30 years AWACS @ Geilenkirchen 15-17june 2012

[Eggroll70]

June 15 spottersday (limited to 250 pax), June 16 & 17 static & celebrations.

[robertssb]

June 15 spottersday (limited to 250 pax), June 16 & 17 static & celebrations.

Doest this mean that on the 16th and 17th of June the base is open to the general public ???

[Stratofreighter]

As the previous page shows, that's still doubtful...

[Mad Viper]

More info about the days in their newsletter:

http://www.e3a.nato.int/common/skywatch ... 012_06.pdf (page 10)

The event will be open for Component members and non-Component members.

[robertssb]

More info about the days in their newsletter:

http://www.e3a.nato.int/common/skywatch ... 012_06.pdf (page 10)

The event will be open for Component members and non-Component members.

Found the answer in the newsletter, thank you for the link!!!

Saturday 16 Jun 2012
Public day (1000-1800 Hrs),
maximum 20,000 visitors
• Static display from several
participating countries
• 3 E-3 (AWACS) aircraft will be
accessible for the public
• All kinds of entertainment
• Children’s activities
• “Nations corner” (food, drinks,…..)

Sun 17 Jun 2012
Public day (1000-1800 Hrs),
maximum 20,000 visitors
• Static Display from several
participating countries
• 3 E-3 (AWACS) aircraft will be
accessible for the public
• All kinds of entertainment + a
demo of the Belgian National
Taekwondo Team
• Children’s activities
• “Nations corner” (food, drinks,…..)

[Stratofreighter]

Ticket sales will start 16 April 2012
and will be announced via multiple
channels.
The Component is not
allowed to exceed the maximum
number of visitors.

We therefore
expect that all tickets will be sold
out well before the event.


The tickets are event-specific, i.e.
separate tickets for
• the spotter’s event on Friday
15 Jun
• the public day on Saturday 16 Jun(children/adults)
• the hangar party on Saturday
evening (minimum age 18 !)
• the public day on Sunday 17 Jun(children/adults)

For everyone’s safety and security,
a number of restrictions apply:
• All visitors will be searched when
entering the event area.
• Bringing beverages (bottles, soft
drinks) and bags onto the terrain is
not allowed.

The Main Gate will only be used
for vehicle traffic entering the base
(4 lanes).
• The West Gate will only be used
for vehicle traffic exiting the base.

• Pedestrians and bicyclists with a
valid entrance ticket can enter via
the main gate and proceed to the
event area via the main road, using
the access point near Bldg 217
(Hangar I area).


Parking
Parking availabilities:
That depends on which part
of the event you are visiting:
Visitors of the day events:
(Saturday/Sunday, 1000-1800 Hrs):
Parking will be in the Northern area.
• All vehicles have to leave this
parking lot before 2000 Hrs.

Visitors of the day event and the
Saturday evening hangar party:
• For the daytime event, you have to
park in the Northern area, and you
will have to remove your vehicle
from that parking NLT 2000 Hrs.

Additionally there will be shuttle
busses between the bus station
outside the Main Gate and the
Geilenkirchen train station by
the local bus company. The bus
schedule is synchronized with
the train schedules.

Day Event Sat 16 Jun
Day Event Sun 17 Jun
1000-1800 Hrs
Max 20,000 tickets/day

Spotter’s Event
15 Jun 2012
1000-1600Hrs
Max 250 tickets

Day Event Sat 16 Jun
Day Event Sun 17 Jun
1000-1800 Hrs
Max 20,000 tickets/day
Pre-sale: 5 €
Day ticket: 7.50 € (if still available at all...)
< 6 years: free
6-13 years: 2,50 €
As of 14 years: 5 €

Parking 2 €

[K-9]

I can't find when pre-sale is expected to start.
Info still needed to be given or haven't i read it right ?

Regards, Rene

[Stratofreighter]

Ticket sales will start 16 April 2012
and will be announced via multiple
channels.
The Component is not
allowed to exceed the maximum
number of visitors.

i.e. in two weeks' time...

[K-9]

Thanks ....

Getting a max of 3 hrs of sleep at once for the last 3 weeks, starts taking it's ...

[Stratofreighter]

As http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=84063 shows Solo Turk (the Turkish F-16 demo flight) will be visiting Geilenkirchen...

[Viper810]

Awacs-basis viert jubileum met open dagen

Met twee open dagen en een groot feest, wordt in juni het 30-jarig bestaan gevierd van de Navo-vliegbasis Geilenkirchen, net over de grens bij Schinveld.

Donderdag werd het programma gepresenteerd. Tijdens de open dagen kunnen maximaal 20.000 bezoekers per dag terecht. De 17 betrokken landen presenteren zich met oude en nieuwe vliegtuigen. Er is geen vliegshow omdat dat teveel overlast zou veroorzaken voor de regio. Zolang de basis bestaat wordt ook al actie gevoerd tegen de geluidsoverlast. Op 24 februari 1982 was de eerste AWACS-vlucht vanaf de basis.

Meer informatie over het jubileum staat hier: http://www.e3a.nato.int/
http://www.facebook.com/NATOE3AComponent
http://twitter.com/#!/E3AComponent


http://www.l1.nl/nieuws/177049-awacs-ba ... open-dagen

[Triple R]

Latest info can be found here: http://www.e3a.nato.int/30th_Jubilee/home_eng.htm.
Ticket sale will start around april 18th.

Best regards,

Roger

[michel N]

Also Polish Su-22 and German Me-262 present

[Nielis]

Also Polish Su-22 and German Me-262 present

Where can I find this info

[Stratofreighter]

Also Polish Su-22 and German Me-262 present

Where can I find this info

Here: http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/ ... eunde.html