Airports / Netherlands / GLZ
Gilze Rijen Air Base
EHGR / GLZRijen, NetherlandsELEV 49 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Rijen, Netherlands, Gilze Rijen Air Base (EHGR / GLZ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 49 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GLZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 18 nm), Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE, 23 nm), and Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from GLZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Rijen.
Field capability
ICAO
EHGR
IATA
GLZ
FAA / Local
EHGR
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
51.5674° N · 4.9318° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Netherlands fields
state range -15–375 ft
At 49 ft, GLZ sits lower than 50% of the 14 Netherlands fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmEINEindhoven AirportEindhoven
- 23nmWOEWoensdrecht Air BaseHoogerheide
- 29nmANRAntwerp International Airport (Deurne)Antwerp
- 29nmUDEVolkel Air BaseUden
- 30nmRTMRotterdam The Hague AirportRotterdam
- 31nmEHBDKempen Airport BudelWeert
Location
Open the full mapEHGR · Gilze Rijen Air Base · Rijen, Netherlands