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Büchel Air Base (ETSB) — Germany
Büchel Air Base (ETSB) Germany. This is a mid-sized airport with 1 runway (03/21). Field elevation is 1568 ft AMSL. Data on this page is maintained by the aviation community — contribute to keep it accurate.
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Data Complete
32 of 52 points
Missing: Operations, Fuel, Contacts
Section Breakdown
Basic Info
7/7
Runways
4/4
Frequencies
1/4
Operations
0/2
Fuel
0/1
Contacts
0/2
Additional Info
1/10
Observed Activity
· Jul 23
2 aircraft observed within 6 NM · busiest hour 07:00Z
2026-07-182026-07-23
Distinct ADS-B aircraft seen within 6 NM below 10,000 ft AGL per UTC day · community-feed coverage varies · not official movement totals
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Basic Airport Information
- ICAO: ETSB
- Name: Büchel Air Base
- Type: medium_airport
- Category: Military
- Latitude: 50.173801
- Longitude: 7.06333
- Elevation: 1568 ft
- Country: Germany
- Municipality: N/A
- IATA Code: N/A
- FAA Code: N/A
- FIR: N/A
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Distance from City: N/A km
- VFR: Yes
- IFR: No
Runways
Runway 03/21
- Designation: 03/21
- Dimensions: 2507x45m
- Surface: ASP
- PCN: N/A
- Lighting: Lighted
- NAVAIDs: N/A
- Approach Types: N/A
- Remarks: N/A
Frequencies
- Tower: 122.100 MHz
- Ground: N/A
- Operations: N/A
- Traffic/Approach: N/A
- ATIS: N/A
Operation Hours
Monday
N/A
Tuesday
N/A
Wednesday
N/A
Thursday
N/A
Friday
N/A
Saturday
N/A
Sunday
N/A
- Extra Hours On Request: No
- Remarks: N/A
Contacts
- AIS Tel: N/A
- ARO Tel: N/A
- MET Tel: N/A
- Admin Tel: N/A
- Health Tel: N/A
- Police Tel: N/A
- Authorities Tel: N/A
- Website: N/A
- Remarks: N/A
Slots / PPR
- Slot Required: No
- PPR Required: No
- PPR Contact: N/A
- Remarks: N/A
Immigration
- Port of Entry: No
- GENDEC Required: No
- GAR Required: No
- Remarks: N/A
Airport Services
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Germany Permit Requirements
Medium
Landing: 5d
- Overflight Permit: No
- Landing Permit: Conditional
- Overflight Lead Time: N/A (no permit needed). EASA TCO not required for overflight-only operations.
- Landing Lead Time: 2 full working days (individual flights, Sat/Sun not counted). 4 weeks (chains of 4+ flights in a series). First-time applicants: allow additional time for documentation review.
Private / GA Operations:
Private flights generally exempt from permits. Airport PPR may apply.
Active NOTAMs
P6215/26
critical
Aerodrome closed
AD CLSD.
2026-07-27 06:00:00
2026-07-28 15:00:00
P5919/26
warning
Aerodrome restriction
LP2 CLSD.
2026-07-14 10:39:00
2026-10-09 10:00:00
P5480/26
warning
Aerodrome restriction
RVR RWY 03/21 NOT AVBL.
2026-06-26 08:14:00
2026-09-25 10:00:00
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Airport History
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Explore HistoryFrequently Asked Questions
- What is the tower frequency at ETSB?
- The tower frequency at Büchel Air Base is 122.1 MHz.
- Does ETSB require landing permits?
- Yes, landing permits are required for Büchel Air Base (Germany).
- Where is ETSB located?
- Büchel Air Base (ETSB) is located in Germany.
- How long is the runway at ETSB?
- The main runway at Büchel Air Base (03/21) measures 2507x45m.