# Valkenburg Naval Air Base, Leiden, Netherlands

**Valkenburg Naval Air Base** was an airport in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. It opened in Apr 1939. It had 2 runways; the longest was 2,440 m (8,006 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nl-0145

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Opened: Apr 1939
- Elevation: 0 m / 1 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1661, 4.4179
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,440 m / 8,006 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Amsterdam
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_Naval_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2612120
- Weather station: EHVB
- Ident: NL-0145

## Timeline

- Apr 1939: Valkenburg Naval Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,440 m / 8,006 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |
| 16/34 | 1,500 m / 4,920 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 163° / 343° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | PBV | 312.800 |
| APP | ROTTERDAM APP | 127.025 |
| INFO | DUTCH MIL INFO | 132.350 |
| OPS | FALCON CREST | 26.092 |
| RDR | SCHIPHOL APP | 119.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 28 km / 18 mi
- [GLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehgr.md) Gilze Rijen Air Base · 75 km / 47 mi
- [WOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehwo.md) Woensdrecht Air Base · 80 km / 50 mi
- [LEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehle.md) Lelystad Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [DHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehkd.md) De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air Station · 88 km / 54 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/nl-0145/data