Airports / Germany / GKE
Geilenkirchen Air Base
ETNG / GKEGeilenkirchen, GermanyELEV 296 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Geilenkirchen Air Base (ETNG / GKE) is a mid-sized airport serving Geilenkirchen, Germany. The airport sits 296 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 GKE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 11 nm), Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL, 24 nm), and Kempen Airport Budel (EHBD, 24 nm).
Charter pricing from GKE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Geilenkirchen.
Field capability
ICAO
ETNG
IATA
GKE
FAA / Local
ETNG
Elevation
296 ft
Coordinates
50.9608° N · 6.0424° 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 Germany fields
state range 14–2,231 ft
At 296 ft, GKE sits lower than 63% of the 75 Germany fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmMSTMaastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht
- 24nmMGLMönchengladbach AirportMönchengladbach
- 24nmEHBDKempen Airport BudelWeert
- 25nmETNNNörvenich Air BaseNörvenich
- 25nmEBBLKleine Brogel Air BaseKleine Brogel
- 30nmLGGLiège AirportGrâce-Hollogne
Location
Open the full mapETNG · Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany