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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
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Aviation weather for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 021150Z 20006KT 130V260 9999 FEW030 SCT100 BKN180 09/03 Q1008 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 11:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 hours and 11 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.77inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3000ft = 910m. scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m. broken at 18000ft = 5490m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 021100Z 0212/0303 20008KT CAVOK BECMG 0214/0216 16006KT PROB30 TEMPO 0221/0303 -RA BKN030
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, issued 12 hours and 1 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
0212/0303 20008KT 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 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0214/0216 16006KT
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 2, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0221/0303 -RA BKN030
light rain
broken 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 Les Pistes de Ventron at 212mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 212mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Markstein at 214mi↑
- 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
- Maasmechelen heliport (EBMM ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Lanklaar heliport (EBDL ) at 15mi↑defunct airport
- Erkelenz-Kückhoven airport ( DE-0196) at 16mi↑
- Stolberg-Diepenlinchen airport ( DE-0184) at 17mi↑
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum heliport ( NL-0007) 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
