Information of Büchel Airforce Base

• Location & QuickFacts
• Airport Communications
• Runway Information
• Remarks

• by Joop de Groot
• by Joop de Groot
• by Joop de Groot
• by Joop de Groot

Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:	ETSB
Longitude/Latitude:	E 007° 03' 48.00"/N 50° 10' 25.80" 7.063333/50.173833
Elevation:	1568 ft / 477.93 m
Location:	Büchel / Cochem, Germany
Magnetic Variation:	E 0°34.9' (2008-04)
Time Zone:	UTC+1(+2DT)

Airport Communications

Type	Name	Freq 1	Freq 2	Freq 3	Freq 4	Freq 5
Approach/Departure Control	LANGEN CON	125.6 M	340.325 M	375.7 M
Area Control Center	RHEIN CON	387.15 M
Radar Only Frequency	RADAR	123.3 M	130.15 M	139.25 M	254.55 M	336.85 M
Tower	TWR	122.1 M	140.45 M	257.8 M	275.45 M

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimension:	8225 x 148 ft / 2507.0 x 45.1 m
Surface:	Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.

	Runway 03	Runway 21
Longitude:	7.054833 / E 007° 03' 17.40"	7.072000 / E 007° 04' 19.20"
Latitude:	50.164000 / N 50° 09' 50.40"	50.183667 / N 50° 11' 01.20"
End Elevation:	1550.0 ft	1564.0 ft
Alignment:	029.0	209.0
Slope:	0.2	-0.2
Touchdown Zone Elev.:	1556.0	1568.0
Lighting System 1:	Sequenced Flashing Lights	Sequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:	High Intensity Runway Lights	High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:	NATO standard	NATO standard
Lighting System 4:	PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator	PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Remarks

A-GEAR - Apch end engagement O/R 10 min PN.

Caution - Gldr act Sat, Sun and hol 0900Z++-SS up to 6000' 7 NM rad of arpt.

Fluid - LHOX LOX

Fuel - J8

JASU - 1(GPE-160)

Miscellanouis - Rwy sfc has anti-skid layer. Emerg ldg strip is main twy. Fone C02678-940-0, extn 2328; fax C02678-9402329.

Oil - O-133-147-148-149-156

Operating Hours - Opr 0700-1600Z++ Mon-Thu, 0700-1100Z++ Fri, clsd hol.

Restricted - Practice apch proh fr 1130-1300Z++.