Airport type Military Elevation AMSL 386 ft / 117 m 8,048 2,439 Phone +49 2426 1002106 | Location Nörvenich, Germany 07/25 8,048 2,439 ASP | |
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Address Oswald-Boelcke-Allee, 52388 Nörvenich, Germany Hours Open today · 7AM–4:30PMTuesday7AM–4:30PMWednesday7AM–4:30PMThursday7AM–4:30PMFriday7AM–12PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday7AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit | ||
Nörvenich Air Base (Fliegerhorst Nörvenich) is a German Air Force air base in Germany (ICAO: ETNN).
It is the home of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke". The squadron flies the Eurofighter Typhoon.
History
It was built for the RAF Germany in 1952 and opened in August 1954. The Jagdbombergeschwader 31 (Fighter-Bomber Wing 31; abbreviated as: JaBoG 31), was the first fighter-bomber wing with Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the United States Air Force using by the German Air Force in 1958 at Nörvenich Air Base. In January 1959 became this squadron as the first German Air Force wing to be assigned to NATO. In 1961 it was the first wing with Lockheed F-104 Starfighters to the Luftwaffe. The first „Tornado" (Panavia PA 200) starts in July 1983 from the Air Base. Since June 2010 the squadron flies the Eurofighter Typhoon.