Valkenburg Naval Air Base

Valkenburg Naval Air Base is a former air base located just south of , which is part of and close to the city of , that was used by the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service until 2006, being their base for the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: Dutch Navy airfield
  • Also known as: “M.V.K. Valkenburg”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Corpus.

Museum
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is a national museum… is situated 4 km east of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.

Museum
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The Museum is a human biology interactive… is situated 2½ km east of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.

Railway station
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De Vink is a railway station in the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valkenburg and Stevenshof.

Village
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is a village and former municipality in the…

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 3 km southeast of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.

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is a town in the province of in the Netherlands.

Valkenburg Naval Air Base

Latitude
52.16614° or 52° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
4.41794° or 4° 25′ 5″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
IATA airport code
LID
ICAO airport code
EHVB
Open location code
9F465C89+F5
Geo­Names ID
6296692
Wiki­data ID
Q2612120
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Valkenburg Naval Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Valkenburg (tugpahanan)”
  • Cebuano: “Valkenburg”
  • Dutch: “Vliegkamp Valkenburg”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Valkenburg”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Valkenburg Navy”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی دریایی فالکن‌بورخ”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Lejda-Valkenburg”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ волкнбрг новол”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавои обии Валкенбург”
  • Western Frisian: “Marinefleankamp Falkenburch”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: De Pan and Rijksdorp.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: De Pan van Persijn and Maaldrift.

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