# Deelen Air Base (EHDL)

**Deelen Air Base** (ICAO: EHDL) is a medium airport in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. It opened in 1913. It has one runway, 1,046 m (3,431 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehdl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EHDL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Serves: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Opened: 1913
- Elevation: 48 m / 158 ft
- Coordinates: 52.0606, 5.8731
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,046 m / 3,431 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deelen_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3027840
- Weather station: EHDL · WMO 06275
- Ident: EHDL

## Timeline

- 1913: Deelen Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,046 m / 3,431 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Paved | 018° / 198° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,046 m / 3,431 ft | =13,015 of 29,858 | #1,379 in Europe | #22 in NL |
| Elevation | 48 m / 158 ft | =35,079 of 43,403 | =4,563 in Europe | #4 in NL |
| Age | Opened 1913 | =63 of 15,079 | =49 in Europe | #2 in NL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in NL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Approach | 120.305 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.705 |
| DEL | Delivery | 121.705 |
| ATIS | Atis | 133.555 |

## Nearby airports

- [UDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehvk.md) Volkel Air Base · 46 km / 29 mi
- [LEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehle.md) Lelystad Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [NRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlv.md) Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [ENS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehtw.md) Twente Airport · 73 km / 46 mi
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 80 km / 50 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #37

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehdl/data