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| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDE / EHVK |
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| Location: | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°39'25"N by 5°41'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UDE |
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Facts about Volkel Air Base (UDE):
- Volkel Air Base (UDE) has 2 runways.
- It was believed that since the early 1960s, USAF nuclear weapons were stored at Volkel Air Base, to be used by the host nation's aircraft.
- After the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in 1940, the Luftwaffe constructed a diversion airfield for fighter aircraft called Nachtlandeplatz Volkel.
- In addition to being known as "Volkel Air Base", other names for UDE include "Vliegbasis Volkel" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-80)".
- The furthest airport from Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,886 miles (19,128 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has two parallel runways, both in the 06/24 direction, and both being just over 3,020 metres long.
- The closest airport to Volkel Air Base (UDE) is Weeze Airport (NRN), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of UDE.
- When later that year the south of the Netherlands was liberated, the Royal Air Force took control of the airfield.
- Because of Volkel Air Base's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Volkel Air Base at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.73 miles (31.74 km) E | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany |    |
| 2 | 19.74 miles (31.77 km) SW | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) W | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) SE | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 5 | 48.62 miles (78.25 km) WSW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 6 | 50.46 miles (81.20 km) SSE | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 7 | 51.36 miles (82.66 km) S | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 52.81 miles (85.00 km) ESE | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) N | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 57.42 miles (92.41 km) WNW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 59.72 miles (96.11 km) WSW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 59.81 miles (96.25 km) NW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 61.47 miles (98.93 km) SSE | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 14 | 62.09 miles (99.93 km) WSW | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 15 | 64.63 miles (104.00 km) WNW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,885.56 miles (19,127.91 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,630.43 miles (18,717.32 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,624.20 miles (18,707.29 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,605.61 miles (18,677.38 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,600.68 miles (18,669.44 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,599.17 miles (18,667.01 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,584.09 miles (18,642.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,581.24 miles (18,638.15 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,573.01 miles (18,624.91 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,569.09 miles (18,618.61 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,558.20 miles (18,601.08 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,557.05 miles (18,599.22 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,543.57 miles (18,577.53 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,541.47 miles (18,574.15 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,540.50 miles (18,572.58 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |