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Gilze-Rijen Air Base

Airports in North BrabantGilze en RijenRoyal Netherlands Air Force bases
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Gilze-Rijen Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen, IATA: GLZ, ICAO: EHGR) is a military airbase in the south of Netherlands. It is located between the cities of Breda and Tilburg, which are both in North Brabant. The airport is mainly, but not exclusively used as a base for Royal Netherlands Air Force helicopters. The airfield has two runways, the longest one is complete with an instrument landing system (ILS) and is 2,779 metres (9,117 ft) long by 45 m (148 ft) wide in the 10/28 direction. The shorter runway (without ILS) is 1,996 m (6,549 ft) by 30 m (98 ft) in the 02/20 direction.

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Gilze-Rijen Air Base
Lijndonk, Gilze en Rijen

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N 51.567222222222 ° E 4.9316666666667 °
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Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen

Lijndonk
5126 MC Gilze en Rijen
North Brabant, Netherlands
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