Cottbus Air Base (German: Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord – "Airport Cottbus-North") (ICAO: ETHT) is a former military airport that is 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west of Cottbus in Brandenburg, Germany.
Cottbus Air Base Flugplatz Cottbus-Nord | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus | ||||||||||
Location | Cottbus | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 220 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°46′7″N 14°17′43″E | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.flugplatzmuseumcottbus.de/ | ||||||||||
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Source: Military Airfield Directory |
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]
The airport is currently closed to air traffic, although the concrete runway has been designated for use by cargo flights in the event of an emergency. There is an aerospace museum on site, and most of the runway is now used for a photovoltaic cell storage plant.
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]
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