RAF Bruggen

RAF Brüggen
Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
Panavia Tornado GR1 of No. 17 squadron which was based at Brüggen.
To Seek and Strike[1]
RAF Brüggen Shown within Germany
Coordinates	51°12′00″N 6°7′46″E / 51.20000°N 6.12944°E / 51.20000; 6.12944
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence (UK)
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	British Forces Germany
Site history
Built	July 1952 (1952-07) – May 1953[2]
Built by	RAF Airfield Construction Branch
In use	June 1953 – 28 April 2002 (2002-04-28)
Fate	Transferred to British Army to become Javelin Barracks, Elmpt Station.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR
Elevation	73 metres (240 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 09/27 2,487 metres (8,159 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR)^[3][4] in Germany was a Royal Air Force station until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Düsseldorf on the Dutch–German border. The base was named after the village of Brüggen, the nearest rail depot. Construction began in mid-1952, which involved the clearing of forest and draining of marshland. The station became active in 1953 during the rapid expansion of NATO forces in Europe. The main paint shop situated next to the main runway was responsible for the surface finishing of all aircraft, ground equipment and RAF Regiment Rapier missile systems. In 2002, it was handed over to the British Army and renamed Javelin Barracks.