Holzdorf Air Base Fliegerhorst Holzdorf |
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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 / 51.7678700°N 13.1675950°E | ||||||||||
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Location of Holzdorf Air Base in Germany | |||||||||||
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Holzdorf Air Base (German: 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, 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. 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.
The airport is 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).