GLZ

Gilze Rijen Air Base

ICAO EHGR51.5674°N 4.9318°E15 m / 49 ftMedium airport
On the map

Gilze Rijen Air Base (IATA: GLZ, ICAO: EHGR) is a medium airport in Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. It opened in 1910. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,768 m (9,081 ft). It is operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1910–1910
1910
OpenedGilze Rijen Air Base opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
10/28098° / 279° · LIT
LENGTH2,768 m9,081 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
02/20016° / 197° · LIT
LENGTH1,996 m6,549 ftWIDTH30 m98 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,768 m9,081 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,710of 29,823 · #270 Europe · #5 NLElevation15 m49 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=39,259of 43,341 · =5,254 Europe · #13 NLAgeOpened 19102026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=25of 15,079 · =18 Europe · #1 NLRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =4 NL
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
APPRAPCON West Approach123.580
GNDGilze-Rijen Ground121.680
TWRGilze-Rijen Tower125.330
ARRGilze Arrival123.580
CENTERDutch Military Center125.930
FISDutch MIL Info132.350