# Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Netherlands

**Soesterberg Air Base** was an airport in Soesterberg, Utrecht, Netherlands. It opened in 1911. It closed in 2008. It had one runway, 3,075 m (10,089 ft) long, asphalt. It was operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nl-0144

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Serves: Soesterberg, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Opened: 1911
- Closed: 2008
- Elevation: 20 m / 66 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1273, 5.2762
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,075 m / 10,089 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soesterberg_Air_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2533007
- Weather station: EHSB
- Ident: NL-0144

## Timeline

- 1911: Soesterberg Air Base opens.
- 2008: Soesterberg Air Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,075 m / 10,089 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RAPCON WEST | 123.575 |
| ARR | APP | 37.342 |
| TWR | TWR | 129.925 |

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## In collections

- [Closed and historic](https://dromopedia.com/collections/closed) #92

## 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/nl-0144/data