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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↑,→ 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
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Aviation weather for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 020650Z VRB01KT CAVOK 28/18 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 06:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 hours and 33 minutes ago.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 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 18°C = 64°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 55 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 020500Z 0206/0221 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 0210/0212 22007KT BECMG 0214/0216 29010KT TEMPO 0215/0220 30015G30KT 4000 TSRA SHRA BKN070CB PROB30 TEMPO 0216/0219 31020G40KT 1500 +TSRAGR BKN040CB
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, issued 13 hours and 23 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
0206/0221 VRB02KT 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 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0210/0212 22007KT
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 220°
becoming from Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0214/0216 29010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 290°
temporarily from Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0215/0220 30015G30KT 4000 TSRA SHRA BKN070CB
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
thunderstorm rain
shower rain
broken at 7000ft = 2130m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 2, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0216/0219 31020G40KT 1500 +TSRAGR BKN040CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is 310°
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain hail
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
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 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↑
→ 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