Spangdahlem Air Base

Spangdahlem Air Base
Near Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem.
Spangdahlem Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate Spangdahlem Show map of Germany
Coordinates	49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E / 49.97583°N 6.69722°E / 49.97583; 6.69722
Type	US Air Force base
Area	519 hectares[1]
Site information
Owner	German Federal Government (Bundesregierung)[2]
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
Condition	Operational
Website	https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/
Site history
Built	1951 (1951)–1953
In use	1952 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Kevin Crofton[3]
Garrison	52nd Fighter Wing
Occupants	480th Fighter Squadron 726th Air Mobility Squadron See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, WMO: 10607
Elevation	364.8 metres (1,197 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 3,055 metres (10,023 ft) Asphalt
Source: SkyVector Aeronautical Charts[4]

Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a NATO air base with the United States Air Force as a tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northeast of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.