EHLW · LWR
Leeuwarden Air Base
Leeuwarden Air Base (EHLW / LWR) is a general-aviation airfield serving Leeuwarden, Friesland. The field lies at 3 ft (1 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 8,045 ft (2,452 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Ameland Airport Ballum (EHAL), 14 nm NNW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from LWR in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 3 ft (1 m)
- Coordinates
- 53.2286, 5.7606
- Serving
- Leeuwarden
- Region
- Friesland
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
Runways2 · longest 8,045 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,045 ft2,452 m | 164 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 09/27 | 6,562 ft2,000 m | 164 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- GRQGroningen Airport Eelde · 30 nm ESE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 2
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.