Aalborg Air Base
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Aalborg Air Base Flyvestation Aalborg |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Aalborg | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Aalborg, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°05′34.04″N 09°50′56.99″E / 57.0927889°N 9.8491639°E | ||||||||||||||
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Aalborg Air Base (Danish: Flyvestation Aalborg) also Air Transport Wing Aalborg is a military airbase for the Royal Danish Air Force (IATA: AAL, ICAO: EKYT). It is located at Vadum, near Aalborg, Denmark. Aalborg Air Base shares its runway system as well as some services (Air Traffic Control etc.) with Aalborg Lufthavn.
Residing Royal Danish Air Force units are:
It is also the base for Denmark's elite Jægerkorpset special forces unit. Until their decommissioning on 10 January 2006, Aalborg Air Base was also home to:
These two squadrons were reconnaissance and fighter squadrons equipped with Lockheed F-16MLU Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft from these squadrons were transferred to Skrydstrup Air Base instead.
Aalborg Air Base was established along with Aalborg Airport in 1938, serving the first Danish domestic flight between Aalborg and Copenhagen. The air base was established following pressure from the Aalborg Portland cement factory as local authorities were hesitant to invest in air traffic infrastructure.
When Germany invaded Denmark on 9 April 1940, the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) launched one of the first airborne operations in history, in which paratroopers captured the airport. Aalborg Lufthavn was considered a crucial element in the ferrying of troops and equipment from Germany to Norway as it acted as a refuelling base for Luftwaffe transport planes, especially Junkers Ju 52/3m, during the campaign.
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