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RAF Geilenkirchen | |||||||
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| Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany | |||||||
  RAF Geilenkirchen Shown within Germany | |||||||
| Coordinates | 50°57′36.7″N 6°2′32.6″E / 50.960194°N 6.042389°E | ||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force Royal Air Force Germany | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1952/3 | ||||||
| In use | May 1953 – 28 January 1968 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: GKE, ICAO: ETNG | ||||||
| Elevation | 90 metres (295 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Motto | Celer Respondere | ||||||
Royal Air Force Geilenkirchen more commonly known as RAF Geilenkirchen is a former Royal Air Force station in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, built by the British who used the facility mainly as an airfield for RAF fighter squadrons from May 1953 until 21 January 1968.