# Laupheim Air Base (ETHL)

**Laupheim Air Base** (ICAO: ETHL) is a medium airport in Laupheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It opened in Mar 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,646 m (5,400 ft). It is operated by Bundeswehr.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / ETHL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Bundeswehr
- Serves: Laupheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Opened: Mar 1940
- Elevation: 538 m / 1,766 ft
- Coordinates: 48.2203, 9.9100
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,646 m / 5,400 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laupheim_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322130
- Weather station: ETHL · WMO 10837
- Ident: ETHL

## Timeline

- Mar 1940: Laupheim Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |
| 03/21 | 600 m / 1,968 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass | 034° / 214° |  |
| 09G/27G | 200 m / 657 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | =5,613 of 29,858 | #908 in Europe | #67 in DE |
| Elevation | 538 m / 1,766 ft | =10,141 of 43,403 | #623 in Europe | #111 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =98 in DE |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =4 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G | 42.400 |
| ACC | MUNCHEN CON | 129.450 |
| RDR | LIMA RADAR | 119.100 |
| RDR | LIMA RADAR | 34.400 |
| TWR | LIMA TWR | 42.400 |

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- [EDTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edtm.md) Mengen-Hohentengen Airfield · 44 km / 27 mi
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- [ETSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etsl.md) Lechfeld Air Base · 71 km / 44 mi
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
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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/ethl/data