Diepholz Air Base

Diepholz Air Base
Diepholz Airport
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-114
Site information
TypeCivil/Military Airfield
Controlled by Bundeswehr (Air Force)
Location
Coordinates52°35′07″N 008°20′27″E / 52.58528°N 8.34083°E / 52.58528; 8.34083 (Diepholz Air Base)
Site history
In use1936–present
Battles/warsWorld War II
Garrison information
Occupants  Luftwaffe (National Socialist), 1936–1945
  Royal Air Force, 1945
German Air Force (FRG), 1957–present
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates52°35′07″N 008°20′27″E / 52.58528°N 8.34083°E / 52.58528; 8.34083
Map
ETN
Location of Diepholz Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 4,209 1,283 Asphalt

Diepholz Air Base (ICAO: ETND) is a German Air Force military air base, located 3.3 km southwest of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a joint-use civil-military facility, also being a civil airport.

Between 1968 and 1996, the Diepholz Airfield Circuit, a temporary motorsports venue, was regularly laid out on the airfield.