Nörvenich Air Base

Nörvenich Air Base (Fliegerhorst Nörvenich) is a German Air Force air base in Germany (ICAO: ETNN).

Nörvenich Air Base

Advanced Landing Ground Y-58

Fliegerhorst Nörvenich
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
LocationNörvenich, Germany
Elevation AMSL382 ft / 116 m
Coordinates50°49′54″N 006°39′30″E
Map
Nörvenich Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 8,048 2,439 ASP

It is the home of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelcke". The squadron flies the Eurofighter Typhoon.

History

It was built for the RAF Germany in 1952 and opened in August 1954. In 1958, the Jagdbombergeschwader 31 (Fighter-Bomber Wing 31; abbreviated as: JaBoG 31) based at Nörvenich, was the first German fighter-bomber wing to use the U.S.-built Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the United States Air Force. In January 1959, this squadron was the first German Air Force wing to be assigned to NATO. In 1961 it was the first wing to use Lockheed F-104 Starfighters. The first "Tornado" (Panavia PA 200) started in July 1983 from the air base. Since June 2010 the squadron have been flying Eurofighter Typhoons.

During 17 to 28 August 2020, the Israeli Air Force made a historic fighter deployment when six F-16C/D Fighting Falcon “Barak” fighter jets operated from the base. This marked the first time in history Israeli combat aircraft had landed in Germany. The Israeli jets took part in Exercise Blue Wings 2020 with the resident Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 and their Eurofighters.[1]

References
  1. "Israeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat Exercise". thedrive.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  • FNörvenich Air Base
  • Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

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