Goppingen AAF (Cooke Barracks, US Army Airfield)
General |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
| Coordinates | N484230 E0094124 |
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| Elevation | 1252' |
| ICAO Location Indicator | EDIB (1990) |
| Operator | US Army |
Location of airfield
The airfield was located between Göppingen and Eislingen, about 3 km ENE of Göppingen center.
Usage until 1945
Luftwaffe airbase.
Usage during the Cold War
US Army helicopter base
Current usage
Cooke Barracks closed at 28FEB1992 (Source: USAREUR). Today, the airfield is used as industrial area and golf course.
Airfield Map |
Runways, Taxiways, Aprons |
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Runways
Data for the year 1971:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
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| 07/25 | 853 m | 20 m | Asphalt |
Data for the year 1990:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
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| 07/25 | 769 m | 21 m | Asphalt |
Communications |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Telephone
DSN 425-3xxx, commercial 07161/618-xxx (1990)
Units |
Data for the year 1990:
193rd Avn Co (7th USAR): 8 UH-1H; 3rd Bde/1st IDM: 2 UH-1H, 4 OH-58A
Images |
Pictures from 2001
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Gate
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Airfield seen from the eastern starting platform
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Main building
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Old hangar
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Hangar
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Small Hangar
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Tower
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Aerial picture 2007
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Looking south-southeast
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Links |
Cooke Barracks
Geschichte der Cooke Barracks
http://cookebarracks.com/
Cooke Barracks
Some very nice old pictures from Cooke Bks and the airfield
http://www.pbase.com/dwisniewski/inbox&page=2
http://wiley2-5fa.com/new_page_6.htm
Photos from Cooke Barracks
http://wiley2-5fa.com/new_page_6.htm
Bibliography |
Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Allied map of the former Luftwaffe airfield
