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Rheine-Bentlage Airfield (ETHE) is a small aerodrome on the northern edge of Rheine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, occupying the site of a former military air base. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway with a small-airport radio and radar service, making it a straightforward VFR destination for pilots exploring the Münsterland region.
Rheine-Bentlage Airfield lies just outside the town of Rheine in North Rhine-Westphalia, on ground that once served as a military air base. Today it functions as a small general aviation airfield, of interest to sim pilots for its compact single-runway layout and its history as a former army airfield.
The airfield sits at coordinates 52.2912N, 7.3870E at an elevation of 125 feet, on the outskirts of Rheine in North Rhine-Westphalia. Area traffic is worked by Bremen area control on 124.65 MHz, with local direction and tower services provided under the Bentlage callsign.
Rheine-Bentlage has a single physical runway, 08/26, surfaced in hard material and 1630 feet long, with runway lighting fitted for both directions.
Pilots can expect an air-to-ground service on 42.4 MHz, with Bremen area control available on 124.65 MHz. Local traffic is handled by Bentlage Radar/Director on 123.3 MHz and Bentlage Tower on 122.1 MHz. The field has no ILS.
The airfield occupies a site north-west of Rheine that was developed as a military airfield during and after the Second World War, appearing on wartime and early post-war mapping of the area. In more recent decades it served as an army airfield associated with German Army aviation, including operation of CH-53G heavy-lift helicopters from the site.
Rheine-Bentlage now operates as a small general aviation airfield with a local radar and tower service on the Bentlage callsign, alongside an air-to-ground frequency for informal traffic. Specific details of current club activity, fuel availability and opening hours are not covered in the available information.
