{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Geilenkirchen Air Base","iataCode":"GKE","icaoCode":"ETNG","city":"Geilenkirchen","country":"DE","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":50.9608,"longitude":6.04242},"elevationMeters":90,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Home to NATO's airborne early-warning fleet, Geilenkirchen Air Base (IATA: GKE, ICAO: ETNG) in North Rhine-Westphalia is the only permanent NATO main operating base on German soil, flying 14 Boeing E-3A AWACS radar aircraft. In November 2025 several NATO nations scrapped the planned purchase of six Boeing E-7A Wedgetail successors; the Saab GlobalEye is now under consideration, while the ageing E-3A fleet is set to serve until around 2035. The base is closed to civil and cargo aviation. Air frei","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/geilenkirchen-air-base-airport-gke","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/geilenkirchen-air-base-airport-gke","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Geilenkirchen Air Base · (IATA: GKE) · Geilenkirchen, DE · 90 m"}