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Holzdorf Air Base
Fliegerhorst Holzdorf
IATA: none – ICAO: ETSH
Holzdorf Air Base is located in Germany
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Holzdorf
Air Base
Location of Holzdorf Air Base in Germany
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location Holzdorf / Schönewalde
Elevation AMSL 81 m / 265 ft
Coordinates 51°46.0722′N 013°10.0557′E / 51.76787°N 13.167595°E / 51.76787; 13.167595 (Holzdorf Air Base)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,419 7,936 Concrete/Asphalt
Source: Military AIP Germany,[1] DAFIF[2]

Holzdorf Air Base (German language: Fliegerhorst Holzdorf) (ICAO: ETSH) is a military airfield operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). It is located 1.8 nautical miles (3 km; 2 mi) east of Holzdorf,[1] a subdivision of the municipality of Jessen in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as Schönewalde/Holzdorf Air Base, as most of the base is situated east of the Saxony-Anhalt/Brandenburg border, in the city of Schönewalde.[3] The air base is home to the air forces's Helicopter Wing 64 and Support Squadron 1 of the German Army Aviation Corps. The latter unit will be dissolved following the reorganisation/reduction of the German Armed Forces announced in October 2011.[4]

Facilities[]

The airport resides at an elevation of 265 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with a concrete/asphalt surface measuring 2,419 by 30 metres (7,936 ft × 98 ft).[1]

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