# Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR / EHLW)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LWR / EHLW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Owner: Netherlands armed forces
- Serves: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 1 m / 3 ft
- Coordinates: 53.2286, 5.7606
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,452 m / 8,045 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Website: http://www.defensie.nl/luchtmacht/luchtmachtbases/leeuwarden/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeuwarden_Air_Base (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2872473
- Weather station: EHLW · WMO 06270
- Ident: EHLW

## Timeline

- 1938: Leeuwarden Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,452 m / 8,045 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,452 m / 8,045 ft | #2,656 of 29,858 | #507 in Europe | #9 in NL |
| Elevation | 1 m / 3 ft | =43,171 of 43,403 | =5,840 in Europe | =29 in NL |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | #10 in NL |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in NL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RAPCON NORTH | 132.030 |
| ARR | Leeuwarden Arrival | 132.030 |
| TWR | Leeuwarden Tower | 120.705 |
| CENTER | Dutch Military Center | 128.355 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehgg.md) Groningen Airport Eelde · 56 km / 35 mi
- [DHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehkd.md) De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air Station · 74 km / 46 mi
- [LEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehle.md) Lelystad Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 122 km / 76 mi
- [EHDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehdl.md) Deelen Air Base · 130 km / 81 mi
- [ENS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehtw.md) Twente Airport · 130 km / 81 mi

## 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/ehlw/data