Falkenberg Alt Lonnewitz Airbase

Location of airfield

2 km SSW Falkenberg

Usage until 1945

Luftwaffe airfield (Alt-Lönnewitz)

2 km SSW Falkenberg

Usage during the Cold War

Soviet fighter base until 1992.

Current usage

General aviation

Runways

Radio

The aerodrome call sign was BAIKAL.

Standard Training Routes

As of 1989:

283 Falkenberg, Soellichau, Schoenewalde, Finsterwalde, Falkenberg
Altitude: 600 - 1200 m, from abeam Sonnenwalde 1200 m
Interception leg: Kemberg, Schoenewalde, Sonnenwalde

283a (during flying activities at Holzdorf airfield)
Falkenberg, Finsterwalde, Meissen, Groeditz, Falkenberg
Altitude: 600 - 1850 m
Interception leg: Finsterwalde, Meissen

284 Falkenberg, Soellichau, Schoenewalde, Falkenberg
Altitude: 600 - 1200 m
Interception leg: Kemberg, Schoenewalde

285 Falkenberg, Soellichau, Schoenewalde, Golssen, Baruth, Heidehof range, Markendorf, Falkenberg
Altitude: enroute to the range 600 - 1200 m, on return 4250 m (climb above the range)

285a (during flying activities at Holzdorf airfield)
Falkenberg, Sonnewalde, Luckau, position 3 km south of Baruth, Heidehof range, Finsterwalde, Falkenberg
Altitude: enroute to the range 300 - 1200 m; on return 4250 m (in coordination with Brand Command post)

287 Falkenberg, Soellichau, Schoenewalde, Finsterwalde, Glaubitz, Belgern range, Falkenberg
Altitude: 600 - 1200 m, from abeam Sonnewalde 1200 m

287a (during flying activities at Holzdorf airfield)
Falkenberg, Finsterwalde, Meissen, Muehlberg, Belgern range, Falkenberg
Altitude: 600 - 1200 m

288 Falkenberg, Bitterfeld, Soemmerda, Meissen, Falkenberg
Altitude: 8550 - 9450 m, 11900 - 18000 m
Interception leg: Apolda, Meissen
Climb: Bitterfeld
Descend: Meissen

31 GwIAP: MiG-29, MiG-29UB, MiG-23UB

Railway track from Falkenberg to the northern part of the airfield.

The airfield of Falkenberg is part of the great scenery gdr_mil7 from Michael Spengler.

Map	Flight line

USMLM Unit History 1966
Report about modified launching rails on MiG-21 Fishbed D from Falkenberg
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1969
First observation of a MiG-21 Fishbed F at Falkenberg; Exercise of Falkenberg aircrafts at the Belgern range
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1972
Report about deployment of 34 MiG-21 Fishbed D und F from Falkenberg to Cochstedt airfield at 09.06.1972
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1973
Falkenberg has received MiG-21 Fishbed F from Jueterbog and Damgarten; a squadron has received MiG-23
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1975
MiG-23 Flogger B with AA-7 and AA-8; first photo of camouflaged Flogger B
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1978
Short report and picture about a deployment of Flogger
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

USMLM Unit History 1988
Report and picture about two deployments of Backfire aircraft to Falkenberg in march and august 1988
http://www.history.hqusareur.army.mil/uslmannual.htm

Sachsenbunker
http://www.sachsenschiene.net/bunker/flp/flp_35.htm

Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Allied maps

Zapf, Jürgen:
'Flugplätze der Luftwaffe 1934-1945 - und was davon übrig blieb / Berlin & Brandenburg'
VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2001
4,5 pages od description, areal picture from 1944 and 11 current photos.

Freundt, Lutz:
'Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte in Deutschland 1945-1994, Band 1'
Freundt Eigenverlag, Diepholz 1998
Description, areal picture, map