Leeuwarden Air Base

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Leeuwarden Air Base
Vliegbasis Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden, Friesland in Netherlands
An aerial view of Leeuwarden Air Base during 2018
Motto Amicis inimicis promptus (Latin for 'Prompt friends become enemies')
Leeuwarden Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates	53°13′43″N 05°45′38″E / 53.22861°N 5.76056°E / 53.22861; 5.76056
Type	Military airfield
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF)
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1938 (1938) (as civil airport)
In use	1949 – present
Events	Exercise Frisian Flag (annual)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: LWR, ICAO: EHLW, WMO: 062700
Elevation	0.91 metres (3 ft 0 in) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 2,452.1 metres (8,045 ft) Asphalt 09/27 1,999.7 metres (6,561 ft) Asphalt
Source: Military Aeronautical Information Publication Netherlands[1]

Leeuwarden Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Leeuwarden) is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), (IATA: LWR, ICAO: EHLW). The airbase was formerly one of the two F-16 Fighting Falcon bases of the RNLAF. The airbase lies northwest of the capital of Friesland, Leeuwarden.

Leeuwarden Air Base is also one of the three military airbases (together with Gilze-Rijen Air Base and Volkel Air Base) that organise the twice-in-three-years Luchtmachtdagen ('Air Force Days') of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, consisting of air shows and static exhibits. In 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2016 Leeuwarden Air Base hosted these public demonstration days.