# Gilze Rijen Air Base (GLZ / EHGR)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GLZ / EHGR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Serves: Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Opened: 1910
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: 51.5674, 4.9318
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,768 m / 9,081 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Website: http://www.luchtmacht.nl/gilzerijen/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilze-Rijen_Air_Base (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1446578
- Weather station: EHGR · WMO 06350
- Ident: EHGR

## Timeline

- 1910: Gilze Rijen Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,768 m / 9,081 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 098° / 279° | yes |
| 02/20 | 1,996 m / 6,549 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 016° / 197° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,768 m / 9,081 ft | #1,711 of 29,858 | #272 in Europe | #5 in NL |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =5,265 in Europe | #13 in NL |
| Age | Opened 1910 | =25 of 15,079 | =18 in Europe | #1 in NL |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in NL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RAPCON West Approach | 123.580 |
| GND | Gilze-Rijen Ground | 121.680 |
| TWR | Gilze-Rijen Tower | 125.330 |
| ARR | Gilze Arrival | 123.580 |
| CENTER | Dutch Military Center | 125.930 |
| FIS | Dutch MIL Info | 132.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [WOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehwo.md) Woensdrecht Air Base · 43 km / 27 mi
- [ANR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebaw.md) Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) · 53 km / 33 mi
- [UDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehvk.md) Volkel Air Base · 55 km / 34 mi
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [EHBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehbd.md) Kempen Airport Budel · 58 km / 36 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #14

## 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/ehgr/data