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Gilze-Rijen Air Base (IATA: GLZ, ICAO: EHGR) is a military airfield in the Netherlands located between the cities of Breda and Tilburg. It is mainly but not exclusively used as a base for attack helicopters. The airfield has two runways, the longest being 2,980 meters (9,777 ft) long in the 10/28 direction. The shorter runway is 2,000 meters (6,562 ft) long and in the 02/20 direction.

History

Gilze-Rijen Air Base is one of the oldest airfields in the Netherlands, the first aircraft to have landed there being a Blériot in 1910. The first military aircraft activity dates back to 1913 when a Farman aircraft used the field for military exercises which established it as a military airfield.

Republic F-84 Thunderstreak as a gateguard at Gilze-Rijen Air BaseIn 1940 the airfield came under heavy attack from the German Luftwaffe, who later took control of the base and expanded it for their own use. While in German hands during the second world war, the field came under frequent attack from allied forces until the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, after which the British Royal Air Force took control of the airfield.

In 1946 the Royal Netherlands Air Force resumed operations from the airfield, using it as a training base for pilots and air traffic controllers. In 1962, training activity was suspended and Gilze-Rijen was reduced to a reserve base for bomber aircraft. Training activity was resumed in 1967 however. In 1971 the training activity was suspended again when a fighter squadron was moved to the airfield, which also included a significant upgrade of airport facilities. Initially the Northrop F-5 and later its replacement, the Fokker F-16 Fighting Falcon, were operated from the base up until 1995.

In 1995 as a part of a large scale reorganistaion within the Royal Netherlands Air Force the fighter aircraft were moved from Gilze-Rijen and instead the base became the home of Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters. In 1998, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters followed while the Alouette III helicopters were slowly being phased out, with only a few currently remaining for VIP transport.

In 2009, helicopter operations from Soesterberg Air Base are expected to be moved to Gilze-Rijen Air Base, which will result in CH-47 Chinook and AS 532 Cougar helicopters being based at the airfield, making Gilze-Rijen the main operating base for military helicopters in the Netherlands.

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General Info
Country	Netherlands
ICAO ID	EHGR
Time	UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude	51.567389 51° 34' 02.60" N
Longitude	4.931833 004° 55' 54.60" E
Elevation	49 feet 15 meters
Type	Military
Magnetic Variation	000° W (01/06)
Operating Agency	MILITARY
Near City	Breda
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Saving Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR Outside HO contact Dutch Mil Info 132.35.	125.325 369.5
GND Opr HO	234.925
RAPCON WEST	123.575 281.475

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
02/20	6549 x 98 feet 1996 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	-	NO
10/28	9118 x 148 feet 2779 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	-	YES

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
TACAN	GZR	GILZE RIJEN	111X	-	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
JASU	DSA 150 28v DC 25 amp, 115/208v AC 15kva 400hz 3 phase 4 wire ST-56 56kw 28v DC 700-1500 amp

Remarks
CSTMS/IMG	CSTMS avbl - 30 min PN.
FUEL	A1+, J8
JASU	1(DSA 150) 1( JAS) 1( ST-56)
MISC	Wx.
OPR HOURS	Opr 0700-1545Z++ Mon-Fri. PPR H24.
RSTD	Rwy 02-20 unfit for jet acft, no A-GEAR. F/W 72 hr PPR. Rwy 10 cable O/S.

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