LWR

Leeuwarden Air Base

ICAO EHLW53.2286°N 5.7606°E1 m / 3 ftMedium airport
On the map
Vliegbasis Leeuwarden Bord
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Leeuwarden Air Base (IATA: LWR, ICAO: EHLW) is a medium airport in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,452 m (8,045 ft). It is operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1938–1938
1938
OpenedLeeuwarden Air Base opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
05/23053° / 233° · LIT
LENGTH2,452 m8,045 ftWIDTH50 m164 ftSURFACEAsphalt
09/27088° / 268° · LIT
LENGTH2,000 m6,562 ftWIDTH50 m164 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,452 m8,045 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#2,655of 29,823 · #502 Europe · #9 NLElevation1 m3 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=43,110of 43,341 · =5,829 Europe · =29 NLAgeOpened 19382026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=870of 15,079 · =451 Europe · #10 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

4 channels
APPRAPCON NORTH132.030
ARRLeeuwarden Arrival132.030
TWRLeeuwarden Tower120.705
CENTERDutch Military Center128.355