Wunstorf Air Base

Wunstorf Air Base
RAF Wunstorf
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-116
Aerial picture prior to 2010's expansion
Site information
OwnerFederal Defence Forces of Germany
Operator
Location
Wunstorf Air Base
Shown within Lower Saxony, Germany
Coordinates52°27′17″N 009°25′44″E / 52.45472°N 9.42889°E / 52.45472; 9.42889
Site history
Built1936 (1936)
In use1936–present
Garrison information
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ETNW
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 1,699 m (5,574 ft) Asphalt
08/26 2,499 m (8,199 ft) Concrete

Wunstorf Air Base is a German Air Force military airfield (air base), located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-southwest of Neustadt am Rübenberge and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-northwest of Wunstorf in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wunstorf Air Base is the home to Air Transport Wing 62 (Lufttransportgeschwader 62), a unit operating all German Airbus A400M Atlas.