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Skrydstrup Air Base, home of Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, is a major Royal Danish Air Force installation in South Jutland near the town of Vojens. It offers two long, hard-surfaced parallel runways, full ILS coverage on one, and a history stretching back to the Second World War, making it a striking destination for the simulator pilot interested in military aviation.
Skrydstrup Air Base sits near Vojens in Region Syddanmark, southern Jutland, and is the operating base of Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, the Royal Danish Air Force's principal fast-jet installation. It is the only Danish military airfield with fighter aircraft permanently based there, and its scale and infrastructure make it a notable stop for anyone flying military types in the simulator over Denmark.
The airfield lies in South Jutland close to the village of Skrydstrup and the town of Vojens, sharing its infrastructure with Vojens Airport. As an active military base, it sits within controlled airspace associated with Fighter Wing Skrydstrup's operations.
Skrydstrup has two parallel hard-surfaced runways aligned 10/28. The northern runway, 10L/28R, is 9,867 feet long, lit, and equipped with an ILS. The southern runway, 10R/28L, is 9,759 feet long and lit but without an ILS. Field elevation is 131 feet.
Approach control operates on 127.475 MHz and the tower on 128.325 MHz. An ILS is available for the 10L/28R runway.
The base was established in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe as Fliegerhorst Hadersleben, forming part of the Atlantic Wall defensive network; it was originally intended to host Heinkel He 177 bombers alongside Messerschmitt Bf 109 or Focke-Wulf 190 fighters, though in practice smaller units used it during the occupation. After the war the site briefly served as a refugee camp before being formally converted into a Danish air base in 1953. Successive fighter types have been stationed there, including the F-84 Thunderjet, the F-100 Super Sabre from 1961, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon from 1980.
Skrydstrup remains the heart of Danish air defence, home to Fighter Wing Skrydstrup and its resident squadrons, including Squadron 727, operating F-16AM/BM aircraft. Since 2023 the base has also received Denmark's first F-35A Lightning II aircraft and has been used to train Ukrainian F-16 pilots, cementing its role as a key hub within European defence structures. As an active military installation, prior permission is required for any visiting flight.
