BECMG 1413/1415 35007KT TEMPO 1417/1419 35010G18KT BECMG 1502/1503 BKN008
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, issued 5 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
1412/1503 03005KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1413/1415 35007KT
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 350°
temporarily from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1417/1419 35010G18KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 350°
becoming from Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1502/1503 BKN008
broken at 800ft = 240m
NOTAM for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport
Around Geilenkirchen Air Base airport (Germany)
near
- Hotels in Pannenschöpp
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 180mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 181mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 185mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 201mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 203mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 204mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 206mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 206mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 210mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 212mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 212mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 217mi↑
- for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Brunssum Joint Force Command airport at 2mi↑
- for Glider site Schinveld airport at 2mi↑
nearest airports to Geilenkirchen Air Base airport (Germany)
- Brunssum Joint Force Command heliport ( EH58) at 2mi↑
- Glider site Schinveld airport ( NL-0035) at 2mi↑
- Heinsberg airport ( DE-0197) at 6mi↑
- Rhein-Maas Clinic heliport ( DE-0446) at 11mi↑
- Aachen-Merzbrück airport (EDKA AAH ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Maastricht Aachen Maastricht Aachen airport (EHBK MST ) at 12mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Aachen Hospital heliport ( DE-0422) at 13mi↑
- UL-Flugplatz Linnich airport ( DE-0290) at 13mi↑
- RAF Wildenrath airport ( ) at 13mi↑defunct airport
- Stolberg-Diepenlinchen airport ( DE-0184) at 17mi↑
- Brüggen Air Base airport (ETUR ) at 17mi↑defunct airport
- Gravenvoeren heliport (EBSN ) at 18mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Germany
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap