page_title: Gilze-Rijen Air Base
hierarchical_section_title: Gilze-Rijen Air Base
caption_attribution_description: English: Container being lifted into the belly of an Antonov An-124 from a DAF YA 4440/4442 truck. Photo taken at Dutch airforce base Gilze-Rijen in 2005. Русский: Погрузка военных грузов в военно-транспортный самолёт Ан-124 «Руслан» на датской военной базе.
context_page_description: Gilze-Rijen Air Base is a military airbase in the south of Netherlands. It is located between the cities of Breda and Tilburg, which are both in North Brabant. The airport is mainly, but not exclusively used as a base for attack helicopters. The airfield has two runways, the longest one is complete with an instrument landing system and is 2,779 metres long by 45 m wide in the 10/28 direction. The shorter runway is 1,996 m by 30 m in the 02/20 direction.
context_section_description: Gilze-Rijen Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen, IATA: GLZ, ICAO: EHGR) is a military airbase in the south of Netherlands. It is located between the cities of Breda and Tilburg, which are both in North Brabant. The airport is mainly, but not exclusively used as a base for attack helicopters. The airfield has two runways, the longest one is complete with an instrument landing system (ILS) and is 2,779 metres (9,117 ft) long by 45 m (148 ft) wide in the 10/28 direction. The shorter runway (without ILS) is 1,996 m (6,549 ft) by 30 m (98 ft) in the 02/20 direction.
caption: Antonov An-124 being loaded at Gilze-Rijen in 2005
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