NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, (ICAO: ETNG) located near Geilenkirchen, Germany, is the main operating airfield of the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF) Command's E-3A Component (AWACS). This component provides an early warning radar system to enhance NATO's air defence capabilities. Seventeen E-3A aircraft are used for air surveillance and air operations communications support. Aircraft are flown by multinational crews from 12 nations including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United States. These aircraft are often criticized, due to the noise of starting and landing planes, by population of the Geilenkirchen-area.
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NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

Airport Name: NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen
Airport Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany
IATA Code: GKE
ICAO Code: ETNG

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