Lechfeld Air Base

military air base in Germany
Place fliegerhorst Q473055
Lechfeld Air Base
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Lechfeld Air Base

Summary

Lechfeld Air Base is a Fliegerhorst[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (fliegerhorst category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lechfeld Air Base is located in Graben[3].
  • Lechfeld Air Base is located in Untermeitingen[4].
  • Lechfeld Air Base is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's instance of is recorded as Fliegerhorst[6].
  • Lechfeld Air Base is owned by Institute for Federal Real Estate[7].
  • Lechfeld Air Base is operated by German Air Force[8].
  • Lechfeld Air Base is operated by Bundeswehr[9].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as ETSL[10].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's Commons category is recorded as Fliegerhorst Lechfeld[11].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[13].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.1855, 'lon': 10.8612}[14].
  • Lechfeld Air Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1912[15].
  • Lechfeld Air Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+555'}[16].
  • Lechfeld Air Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1822'}[17].

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Geography

Lechfeld Air Base is in the country of Germany[5]. Located in include Graben[3], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[18], in Germany[19] and Untermeitingen[4], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[20], in Germany[21].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+555'}[16] and {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1822'}[17].

Designation and Status

Lechfeld Air Base's instance of is recorded as Fliegerhorst[6].

History and Context

Lechfeld Air Base is owned by Institute for Federal Real Estate[7].

Why It Matters

Lechfeld Air Base draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (fliegerhorst category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ECCAIRS 4.2.8 Data Definition Standard Location Indicators by State. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Carsten Steger · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
    Country Germany
    Operator German Air Force, Bundeswehr
    Coordinate location {'lat': 48.1855, 'lon': 10.8612}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1428515]]"
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