# Bückeburg Air Base (ETHB)

**Bückeburg Air Base** (ICAO: ETHB) is a medium airport in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It opened in 1946. It has one runway, 1,832 m (6,010 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by German Army.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / ETHB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: German Army
- Serves: Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Opened: 1946
- Elevation: 70 m / 230 ft
- Coordinates: 52.2785, 9.0822
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,832 m / 6,010 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCckeburg_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830263
- Weather station: ETHB · WMO 10335
- Ident: ETHB

## Timeline

- 1946: Bückeburg Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,832 m / 6,010 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,832 m / 6,010 ft | =4,511 of 29,858 | #815 in Europe | #61 in DE |
| Elevation | 70 m / 230 ft | =33,140 of 43,403 | =4,175 in Europe | =618 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =728 in Europe | #103 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DIR | BREMEN RADAR | 131.325 |
| GCA | RADAR | 123.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 42.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 38.775 |

## Nearby airports

- [ETNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnw.md) Wunstorf Air Base · 31 km / 19 mi
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [BFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edli.md) Bielefeld Airport · 51 km / 31 mi
- [ETND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnd.md) Diepholz Air Base · 61 km / 38 mi
- [ETHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethc.md) Celle Army Airfield · 73 km / 45 mi
- [PAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlp.md) Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · 81 km / 50 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/ethb/data