Ahlhorn Highway Strip

Germany /W/

General

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!

Coordinates	N525522 E0081014
Elevation	120'
Airfield ID	NLP II/7

Location of airfield

Autobahn A29, between intersections Ahlhorn and Großenkneten

Usage during the Cold War

Highway Strip

Current usage

Closed.

Runways, Taxiways, Aprons

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!

Runways

Design.	Length	Width	Surface	Remarks
02/20	2400 m

There are three parkings: two at the southern end, one at the northern end (on the eastern side).

Images

Highway 84

The following pictures were taken during the exercise "Highway 84" in march 1984. Source: DoD, photographer TSGT ROD PROUTY, SRA GLENDA PELLUM, with additional information from Helmut Friz. Thank you very much!

Aerial picture from 28mar1984 (Source: DoD, photographer TSGT ROD PROUTY)

Detail view with road, mobile control tower and viewing platform.

During the exercise, there were two mobile control towers deployed: one for air trafic control, mid of runway, on the western side. The other as exercise command post, at the southern end on the western side, near the visitor's stand.

Mobile control tower from JaboG 43 Oldenburg for air traffic control.		Flight line sweeper vehicle (JaboG 43)
Generator

Besides the aircraft types below, videos from this exercise (see links below) also show German Air Force Alpha Jets, Netherlands Air Force NF-5, RAF Jaguars. Also a formation landing of two C-160 Transall, followed by a C-130.

A-10 before touchdown. Viewing direction south.		C-130 Hercules

C-130 Hercules taxiing south.		A C-160 Transall (LTG 62 Wunstorf) at the southern parking. The plane behind the fuel truck could be a F-5.
F-4 Phantom landing		F-4F Phantom (JaboG 36 "Westfalen" Hopsten)
A F-16 landing, armed with AIM 9 Sidewinder (J-654, Netherlands Air Force)		German Air Force Tornado (JaboG 31 "Boelcke" Nörvenich)
Two A-10, looking north. In the background, you can see the exercise command post tower and the visitor stand.		F-15 on take-off (32rd TFS, Soesterberg / Camp New Amsterdam)
German Air Force Bell UH-1D (HTG 64 Ahlhorn)		Sticker with the participating air forces (USAF, Denmark, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Belgium, Norway) and JaboG 43 (Source: Helmut Friz)