Schleswig Air Base

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Schleswig Air Base
Fliegerhorst Schleswig
Jagel, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
Schleswig Air Base Shown within Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates	54°27′34″N 09°30′59″E / 54.45944°N 9.51639°E / 54.45944; 9.51639
Site information
Owner	Federal Defence Forces of Germany
Operator	German Air Force
Site history
Built	1916 (1916)
In use	1916-
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: WBG, ICAO: ETNS
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 2,439 metres (8,002 ft) Asphalt[1] 07/25 2,463 metres (8,081 ft) Asphalt

Schleswig Air Base is an airbase of the German Air Force, home to Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 (Tactical Air Force Wing 51) "Immelmann" (AKG 51) flying reconnaissance variants of the Panavia Tornado. It was formerly known from c.1945-1958 as RAF Schleswigland in Royal Air Force (RAF) use.