Altenburg-Nobitz Airport (former Soviet airbase)
Germany /
Thuringen /
Nobitz /
World
/ Germany
/ Thuringen
/ Nobitz
World / Germany / Thüringen / Thüringen
airport, former air force base
ICAO-Code: EDAC / IATA-Code: AOC
The former Soviet airbase was home to 968 IAP, equiped with MiG-29 Fulcrum-A/B/C combat aircraft, MiG-23UM Flogger-C operational trainers, and An-2 Colt liaison aircraft (biplane). The unit was part of South Corps, 6 GvIAD "Donetskaya Segedskaya", with its HQs at Merseburg.
This small airport's main claim to fame is the daily Ryanair flight to and from London Stansted
The former Soviet airbase was home to 968 IAP, equiped with MiG-29 Fulcrum-A/B/C combat aircraft, MiG-23UM Flogger-C operational trainers, and An-2 Colt liaison aircraft (biplane). The unit was part of South Corps, 6 GvIAD "Donetskaya Segedskaya", with its HQs at Merseburg.
This small airport's main claim to fame is the daily Ryanair flight to and from London Stansted
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altenburg-Nobitz_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°59'0"N 12°30'29"E
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- Runway 04/22
- Airport ATC tower 0.5 km
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- Former machine gun shooting range 1.2 km
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