Jever Air Base

Jever Air Base

RAF Jever
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-117

Fliegerhorst Jever in 1986
Coordinates 53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E / 53.53389°N 7.88472°E / 53.53389; 7.88472 (Jever Air Base)
Type Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by  Bundeswehr (Air Force)
Site history
In use 1936–Present
Battles/wars World War II
Garrison information
Occupants   Luftwaffe (National Socialist), 1936–1945
  Royal Air Force, 1945–1961
German Air Force (FRG), 1961–Present
Airfield information
IATA: none – ICAO: ETNJ
Summary
Elevation AMSL 24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E / 53.53389°N 7.88472°E / 53.53389; 7.88472Coordinates: 53°32′02″N 007°53′05″E / 53.53389°N 7.88472°E / 53.53389; 7.88472
Map
ETNJ

Location of Jever Air Base

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 8,184 2,480 Concrete

Jever Air Base is a German Air Force military air base, located 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Overview

Jever AB is the home of parts of the German Air Force Regiment.

History

The airfield was originally opened in 1936 for the Luftwaffe. It was seized during World War II by the British Army in April 1945 and taken over by the Royal Air Force. It was designated as Advanced Landing Ground B-117 Jever.

It was later designated RAF Jever and used by the Royal Air Force beginning in 1952 as part of the Cold War British Forces in West Germany. RAF units assigned were:

In 1961 the base was returned to the control of the German Air Force and became a NATO Air Base.

References

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