Volkel Air Base
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Volkel Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Volkel) (IATA: UDE, ICAO: EHVK) is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), located near the village of Volkel, Netherlands. It is home to one F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron, No 312 and a F-35 squadron No 313 and a maintenance, logistical, a base Squadron for the RNLAF.
Volkel Air Base | |||||||||
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Vliegbasis Volkel | |||||||||
Near Volkel in Netherlands | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°39′26″N 005°41′27″E | ||||||||
Type | Military airfield | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | Official website (Dutch) | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||||
In use | 1940 – present | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: UDE, ICAO: EHVK, WMO: 063750 | ||||||||
Elevation | 22.2 metres (73 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: Military Aeronautical Information Publication Netherlands[1] |
Volkel also houses the 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, part of the 52nd Fighter Wing from the United States Air Force. After more than 50 years, former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers in 2013 officially confirmed the presence of 22 B61 nuclear bombs at Volkel. In 2021 training with the latest B-61-12 modification begun and in December 2023, 14 F-16 could be seen performing an elephant walk (aeronautics) before take off.