Bamberg Army Air Field (Breitenau)
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Bamberg is the hometown of Willy Messerschmitt and so it´s no wonder that he began his carreer as an aircraft builder at the site where Bamberg Army Airfield is presently located.
Little is known about the history of this Army Airfield except that during the years 1950 thru 1955 The Army Airfield capacity was increased by one wooden hangar. It was dismantled at the Coburg Army Airfield, hauled to Bamberg and re-erected as the third hangar. The original grassy landing strip, taxiways and apron were improved by the installation of Pierced Steel Planking, which later were partly replaced by asphaltic surfaces. As of 2004, the airfield still supports USAREUR operations but is largely used by civil aviation which occupies the western part of the airfield. Only recently the runway has been extended.
Little is known about the history of this Army Airfield except that during the years 1950 thru 1955 The Army Airfield capacity was increased by one wooden hangar. It was dismantled at the Coburg Army Airfield, hauled to Bamberg and re-erected as the third hangar. The original grassy landing strip, taxiways and apron were improved by the installation of Pierced Steel Planking, which later were partly replaced by asphaltic surfaces. As of 2004, the airfield still supports USAREUR operations but is largely used by civil aviation which occupies the western part of the airfield. Only recently the runway has been extended.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°55'13"N 10°54'54"E
- Frankfurt International Airport (IATA: FRA / ICAO: EDDF) 174 km
- Ramstein Air Base 247 km
- Frankfurt Hahn Aiport 263 km
- Büchel Air Base 279 km
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) 290 km
- Hannover Airport 297 km
- Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM/ETAD) 304 km
- Düsseldorf International Airport 332 km
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport 342 km
- Deelen Air Base (ICAO: EHDL) 428 km
- University of Bamberg 1.6 km
- Conversion area Former Warner Barracks - U.S. Army 1.6 km
- Part of Warner Barracks 1.8 km
- Remediated landfill area 1.9 km
- Warner Barracks Housing Area 2 km
- Supply and Motor Shop 2.3 km
- Seehof Palace 2.5 km
- M.O.U.T Training Area 2.8 km
- US Army Installation - Muna Kaserne 4.5 km
- Franconian Jura 59 km