Geilenkirchen Air Base

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:accessibility Public access restricted
gptkbp:associated_with AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System)
gptkbp:code ETNG
gptkbp:coordinates 50.9733° N, 6.0633° E
gptkbp:current_use Military operations
Logistics support
Training exercises
gptkbp:elevation 120 meters
gptkbp:environmental_concerns Air quality
Noise pollution
Wildlife impact
gptkbp:facilities Fuel storage
Hangars
Maintenance facilities
Air traffic control tower
gptkbp:future_plans Expansion projects
Modernization of facilities
Increased joint operations
gptkbp:has_airport gptkb:Aachen-Merzbrück_Airport
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geilenkirchen Air Base
gptkbp:location gptkb:Geilenkirchen,_Germany
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:nearest_city gptkb:Aachen
gptkbp:notable_event Air shows
NATO exercises
Joint training missions
gptkbp:opened 1953
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:European_Air_Transport_Command
gptkb:NATO_Airborne_Early_Warning_and_Control_Force
gptkb:NATO_Response_Force
gptkb:NATO_Integrated_Air_and_Missile_Defense
NATO's Allied Air Command Headquarters
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Allied_Air_Command
gptkbp:runway_length 3,000 meters
gptkbp:surrounding_area Rural area
Residential neighborhoods
Industrial zones
gptkbp:type Joint NATO Air Base
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Air_Forces_in_Europe_-Air_Forces_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4