Bitburg Airport (Битбург)

 airport, military airbase, closed / former military

(former Bitburg Air Base)
Bitburg Airport (German: Flugplatz Bitburg) (IATA: BBJ, ICAO: EDRB) is a commercial airport serving Bitburg, a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. It is located 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Bitburg, 20 miles (32 km) north of Trier, and 135 miles (217 km) west of Wiesbaden.

Prior to its current civilian usage, Bitburg Air Base (1952-1994) was a front-line NATO base during the Cold War. It was the home of the United States Air Force's 36th Fighter Wing for over 40 years as part of the United States Air Forces in Europe. With the end of the Cold War it was no longer needed as a military base and it was turned over to the German government on 1 October 1994.

Runway 06/24 3056m (10026ft)