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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 :
- Geilenkirchen Air Base airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- 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 200250Z 19009KT 9999 BKN035 BKN060 16/12 Q1000
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 4 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1000hPa = 29.53inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 190°.
Clouds : broken at 3500ft = 1070m. broken at 6000ft = 1830m.
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 200200Z 2003/2018 15006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN060 TEMPO 2003/2007 7000 -RA BKN020 BECMG 2005/2007 20010KT TEMPO 2014/2016 20010G25KT
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 UTC, issued 5 hours and 54 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Monday, October 20, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
2003/2018 15006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN060
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
temporarily from Sunday, October 19, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Monday, October 20, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2003/2007 7000 -RA BKN020
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
light rain
broken at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Monday, October 20, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Monday, October 20, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2005/2007 20010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
temporarily from Monday, October 20, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Monday, October 20, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2014/2016 20010G25KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 200°
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