Valkenburg: Air Base

Katwijk, Leiden, Vliegkamp Valkenburg

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CoordinatesN521006 E0042530 (WGS84) Google Maps
Elevation 0 ft
RegionZuid-Holland
Location indicatorEHVB
Map with location of Valkenburg Air Base, Netherlands
The history of the Cold War airfields: Valkenburg

During World War II

Situation

Valkenburg / Katwijk Air Base, Netherlands, on a map 1943
Valkenburg / Katwijk Air Base in World War II on a US map from 1943
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA

During the Cold War

Use

Airfield of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine).

In the 1940s

Radio beacons

  • NDB: 473 "B3C"

In the 1950s

Situation

Ypenburg with surrounding airways and restricted areas in 1956
Ypenburg with surrounding airways and restricted areas in 1956

Lights

Red identification beacon with ident "VB"

Radio beacons

  • NDB: 359 "PBV"
  • Racon: 9320 / 9430R / 9310T "1-2-3"
  • YG Beacon: Channel 5 "VB"

Radar

GCA

Radio communication

  • Homer 117.0, 117.9
  • Valkenburg Control 117.0, 117.9, 118.1, 121.5, 362.3, 3023.5
  • Tower 116.64, 117.9, 118.1, 3023.5, 121.5, 257.8

In the 1970s

Situation

Valkenburg Naval Air Station, Netherlands, on a map 1972
Valkenburg Naval Air Station on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972
Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin

Overview

Valkenburg Air Base, Netherlands, on a US satellite image 1977
Valkenburg Air Base on a US satellite image from 29 August 1977
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s and early 1990s

Runways

Data for the year 1990:
  • 16/34: 1500 m x 45 m Asphalt
  • 05/23: 2440 m x 45 m Asphalt

Radio beacons

Data for the year 1990:
  • NDB: 364 "GV"

Today

Use

Closed.

Sources

Airfields in the vicinity

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