Nordholz Naval Airbase

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Nordholz Naval Airbase Flugplatz Nordholz (Advanced Landing Ground R-56)
Nordholz Naval Airbase
IATA: (civ:FCN) ICAO: ETMN
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	German Navy
Operator	Marineflieger (German Naval Air)
Location	Nordholz, Germany
Elevation AMSL	74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates	53°46′04″N 008°39′36″E / 53.76778°N 8.66000°E / 53.76778; 8.66000
Map
ETMN Location of Nordholz Naval Airbase
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,439 8,002 Concrete

Nordholz Naval Airbase (German: Fliegerhorst Nordholz) (IATA: FCN, ICAO: ETMN) is a German Naval Air base located near the town of Nordholz in Lower Saxony, 25 km north of Bremerhaven, and 12 km southwest of Cuxhaven. It is the home of Naval Air Command (Marinefliegerkommando), with Naval Air Wing 3 (Marinefliegergeschwader 3) and Naval Air Wing 5 (Marinefliegergeschwader 5), equipped with the P-3C Orion, Dornier 228NG, Mk88A Sea Lynx and Mk41 Sea King (last flight August 31, 2024), replaced by NH 90 Sea Lion.

For the jointly used civil airport, see Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz.