# Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE / EHWO)

**Woensdrecht Air Base** (IATA: WOE, ICAO: EHWO) is a medium airport in Hoogerheide, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. It opened in 1934. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,443 m (8,015 ft). It is operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WOE / EHWO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Serves: Hoogerheide, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Opened: 1934
- Elevation: 19 m / 63 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4491, 4.3420
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,443 m / 8,015 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Website: http://www.defensie.nl/luchtmacht/luchtmachtbases/woensdrecht/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woensdrecht_Air_Base (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2334993
- Weather station: EHWO · WMO 06340
- Ident: EHWO

## Timeline

- 1934: Woensdrecht Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07R/25L | 2,443 m / 8,015 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 067° / 248° | yes |
| 07L/25R | 2,180 m / 7,151 ft | 23 m / 74 ft |  | 069° / 249° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,443 m / 8,015 ft | =2,679 of 29,858 | =511 in Europe | #10 in NL |
| Elevation | 19 m / 63 ft | =38,559 of 43,403 | =5,162 in Europe | #12 in NL |
| Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =312 in Europe | =7 in NL |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in NL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | Woensdrecht Tower | 120.430 |
| GND | Woensdrecht Ground | 121.680 |
| APP | RAPCON West Approach | 123.580 |
| ARR | Woensdrecht Arrival | 123.580 |
| FIS | Dutch MIL Info | 132.350 |

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## 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/ehwo/data