Leeuwarden Air Base
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Leeuwarden Air Base is a major Royal Netherlands Air Force military airfield in the north of the Netherlands, used for fighter operations, training, and NATO missions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Netherlands Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| allianceRole | NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-35A Lightning II NERFINISHED ⓘ PC-7 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
306 Squadron RNLAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
322 Squadron RNLAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeuw Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproachType |
instrument landing system
ⓘ
precision approach radar ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
fire and rescue services ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ runway arresting systems ⓘ |
| hasRole | Quick Reaction Alert base ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Cold War fighter base
ⓘ
World War II airfield ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Frisian Flag exercise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO air exercises ⓘ |
| IATACode | LWR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EHLW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Friesland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeuwarden NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Leeuwarden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Netherlands Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Netherlands Air Force fighter community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
air defense of the Netherlands
ⓘ
support of NATO air operations ⓘ |
| runway | Runway 05/23 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
support to civil authorities
ⓘ
training of fighter pilots ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
air-to-air missions
ⓘ
air-to-ground missions ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO missions
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ air policing ⓘ exercise operations ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
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