Rhein Main Air Base
| Rhein-Main Air Base Army Air Forces Station Frankfurt Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-73  |
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| Located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany | |
Rhein-Main Air Base in 1995
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 Rhein-Main AB
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| Coordinates | 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E / 50.030194°N 8.5880472°ECoordinates: 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E / 50.030194°N 8.5880472°E |
| Type | Air Force Base |
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| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1936 |
| In use | 1945-2005 |
Rhein-Main Air Base (located at 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E / 50.030194°N 8.5880472°E) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport. Its military airport codes (IATA: FRF, ICAO: EDAF) are discontinued. Established in 1945, Rhein-Main Air Base was the primary airlift and passenger hub for United States forces in Europe. It was billed as the "Gateway to Europe". It closed December 30, 2005.
During its lifetime, the base's host airlift wing operated C-130 Hercules and Douglas C-9 Nightingale aircraft, as well as supporting a large number of transient C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender flight operations each day, as well as weekly or daily contract air passenger flights for United States personnel arriving in or leaving Europe.
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