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Nörvenich Air Base

Nörvenich, Germany

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ETNN

Elevation

386 ft

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Nörvenich · NW · Germany

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50.831°, 6.658° · 386 ft elev.

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German Air Force tactical fighter base in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Nörvenich, Germany

Nörvenich Air Base (ICAO: ETNN) is a military airfield operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), located near the town of Nörvenich in the Düren district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It serves as a tactical fighter base and has no commercial passenger operations. The base has historically been home to fighter wings equipped with aircraft such as the F-104 Starfighter and later the Tornado. It plays a role in NATO's nuclear sharing arrangements, hosting nuclear-capable strike aircraft as part of Germany's commitments to the alliance. As an active military installation, Nörvenich is not open to the general public and has no civilian terminal facilities or scheduled airline services.

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›Operated exclusively by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) with no civilian flights.
›Has been associated with NATO nuclear sharing arrangements.
›Previously home to aircraft including the F-104 Starfighter and Panavia Tornado.
›Located in the Düren district of North Rhine-Westphalia.
›Has no IATA code assigned due to its purely military function.

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Nörvenich Air Base is a German Air Force air base in Nörvenich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany . It has been the home of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke", which flies the Eurofighter Typhoon. Since 2023, Tactical Air Force Wing 33 from Büchel Air Base, the sole remaining German base with nuclear weapons, has been exercising at Nörvenich Air Base, while Büchel´s airfield will be renovated to accommodate the new F-35 jets by 2026.

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