Royal Air Force Station Brüggen

Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen in was a Royal Air Force station until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres west of on the Dutch–German border.
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  • Type: Abandoned airfield
  • Description: former British military Royal Air Force station and airbase near Bruggen in North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
  • Also known as: “BGN”, “ETUR”, “Fliegerhorst Brüggen”, “RAF Brueggen”, “RAF Bruggen”, “RAF Brüggen”, “RAF Station Brüggen”, and “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lüsekamp und Boschbeek and Elmpter Schwalmbruch.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.

Lake
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is a lake, which is situated 3½ km north of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmpt and Vlodrop-station.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . is situated 6 km south of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.

Town
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is a municipality in the , in , . is situated 6 km northeast of Royal Air Force Station Brüggen.

Royal Air Force Station Brüggen

Latitude
51.2° or 51° 12′ north
Longitude
6.13333° or 6° 8′ east
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
IATA airport code
BGN
ICAO airport code
ETUR
Open location code
9F3854XM+X8
Geo­Names ID
6296874
Wiki­data ID
Q441476
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Royal Air Force Station Brüggen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • Chinese: “布吕根皇家空军基地”
  • Dutch: “RAF Brüggen”
  • Dutch: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • French: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • German: “RAF Brüggen”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • Hebrew: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • Japanese: “ブリュッゲン空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bruggen AB”
  • Malay: “Royal Air Force Station Bruggen”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بروگن”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате бругн”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: An der Wae and In dem Sande.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: In den Venekotten and Op den Felde.

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Worth a closer look: Cologne and Düsseldorf.

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