# Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM / ETAD)

**Spangdahlem Air Base** (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD) is a medium airport in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It opened in 1953. It has one runway, 3,050 m (10,007 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SPM / ETAD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Opened: 1953
- Elevation: 365 m / 1,197 ft
- Coordinates: 49.9765, 6.6984
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,050 m / 10,007 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangdahlem_Air_Base (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q656939
- Weather station: ETAD · WMO 10607
- Ident: ETAD

## Timeline

- 1953: Spangdahlem Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | =997 of 29,858 | =141 in Europe | #13 in DE |
| Elevation | 365 m / 1,197 ft | =15,089 of 43,403 | =1,196 in Europe | =297 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | =115 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | SOF | 141.775 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 143.425 |
| DEP | LIPPE RADAR | 314.600 |
| DIR | RHEIN RADAR | 387.150 |
| GCA | GCA | 129.475 |
| GCCD | CLNC DEL | 308.850 |
| GND | GND | 138.800 |
| OPS | AMC AIRLIFT AMCC | 131.975 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 284.425 |
| POST | COMD POST | 258.700 |
| PTD | PTD | 138.400 |
| RDR | LANGEN RADAR | 125.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [ETSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etsb.md) Büchel Air Base · 34 km / 21 mi
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [RMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etar.md) Ramstein Air Base · 88 km / 55 mi
- [SCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddr.md) Saarbrücken Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [ETNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnn.md) Nörvenich Air Base · 95 km / 59 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/etad/data