Spangdahlem Air Base
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Spangdahlem Air Base (IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, former code EDAD) is a NATO air base with the United States Air Force as a tenant constructed between 1951 and 1953 and located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-northeast of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Spangdahlem Air Base | |||||||
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Near Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany | |||||||
Coordinates | 49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E | ||||||
Type | US Air Force base | ||||||
Area | 519 hectares[1] | ||||||
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Owner | German Federal Government (Bundesregierung)[2] | ||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/ | ||||||
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Built | 1951 (1951)–1953 | ||||||
In use | 1952 – present | ||||||
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Current commander | Colonel Kevin Crofton[3] | ||||||
Garrison | 52nd Fighter Wing | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: SPM, ICAO: ETAD, WMO: 10607 | ||||||
Elevation | 364.8 metres (1,197 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: SkyVector Aeronautical Charts[4] |
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