Gilze-Rijen Air Base
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Gilze-Rijen Air Base is a major Royal Netherlands Air Force installation in the Netherlands, primarily known as a key helicopter and training base.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Netherlands Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 15 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasApproach | instrument approach procedures ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
fire and rescue services ⓘ fuel storage ⓘ helicopter hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ military barracks ⓘ simulator training facilities ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight (based there) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Luftwaffe airfield during German occupation
ⓘ
World War II airfield ⓘ |
| hostsAircraftType |
Boeing AH-64 Apache
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boeing CH-47 Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurocopter AS532 Cougar NERFINISHED ⓘ NHIndustries NH90 (temporarily / historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsUnit | Defence Helicopter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | GLZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EHGR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRoleChange | conversion to helicopter base ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Breda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Brabant ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gilze en Rijen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Breda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Netherlands Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch military aviation infrastructure ⓘ |
| postWarUse | Royal Netherlands Air Force fighter base ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
helicopter base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| runway |
02/20
ⓘ
10/28 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO exercises
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Air Force helicopter units NERFINISHED ⓘ training squadrons ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flight training
ⓘ
helicopter maintenance ⓘ helicopter pilot training ⓘ military exercises ⓘ tactical helicopter operations ⓘ |
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