Ludwigsburg AAF (Pattonville) (US Army Airfield)
General |
For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes! |
| Coordinates | N485154 E0091330 |
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| Elevation | 920' |
| ICAO Location Indicator | EDIR (1990) |
| Operator | US Army |
Location
Ludwigsburg is located 10 km north of Stuttgart.
Location of airfield
The airfield is located on the south side of the road between Kornwestheim and Aldingen, just south of Pattonville.
Usage until 1945
Landing ground
Usage during the Cold War
US Army airfield and missile site. During the 1960s a single US Army Cessna aircraft was based. Available for civil traffic since 1960. US Army helicopter stationed until 1979 (moved to Stuttgart-Echterdingen?), thereafter used for helicopter maintenance until about 1985. Since 1992 for general aviation.
Current usage
General aviation since 1992.
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 |
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| 10/28 | 671 m | 20 m | Asphalt |
Installations |
Reconstructed by the US 1948/49. Nike (Ajax?) site on east side of airfield from about 1957 until 1960/61 (propably A Battery or HHB of 3rd Bn, 71st Arty) (concrete launcher platforms still exist - one is used today as compensation plate - and power cables can be found in the grass). The airfield and the adjacent training area had 84 ha.
Images |
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Tower and Hangar (2001)
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Beacon: view from the tower, looking east (2001)
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Former Nike platform (2001)
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Links |
Bing
Aerial picture
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=s49jqhhs1vw2&lvl=16&dir=0&sty=o&form=LMLTC...
Flugsportgruppe Ludwigsburg e.V.
http://members.aol.com/HHirsch525/index.htm
Flugbetriebsgemeinschaft
http://www.flugbetriebsgemeinschaft.de/
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