ETSB

Büchel Air Base

ICAO ETSB50.1738°N 7.0633°E478 m / 1,568 ftMedium airport
On the map

Büchel Air Base (ICAO: ETSB) is a medium airport in Alflen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It opened in 1955. It has one runway, 2,507 m (8,225 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by German Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1955–1955
1955
OpenedBüchel Air Base opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
03/21029° / 209° · LIT
LENGTH2,507 m8,225 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,507 m8,225 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=2,275of 29,823 · #360 Europe · #25 DEElevation478 m1,568 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=11,504of 43,341 · #784 Europe · #167 DEAgeOpened 19552026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,103of 15,079 · =839 Europe · =131 DERunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =85 DE
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
A/DLANGEN CON125.600
ACCRHEIN CON38.715
RDRRADAR123.300
RDRRADAR34.462
TWRTWR122.100