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Leeuwarden Air BaseEHLW / LWR

Leeuwarden Air Base serves Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. Its ICAO code is EHLW and its IATA code LWR. The longest of its 2 runways is 05/23, at 8,045 ft (2,452 m). The field is 3 ft (1 m) above sea level. Local time is Europe/Brussels, UTC+1, or UTC+2 with daylight saving.

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ICAO
EHLW
IATA
LWR
LONGEST RUNWAY
8,045 ft
2,452 m · 05/23
ELEVATION
3 ft
1 m
TIME ZONE
UTC+1
Europe/Brussels
POSITION
53.229°N
5.761°E

Runways

05/238,045 ft · 2,452 mASP
09/276,562 ft · 2,000 mASP

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Questions people ask about Leeuwarden Air Base

How long is the runway at Leeuwarden Air Base?

The longest runway, 05/23, is 8,045 ft (2,452 m), surface ASP. Leeuwarden Air Base has 2 runways in all.

What is the elevation of Leeuwarden Air Base?

3 ft (1 m) above mean sea level.

What time zone is Leeuwarden Air Base in?

Europe/Brussels: UTC+1, or UTC+2 with daylight saving.

What are the codes for Leeuwarden Air Base?

ICAO EHLW, IATA LWR. It serves Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

How far can you fly from Leeuwarden?
Open the mapper with a 7,300 nm range ring around EHLW, then pick your own aircraft, add a route and check every leg.
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