Frisian Flag 2019
Between 1 and the 12th of April!
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Frisian Flag 2019
Between 1 and the 12th of April, a large exercise will be held at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. The exercise is called Frisian Flag 2019. Participating aircraft from several countries in the world will be airborne twice a day. The purpose of Frisian Flag is preparing for any conflict, the main reason is cooperation between the multiple countries. Every other nation speaks another language and is it important that everyone will speak the same during conflict situations. There has been already some conflicts in the past, like in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, and some other countries. Thanks to exercises like Frisian Flag it is possible to actually train the cooperative actions.
| Departs from | Aircraft type | Origin | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeuwarden AB, EHLW | 8x EF2000 | Germany, GAF | - |
| 1x Falcon 20 | United Kingdom | Jamming | |
| 16x F-16AM/BM | the Netherlands, RNLAF | 312, 313 & 322(host) squadron | |
| 8x F-16C/D | United States, USAF | Air National Guard, US | |
| 8x F-16C/D | Poland, PLF | ||
| 4x F-18 | Swiss AF | - | |
| 4x Mirage 2000D | France, FAF | - | |
| Eindhoven AB, EHEH | 1x A310 MRTT | Germany, GAF | EART |
| 1x C-135FR | France, FAF | EART | |
| 1x KC135R | United States, USAF | EART | |
| 1x KDC-10 | the Netherlands, RNLAF | EART | |
| 1x Voyager KC2/3 | United Kingdom, RAF | EART | |
| Geilenkirchen, ETNG | 1x E-3 | NATO | AWACS |
This list will be updated soon!
* = NOT confirmed (yet)
| Departs from | Type | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Leeuwarden | 8x EF2000 | DE |
| Falcon 20 | UK | |
| 12x F15 | USA | |
| 16x F16 | NL | |
| 5x F16 | PL | |
| 7x F18 | ES | |
| 5x Mirage2000 | FR | |
| 3x MiG29 | PL | |
| 8x Rafale | FR | |
| Eindhoven | 1x A310 | DE |
| 1x C130 | NL | |
| 1x C135FR | FR | |
| 1x KC135 | US | |
| 1x KC767 | IT | |
| 1x KDC10 | NL | |
| Wittmundhafen | 3x A4N | CA |
| Geilenkirchen | 1x E3 | NATO |
| Avord AB | 1x E3 | FR |
This list will be updated soon!
* = NOT confirmed (yet)
Extra information
The participants will fly in 2 waves per day. The airborne times:
1 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
2 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
3 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
4 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
5 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
6 April 2019: No movements
7 April 2019: No movements
8 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
9 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
10 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
11 April 2019: 9.30-12.00 & 13.30-16.00
12 April 2019: 9.30-12.00
The Frisian Flag participants will NOT fly during the weekend!
Information for spotters
Frisian Flag is an exercise that will be visited by a lot of spotters. Many people want to come and see these aircraft depart and arrive at Leeuwarden Air Base. The lucky part is that everyone can actually visit it. There’s a small hill next to the threshold of runway 05, the hill is specially made for the aircraft spotters. During most of the days runway 05-23 will be in use at the airbase, so that’s why we will strongly recommend you to visit the ‘spottersbult’. All the spotterslocations can be found on Google Maps in the bottom section of this webpage.
Car-parking information
Be aware, in this edition of Frisian Flag there will be some measures for parking. These rules must be maintained by everyone. If you do not follow the instructions you will risk a fine of 90,- euros. Please take a look to this next picture:
The profit goes to the farmers who makes it available to park. Be aware you have to pay in cash! You cannot pay with creditcard.
Make sure to follow and respect all the instructions of the military personnel, Police, Koninklijke Marechaussee(Military Police) and/or traffic controllers.