Cologne Butzweilerhof Airfield

 
Germany /W/

General

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!
CoordinatesN505918 E0065336
Elevation158'
ICAO Location IndicatorEDUZ / EDCU (1990)
OperatorBelgian Army (BAR)

Location of airfield

7 km northwest of Cologne city center

Usage until 1945

Civilian airfield of cologne.

Usage during the Cold War

Used by RAF until 1953. Used by Belgian Army until 1993 or 1994 (16th Sq / 16th Bat, Alouette II and Brittan Norman Islander).

Current usage

Closed.

Runways, Taxiways, Aprons

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Runways

Design.LengthWidthSurfaceRemarks
04/22728 m24 mAsp

Airspace and Procedures

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General

Planned new ICAO code was ETBB.

Additional information

Images

Current pictures (1)

Pictures and descriptions courtesy of Werner Müller http://www.butzweilerhof.com.

Old gate to the civil airfield from 1926.

Former gymnasium, which served as aviation museum during the 1990s.

Gymnasium from the opposite side and old tower.

Northern part of the runway.

Current pictures (2)

Pictures courtesy of Peter Ziegenfuß

Former runway, now parking
Butzweilerhof Airfield Runway
Facilities
Garages
Former tower
Butzweilerhof Tower
Hangar
Hangar

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