Woensdrecht Air Base
Woensdrecht Air Base AMSL | 63 ft / 19 m | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°26′56″N 004°20′30″E / 51.44889°N 4.34167°E | ||||||||||
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  EHWO Location of Woensdrecht Air Base | |||||||||||
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Woensdrecht Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Woensdrecht) (IATA: WOE[1], ICAO: EHWO) is a military airport between the villages of Woensdrecht and Huijbergen, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the city of Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. It is located near the A58 motorway and the border with Belgium.
The airport was founded in 1934 as a
The airport currently has one runway, 07/25, which is 2,440 metres (8,010 ft) long. It is now mainly used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force as a training and logistical base and normally does not house any combat units. It currently also has one civilian user, Fokker Services, a company providing maintenance, primarily but not exclusively for Fokker aircraft. Because of the presence of Fokker Services, many Fokker aircraft are usually present at the airfield. The Royal Netherlands Air Force mainly operates the Pilatus PC-7 for initial training from this air base.
References
- ^ WOE / EHWO: Woensdrecht Air Base. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ United States Military Forces and Installations in Europe, printing date uncertain, apx p.20 - 30
External links
- (in Dutch) Defensie.nl - Woensdrecht (RNAF website for Woensdrecht Air Base)
- Fokker Services
- Bergen op Zoom - Woensdrecht (WOE / BZM / EHWO) photos at Airliners.net
