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Leeuwarden Air Base

Leeuwarden, Netherlands

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Leeuwarden Air Base

Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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Dutch Royal Air Force base in Friesland.

Opened
1913
Location
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Leeuwarden Air Base (ICAO: EHLW) is a military airfield operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, located near the city of Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It serves primarily as a fighter base and is one of the main operational air bases of the Dutch armed forces. The base is home to F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft and has historically hosted F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons. It regularly participates in NATO air policing missions and multinational exercises, reflecting its importance to Allied air defense in northwestern Europe. Although IATA code LWR is assigned, Leeuwarden functions exclusively as a military installation with no scheduled commercial passenger services. Civil aviation activity is extremely limited and largely restricted to military and governmental operations.
Getting to & from
The base is located approximately 4 kilometers from Leeuwarden city center and is accessible by road, though public transport access is limited given its military nature.
Notable facts
  • ›Operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force as a primary fighter base.
  • ›Home to F-35A Lightning II jets, replacing the former F-16 fleet.
  • ›Participates in NATO Baltic Air Policing missions.
  • ›One of the oldest continuously used military airfields in the Netherlands.
  • ›No commercial passenger services operate from this airfield.
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Leeuwarden Air Base
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Leeuwarden Air Base is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF) - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu),. The airbase was formerly one of the two F-16 Fighting Falcon bases of the RNLASF. The airbase lies northwest of the capital of Friesland, Leeuwarden.

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