Base Geilenkirchen is located in Teveren which is four kilometers west of Geilenkirchen, adjacent to the Netherlands border. Geilenkirchen is 283 miles from Paris,France, 50 miles from Cologne (Koln), Germany and 142 miles from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. NATO AB Geilenkirchen is located 104 miles from Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium.
Brussels International Airport is the official point of arrival. In most cases your sponsor will be there to pick you up as long as arrangements are made prior to your arrival at the airport and clearly communicated to your sponsor. With appropriate notification, your sponsor can also schedule the contracted van to pick you up if you have a large family or pets etc. Your sponsor will need a copy of your orders to schedule contracted van.
In case of "enroute" changes, always maintain sponsor's telephone numbers at home and duty, as well as unit e-mail address. In case of emergency, when you call your sponsor or unit, give them the number from where you are calling just in case the lines get disconnected.
However, if you wish to drive from the Brussels Airport use the following directions: Stay in right lane leaving airport and go 12 kilometers toward the Brussel's ring. Turn on A3 or E40 (same autobahn). Stay on A3 (E40) and follow signs to Luik (Leige) then follow signs to Aachen, Germany (E314). Follow signs toward Monchengladbach(A44). Exit on B56 (Aldenhoven) and follow signs to Geilenkirchen. Once in Geilenkirchen follow the signs for the NATO Airbase. In case of an emergency, please contact your sponsor or your new unit. Be sure to have phone numbers available for at least two POC's including your sponsor and someone in your new unit.
