Kothen Airbase (Soviet/Russian)
(Кетен)General |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
| Coordinates | N5143 E01157 |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 304' |
| Operator | GSSD/WGT |
Usage until 1945
Luftwaffe airbase.
Usage during the Cold War
Soviet airbase.
Current usage
General aviation and solar energy park.
Airfield Map |
Runways, Taxiways, Aprons |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
| Design. | Length | Width | Surface | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2500 m | 60 m | Concrete | |
| 09/27 | 2500 m | 75 m | Grass |
Radio navigation |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Data for the year 1990:
| Station. | Freq. | Ident | Position | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSBN | |||||
| 27 | LOM | 350 | RC | 4080 m | |
| LMM | 718 | R | 1150 m | ||
| 09 | LOM | 350 | GX | 4100 m | |
| LMM | 718 | G | 1000 m |
| LOM | Locator at outer marker | |
| LMM | Locator at middle marker | |
| RSBN | TACAN-like navigation system |
Communications |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
Radio
Call sign: SIMNIK (1967), SEMELNI (1990)
Units |
73 GwIAP: MiG-29, MiG-29UB, MiG-23UB (1990)
Real Property |
The airfield covered an area of 259,65 ha.
Links |
Google Maps
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=K%C3%B6then&sll=...
Kothen Airfield: Homepage
(german)
http://www.flugplatz-koethen.de/
Sky-fly-Koethen
(german)
http://www.sky-fly-koethen.de/flugplatz.htm
Solar engery park Kothen
(german)
http://www.juwi.de/solar/referenzen/solarpark-koethen.html
vimudeap
http://www.vimudeap.de/218.html
Kothen
(russian)
http://www.koethen.narod.ru/
Sachsenbunker
http://www.sachsenschiene.net/bunker/flp/flp_23.htm
Bibliography |
Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang:
'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Allied map of Kothen airfield.
Zapf, Jürgen:
'Flugplätze der Luftwaffe 1934-1945 - und was davon übrig blieb / Sachsen-Anhalt'
VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2005
8 pages description, map, aerial pictures from 1944, 1945 and 1953, current pictures
Freundt, Lutz:
'Sowjetische Fliegerkräfte in Deutschland 1945-1994, Band 2'
Freundt Eigenverlag, Diepholz 1999
Description, pictures, aerial pictures from 1953 and 1991.
Freundt, Lutz (Hrsg.), Büttner, Stefan:
'Rote Plätze - Russische Militärflugplätze in Deutschland 1945 - 1994'
AeroLit Verlag, 2007
Description, pictures, aerial pictures from 1953 and 1991.
