| Jever Air Base | |
| Ensign: | File:Bundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering.svg |
| Ensign Size: | 100px |
| Location: | Jever, Lower Saxony |
| Country: | Germany |
| Pushpin Map: | Germany Lower Saxony |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Pushpin Label: | Jever Air Base |
| Ownership: | Federal Defence Forces of Germany |
| Operator: |
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| Used: | 1936-present |
| Icao: | ETNJ |
| Elevation: | 7m (23feet) |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length: | 2480m (8,140feet) |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Jever Air Base is a former German Air Force military air base, located 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was the home of parts of the German Air Force Regiment. Military flying ceased in September 2013.
The airfield was originally opened in 1936 for the Luftwaffe. It was seized during World War II by the British Army in April 1945 and taken over by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designated as Advanced Landing Ground B-117 Jever.
It was later designated RAF Jever and used by the RAF beginning in 1952 as part of the Cold War British Forces in West Germany. RAF units assigned were:
In 1961 the base was returned to the control of the German Air Force and became a NATO Air Base.
In September 1979 NATO's Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) moved to Jever. TLP prepares NATO allied coalition forces for worldwide tactical air operations. In March 1989 TLP subsequently relocated to Florennes Air Base in Belgium.[1]