# Schleswig Air Base (WBG / ETNS)

**Schleswig Air Base** (IATA: WBG, ICAO: ETNS) is a medium airport in Jagel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It opened in 1916. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,439 m (8,003 ft). It is operated by German Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WBG / ETNS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: German Air Force
- Serves: Jagel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Opened: 1916
- Elevation: 21 m / 70 ft
- Coordinates: 54.4593, 9.5163
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,439 m / 8,003 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleswig_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325692
- Weather station: ETNS · WMO 10037
- Ident: ETNS

## Timeline

- 1916: Schleswig Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,439 m / 8,003 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,998 m / 6,554 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,439 m / 8,003 ft | =2,714 of 29,858 | =526 in Europe | =36 in DE |
| Elevation | 21 m / 70 ft | =38,160 of 43,403 | =5,103 in Europe | =736 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | #17 in DE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =20 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | RADAR | 123.300 |
| A/D | RADAR | 31.347 |
| ACC | BREMEN CON | 128.775 |
| AFIS | BREMEN INFO | 125.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

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- [SGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksb.md) Sønderborg Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [SKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksp.md) Skrydstrup Air Base · 86 km / 54 mi
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- [FCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etmn.md) Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase · 95 km / 59 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #71

## 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/etns/data