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Hohenfels Army Airfield

Coordinates: 49°12.99′N 11°50.17′E / 49.21650°N 11.83617°E / 49.21650; 11.83617
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Hohenfels Army Airfield
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator United States Army
Elevation AMSL1,455 ft / 443 m
Coordinates49°12.99′N 11°50.17′E / 49.21650°N 11.83617°E / 49.21650; 11.83617
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Hohenfels AAF is located in Germany
Hohenfels AAF
Hohenfels AAF
Location in Germany
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 2,188 667 Asphalt
Source: DoD FLIP[1]

Hohenfels Army Airfield (ICAO: ETIH) is a military airport near Hohenfels, a small town in Bavaria, Germany. It is part of the Hohenfels Training Area, which hosts the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC). As part of JMRC, the airfield is used by helicopters in support of exercises held at the Hohenfels Training Area.[2] It is also used as a refueling stop by Army helicopters transiting through Europe.[3]

References

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  1. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. pp. B-224.
  2. ^ "Afternoon Training Flights for 101st MEDEVAC". DVIDS. 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ Joint Multinational Readiness Center [@HohenfelsJMRC] (2021-05-28). "U.S. Army AH-64 #Apache Helicopters belonging to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade made a stop for fuel at JMRC while enroute to Hungary for #SaberGuardian 21 yesterday" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-08-30 – via Twitter.