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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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- 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 240450Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 // NCD 07/07 Q1021
Decoded METAR for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
METAR issued by ETNG on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 04:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 hours and 30 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
ETNG 221400Z 2215/2306 31006KT 9999 SCT040 BKN050 BECMG 2301/2303 23003KT
Decoded TAF for Geilenkirchen Air Base airport ETNG GKE
TAF issued by ETNG on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 14:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 1 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 15 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, August 22, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, August 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
2215/2306 31006KT 9999 SCT040 BKN050
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 310°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Friday, August 22, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday, August 23, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2301/2303 23003KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 230°
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