Holzdorf Air Base Fliegerhorst Holzdorf | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | German Air Force (Luftwaffe) | ||||||||||
| Location | Holzdorf / Schönewalde | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 81 m / 265 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°46.0722′N 013°10.0557′E / 51.7678700°N 13.1675950°E | ||||||||||
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  Holzdorf Location of Holzdorf Air Base in Germany | |||||||||||
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Holzdorf Air Base (German: Fliegerhorst Holzdorf) (ICAO: ETSH) is a military airfield operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). It is located 1.8 nautical miles (3 km; 2 mi) east of Holzdorf,[1] a subdivision of the municipality of Jessen in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as Schönewalde/Holzdorf Air Base, as most of the base is situated east of the Saxony-Anhalt/Brandenburg border, in the city of Schönewalde.[3] The air base is home to the air forces's Helicopter Wing 64.
In 1968 the site was selected by the Air Forces of the National People's Army for a new airbase. The airbase was completed in 1974 and expanded into an operational airfield by 1980. The handover to the NVA's Jagdfliegergeschwader 1 took place at the beginning of November 1982, when it was relocated from Cottbus-Nord Airport to Holzdorf.
The airport is at an elevation of 265 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with a concrete/asphalt surface measuring 2,419 by 30 metres (7,936 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Support Squadron 1 of the German Army Aviation Corps was formerly located at Holzdorf. It was dissolved in 2013[4] as part of the reorganization/reduction of the Bundeswehr announced in October 2011.
