Rechlin-Lärz Airfield
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Rechlin–Lärz Airfield Flugplatz Rechlin-Lärz |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Entwicklungs-und Betriebsgesellschaft Müritzflugplatz Rechlin-Lärz mbH | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Rechlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′23″N 012°45′11″E / 53.30639°N 12.75306°ECoordinates: 53°18′23″N 012°45′11″E / 53.30639°N 12.75306°E | ||||||||||||||
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Rechlin–Lärz Airfield (IATA: REB, ICAO: EDAX) (German: Flugplatz Rechlin-Lärz) is an airfield in the village of Rechlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The airport is not used for scheduled traffic but features general aviation and is home to other leisure activities as well. Additionally, the music festival Fusion Festival takes place here.
The airport was once part of the Third Reich era's Luftwaffe main testing ground, or Erprobungsstelle for new aircraft designs, the heart of which was actually centered on two large turf areas some 4.5 km (2.8 mi) due north (at 53°20′48.11″N 12°44′23.25″E / 53.3466972°N 12.7397917°E) of the 21st century era paved-runway airport facility. The core airfield of the Luftwaffe facility took the form of a typical pre-World War II aerodrome, with no clearly defined "runways", being bounded by a roughly hexagonal-layout perimeter road that still exists today, defining an area approximately 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) across within it of about 234.3 hectares, or 578.9 acres, which today is the site of the annual Fusion music festival. The Rechlin data sheets on Luftwaffe and captured Allied aircraft are considered by many aviation historians to be among the most reliable sources for aircraft performance data from the World War II era. Its role was taken over after 1945 by the Bundeswehr military aviation installation at Manching, within West German borders, since Rechlin was well inside the borders of East Germany for 45 years.
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