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Leeuwarden Air Base

Leeuwarden Air Base is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht. The airbase was formerly one of the two F-16 Fighting Falcon bases of the RNLAF.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force
  • Also known as: “Leeuwarden AB”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint Genovevakerk and Northern General Cemetery.

Church
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is a church.

Cemetery
Photo: Ytzen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

House
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
The or Dekema State is a stins in the village of , . It was probably built in the late 15th century on the location of a zaalstins from the 14th century. The estate currently functions as a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jelsum and Koarnjum.

Village
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is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 195 in January 2017. The stins Dekemastate is located in .

Village
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is a village in the municipality of , in the . The village is situated between Jelsum and and a population of around 370 in January 2017.

Village
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or Marssum is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 1,052 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. is situated 2½ km southwest of Leeuwarden Air Base.

Leeuwarden Air Base

Latitude
53.22861° or 53° 13′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.76056° or 5° 45′ 38″ east
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
IATA airport code
LWR
ICAO airport code
EHLW
Open location code
9F576QH6+C6
Geo­Names ID
6296689
Wiki­data ID
Q2872473
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Leeuwarden Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Leeuwarden Air Base”
  • Chinese: “吕伐登空军基地”
  • Chinese: “呂伐登空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Leeuwarden”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Leeuwarden”
  • German: “Leeuwarden Air Base”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Leeuwarden”
  • Japanese: “レーワルデン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “レーワルデン航空基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Leeuwarden AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی لیواردن”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Leeuwarden”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ люордн”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Лееуварден”
  • Ukrainian: “Леуварден (авіабаза)”
  • Ukrainian: “Леуварден”
  • Western Frisian: “Fleanbasis Ljouwert”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dekemastate and Popta Slot.

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