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.
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem.
Spangdahlem is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Spangdahlem
Spangdahlem
Spangdahlem is located in Germany
Spangdahlem
Spangdahlem
Coordinates49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E / 49.97583°N 6.69722°E / 49.97583; 6.69722
TypeUS Air Force base
Area519 hectares[1]
Site information
OwnerGerman Federal Government (Bundesregierung)[2]
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byUS Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
ConditionOperational
Websitehttps://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/
Site history
Built1951 (1951)–1953
In use1952 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Kevin Crofton[3]
Garrison52nd Fighter Wing
Occupants See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, WMO: 10607
Elevation364.8 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.

  1. ^ Klemner & Cunningham 1995, p. 98.
  2. ^ Klemner & Cunningham 1995, pp. 10, 46, 56.
  3. ^ "Colonel Jason E. Bailey". www.spangdahlem.af.mil. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "ETAD - Spangdahlem-Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.