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Reichenbach Air Base is a Swiss military airfield tucked into the Kandertal valley in the Bernese Alps, close to the village of Frutigen in the Canton of Berne. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway served by an Aerodrome Flight Information Service, set amid dramatic alpine terrain that makes for a striking approach.
Reichenbach Air Base is a small military airfield in the Bernese Oberland, operated as part of the Swiss Air Force's network of mountain bases. Its setting in the narrow Kandertal valley, surrounded by high alpine terrain, gives it a distinctive character among Swiss airfields and makes it a notable destination for pilots interested in mountain flying environments, even though access is governed by its military status.
The airfield lies at Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, within the Bernese Alps. The village of Frutigen sits about 3 kilometres to the south-southwest, and Gsteigwiler lies roughly 15 kilometres to the east-northeast. As a military installation, the field is classified accordingly and pilots should expect associated airspace restrictions typical of Swiss Air Force stations.
Reichenbach has a single physical runway, aligned 04/22, with a hard surface. Runway 22 measures 2,392 feet and Runway 04 measures 2,268 feet; both directions are lit. There is no instrument landing system at the field.
An Aerodrome Flight Information Service is provided on 127.705 MHz.
The nearby village of Frutigen, about 3 kilometres to the south-southwest, serves as a useful landmark for locating the field within the Kandertal valley. The steep, mountainous terrain enclosing the valley is itself a prominent visual feature when approaching from the surrounding Bernese Alps.
Reichenbach continues to operate as a Swiss military air base, with flight information handled through its AFIS on 127.705 MHz. It is tagged as a military facility with no scheduled airline service.