Airports / Germany / ETSB
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Alflen, Germany, Büchel Air Base (ETSB) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,568 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 ETSB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN, 16 nm), Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM, 18 nm), and Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN, 42 nm).
Charter pricing from ETSB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Alflen.
Field capability
ICAO
ETSB
IATA
—
FAA / Local
ETSB
Elevation
1,568 ft
Coordinates
50.1738° N · 7.0633° 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 1,568 ft, ETSB sits higher than 85% 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.
- 16nmHHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportFrankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
- 18nmSPMSpangdahlem Air BaseTrier
- 42nmCGNCologne Bonn AirportKöln (Cologne)
- 42nmETNNNörvenich Air BaseNörvenich
- 44nmEDFZMainz-Finthen AirfieldMainz
- 46nmLUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg
Location
Open the full mapETSB · Büchel Air Base · Alflen, Germany