Geilenkirchen open house 1-2 July

[witje]

Entry was a disaster today. Car parks full. Queing for hours for security checks. EVERY PERSON is searched.
Arrived at 10. Entered base at 14.

I arrived at 09.15 and entered 11.30.

[Kilgore]

Ive found an Vid on YouTube from the spotterday on friday. It is not mine vid an it ist filmed from the hill ouside, but it is not bad to hear the sound from yesterday again

enjoy it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuoRUU6Aqc

[andrewn]

So for tomorrow, I have access tickets for the open days.. but Do you enter the base on the Dutch side or German side?
And idea as well where to park your car? Any shuttles or?
How does the flight line look line? Does anyone has any more information for me, Thanks in advance.

The traffic from the North was gridlocked today. Try the off base parking to the South East of the base, approaching via the village of Teverem and then follow the Nato Air Base signposts from where you get routed to off base parking. It's a bit of a walk but still better than the traffic on the North side. Hope you have better weather as well

[Otto]

ETNG just posted following message at their Facebook page:

Access to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen during Open Days

Today people experienced issues getting access to base. After notifying the organization inmediately acted correspondently. After this the situation improved rapidly.

Tomorrow extra measurements will be taken to ensure everybody accessing the base normally.

Your and our safety is our main concern.

Thanks for your understanding.

NATO E-3A COMPONENT

[AirHunter]

Thanks guys. After reading all your replies.. and I just read the comment on FB from the NATO E-3 Component.. and with the Tour de France... I don't think it's gonna be better.

So the two tickets... are in the shredder as we speak. For me it's 2.5 hour driving.. then 4 hour waiting time for secrity checks..
Glad I only paid 8 euro's a ticket...

Thanks again guys for sharing your feedback with you... it spared me many many waiting hours of my wonderfull free sunday.

[gozoman]

I've been on the base too today. Arrived at 9.20 am in the line before the entrance. At about 10.00 the traffic started to move. Parked at 10.35. At 11.35 passed security checks. Everyone is searched. No water bottles allowed in. While standing in the line for security checks extra lines were added.
I don't understand how this mess was possible, because it was known how many tickets were sold. How difficult is it to adapt the number of personnel.
An unpleasent surprise was that at leaving the base for every car €4 had to paid. I haven't read that on the ticket.

[Ajaxfever]

I want to go to geilenkirchen tomorrow with my family. However I' ve not bought tickets in advance.
Is that a problem? Are we allowed then to access the base?

[TF-104G]

Four E-3A parked in a line on the RWY, so it´s a big problem for other aircraft dep or arr.
Missed the CH-53 fuselage but i found a Tornado cockpit from 45+60.

[TF-104G]

An unpleasent surprise was that at leaving the base for every car €4 had to paid. I haven't read that on the ticket.

8 € for the ticket, 4 € for car park = 12 € for me it´s ok, i saw :
- 2 x F-4 HAF
- G550AEW Italian AF
- MiG-29 PolAF
- Su-22 PolAF
- C-27 Romainan AF
- 2x F-2000 AMI
and many many more nice aircraft.

Car park and security check not the best but a very good static show

[gozoman]

I want to go to geilenkirchen tomorrow with my family. However I' ve not bought tickets in advance.
Is that a problem? Are we allowed then to access the base?

Yes, that is a problem. You have to have them. While on the base heading for the parking area you are stopped to check if you have tickets. Maybe there is a slight chance you can obtain tickets. But why don't you buy them on the website? http://www.35jahre-nato-awacs.de/bestel-uw-e-tickets

[marcel32us]

I want to go to geilenkirchen tomorrow with my family. However I' ve not bought tickets in advance.
Is that a problem? Are we allowed then to access the base?

Yes, that is a problem. You have to have them. While on the base heading for the parking area you are stopped to check if you have tickets. Maybe there is a slight chance you can obtain tickets. But why don't you buy them on the website? http://www.35jahre-nato-awacs.de/bestel-uw-e-tickets

No you don't have to have them. Yesterday they were selling tickets at the entrance.

[Jovel]

Well, learn your lessons out of it and be very, very early at the RIAT if you want to avoid long lines.

[marcel32us]

Noted today after a 4 hour wait in line for body and bag checks

July 1, 2017

Beech 35 D-ERFD

Correction, this was D-ERED, TB.9

Thanks for the list!!

[Rabbit]

I was at the gate around 09.30. After opening at 10 o'clock only tickets were checked. We entered the static at the fence near the KDC-10, Italian F-2000's, etc. around 10.10. No single check.
I guess they forgot to close that gate, because the moment we left that fence was closed ans there was just one entry at an other location where bags were checked with a looooooon queue....

So. I wish you luck with entring the base. It will take a while


But nice static!!!

[11E]

Noted today after a 4 hour wait in line for body and bag checks

July 1, 2017

Beech 35 D-ERFD

Correction, this was D-ERED, TB.9

Thanks for the list!!

Hi Marcel,
Thanks for the correction. My little apprentice (son) was calling them out and I wrote them down.

Regards,
Lesley