Cottbus Air Base

Cottbus Air Base Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord
IATA: none – ICAO: ETHT Cottbus Air Base Location of airport in Germany
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus
Location	Cottbus
Elevation AMSL	220 ft / 67 m
Coordinates	51°46′7″N 14°17′43″E / 51.76861°N 14.29528°ECoordinates: 51°46′7″N 14°17′43″E / 51.76861°N 14.29528°E
Website	http://www.flugplatzmuseumcottbus.de/
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 7,741 2,360 Concrete
Source: Military Airfield Directory

Cottbus Air Base (German: Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord – "Airport Cottbus-North") (ICAO: ETHT) is a former military airport 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west of Cottbus in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

During World War II the air base in Cottbus was used by the Luftwaffe and during the 1970s and '80s by the National People's Army. Following German reunification until 2004, the air base was also used by the Bundeswehr.^[1]

Present

The airport is currently closed to air-traffic, although the concrete paved runway has been designated for use by cargo flights in the event of an emergency. There is an aerospace museum on site.

Future

Having been bought by the local government in 2007,^[2] the city of Cottbus plans to turn the former air base into an industrial park, creating around 1,000 jobs.^[3][4]

References

1. "Flugplatz Cottbus". Military Airfield Directory (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
2. "Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord im Süden Brandenburgs verkauft" (PDF). Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
3. "The Property". Cottbus.de. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
4. Becker, Jürgen (25 July 2007). "Auf Ex-Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord sollen 1000 Jobs entstehen". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2010.

External links

• Cottbus Aerospace Museum (German)