Stuttgart Airport
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Stuttgart Airport Flughafen Stuttgart |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH | ||||||||||
| Serves | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Germanwings | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,276 ft / 389 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°41′24″N 009°13′19″E / 48.69000°N 9.22194°ECoordinates: 48°41′24″N 009°13′19″E / 48.69000°N 9.22194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | stuttgart-airport.com | ||||||||||
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 Map of the Airport |
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| Passengers | 10,512,225 |
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| Passenger change 14–15 |
 8.2% |
| Aircraft movements | 101,169 |
| Movements change 14–15 |
6.7% |
Stuttgart Airport (German: Flughafen Stuttgart, formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen) (IATA: STR, ICAO: EDDS) is the international airport of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state Baden-Württemberg. It is christened after Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel and is the sixth busiest airport in Germany with 10.5 million passengers having passed through its doors in 2015. The airport is an important hub for Germanwings and features flights to several European cities and leisure destinations as well as a long-haul service to Atlanta.
The airport is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) (10 km (6.2 mi) in a straight line) south of Stuttgart and lies on the boundary between the nearby town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Filderstadt and Stuttgart itself. In 2007, the Stuttgart Trade Fair – the ninth biggest exhibition centre in Germany – moved to grounds directly next to the airport. Additionally, the global headquarters for car parking company APCOA Parking are located here.
The airport was built in 1939 to replace Böblingen Airport. In 1945, the United States Army took over the airport until returning it to German authorities in 1948.
For the duration of the Cold War the runway and facilities were shared with the United States Army who operated helicopters, the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk and other fixed wing aircraft as Echterdingen Army Airfield on the southern portion of the airfield. Some of the units operating at Echterdingen were headquartered at nearby Nellingen Kaserne- now closed and redeveloped. In 1984-5, the 223rd Aviation Battalion (Combat) of the 11th Aviation Group (Combat) was headquartered at Echterdingen, with three aviation companies assigned (one at Schwäbisch Hall). The U.S. Army still maintains a small helicopter base - Stuttgart Army Airfield - on the southern side of the airport, which it shares with the Baden-Württemberg State Police helicopter wing. The police helicopter wing falls under the control of Stuttgart Police Department and has six modern helicopters based at Stuttgart and two in Söllingen.
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