Koblenz-Winningen Airport
Appearance
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Koblenz, Germany | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 195 m / 640 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°19′30″N 007°31′59″E / 50.32500°N 7.53306°E | ||||||||||
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Koblenz-Winningen Airport is a regional airport in Germany (ICAO: EDRK). It supports general aviation with no commercial scheduled airline service.
History
[edit]The airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II by IX Air Support Command, Ninth Air Force as a Supply and Evacuation/ Emergency Landing Airfield during March–May 1945.
References
[edit]- Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
External links
[edit]- http://flugplatz-koblenz-winningen.de
- Airport information for EDRK at Great Circle Mapper.