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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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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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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- Aachen-Merzbrück airport at 11mi : book on Trip.com
- 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 132250Z 15003KT CAVOK 17/14 Q1011
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 22:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 20 minutes ago.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 17°C = 63°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 150°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 132300Z 1400/1415 VRB03KT CAVOK BECMG 1405/1407 25008G15KT PROB40 TEMPO 1409/1415 25012G22KT 5000 SHRA TSRA SCT030TCU
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, issued 1 hours and 10 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, July 13, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
1400/1415 VRB03KT 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 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1405/1407 25008G15KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 250°
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1409/1415 25012G22KT 5000 SHRA TSRA SCT030TCU
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
shower rain
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
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