Aalborg Air Base

Aalborg Air Base

Flyvestation Aalborg
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
ServesAalborg
LocationAalborg, Denmark
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates57°05′34.04″N 09°50′56.99″E / 57.0927889°N 9.8491639°E / 57.0927889; 9.8491639
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08R/26L 2,549 8,363 Asphalt
08L/26R 2,654 8,707 Asphalt
F-104 Starfighter at the entrance to Aalborg Air Base
C130 Hercules transport aircraft based in Aalborg

Aalborg Air Base (Danish: Flyvestation Aalborg) also Air Transport Wing Aalborg is a military air base for the Royal Danish Air Force (IATA: AAL, ICAO: EKYT). It is located at Vadum, near Aalborg, Denmark. Aalborg Air Base shares its runway system as well as some services (Air Traffic Control etc.) with Aalborg Lufthavn.

Residing Royal Danish Air Force units are:

It is also the base for Denmark's elite Jægerkorpset special forces unit.

Until their decommissioning on 10 January 2006, Aalborg Air Base was also home to:

These two squadrons were reconnaissance and fighter squadrons equipped with Lockheed F-16MLU Fighting Falcon aircraft.[2] The aircraft from these squadrons were transferred to Skrydstrup Air Base instead.

  1. ^ "EKYT Aalborg Air Base" (PDF). Mil Aip Denmark. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Flyvevåbnet | lex.dk – Den Store Danske".