NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located near , , . It is the main operating base of the NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry Component, one of two operational elements of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 80 metres (262 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code GKE
  • …has the ICAO airport code ETNG
  • …is operated by NATO
  • Description: military airport near Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as
    “Geilenkirchen AB Airport”
    “NATO E-3A Airbase Geilenkirchen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pannenschopp and Teverener Heide.
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is a nature reserve.
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is a nature reserve.
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panneschopp and Niederbusch.
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is a hamlet.
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is a village.
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is a village.

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

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Latitude
50.96156° or 50° 57′ 42″ north
Longitude
6.04207° or 6° 2′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F28X26R+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24908316
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
3207674
Wiki­data ID
Q329095

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen”
  • Chinese: “蓋倫基興北約空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “ETNG”
  • Dutch: “NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen”
  • Dutch: “NAVO-vliegbasis Geilenkirchen”
  • Finnish: “Geilenkirchenin Nato-lentotukikohta”
  • French: “Base aérienne de l’OTAN de Geilenkirchen”
  • French: “Geilenkirchen”
  • German: “Air Base Geilenkirchen”
  • German: “ETNG”
  • German: “Fliegerhorst Geilenkirchen”
  • German: “NATO-Flugplatz Geilenkirchen”
  • Japanese: “NATOガイレンキルヒェン航空基地”
  • Japanese: “ガイレンキルヒェン北大西洋条約機構航空基地”
  • Japanese: “ガイレンキルヒェン航空基地”
  • Korean: “가일렌키르헨 NATO 공군기지”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Geilenkirchen AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ناتو در گایلن‌کیرشن”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ ноту дар гоилн‌киршн”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии НАТО дар Гейленкирхен”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайленкірхен (авіабаза)”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайленкірхен”
  • Western Frisian: “NAFO fleanbases Geilenkirchen”
  • Western Frisian: “NATO fleanbases Geilenkirchen”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include FHF NATO E-3A Geilenkirchen and Schwalbensee.

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