Airport Deelen Air Base – Cargo, Address, Transit

About This Airport

The Netherlands' Defence Helicopter Command, not a museum, runs Deelen Air Base (ICAO: EHDL) near Arnhem in Gelderland: the field is in active use for helicopter exercises and by the Airmobile Brigade and special forces, and the defence ministry is modernising its infrastructure to expand activity there. Its freight angle is unmanned: exercises with transport drones are planned on site, and Deelen is intended to accommodate new military cargo drones capable of carrying larger payloads, while the province of Gelderland wants to build a drone knowledge centre where industry, researchers and defence work together. The base is closed to commercial traffic — no scheduled flights, no air cargo acceptance and no customs post. Air freight from the Arnhem-Nijmegen region is consolidated at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), with Weeze/Niederrhein (NRN), the freighter operations at Maastricht Aachen (MST) and Liège (LGG) in Belgium as trucking alternatives. Heavy or non-urgent goods move through the Rhine ports of Arnhem and Nijmegen onward to the seaport of Rotterdam.

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Where is Deelen Air Base located?▼

Deelen Air Base is located in Arnhem, NL.

What is the ICAO code of Deelen Air Base?▼

The ICAO code of Deelen Air Base is EHDL. This four-letter code is used internationally in aviation.

What is the elevation of Deelen Air Base?▼

Deelen Air Base is at an elevation of 48 meters (158 ft) above sea level.

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