Spreenhagen Highway Strip (Friedrichshof)

 
Germany /E/

General

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CoordinatesN521842 E0135059 (WGS84)
Elevation128'
Airfield ID2024

Location of airfield

The highway strip was located 16 km west-southwest of Fürstenwalde. Former Autobahn A3, now A12, between the intersections Friedersdorf and Storkow.

Usage during the Cold War

Highway Strip.

The highway strip had the airfield ID 2024. The NATO name was "Friedrichshof Highway Strip" (Friedrichshof is located southwest of the Friedersdorf intersection).

Current usage

Closed.

Airfield Map

Runways, Taxiways, Aprons

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Runways

Design.LengthWidthSurfaceRemarks
08/26ca. 2400 m085°/265°

Radio navigation

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Data for the 1980s:

 Station.Freq.IdentPositionRemarks
265°LOM833UJMain landing direction
LMM198,5U
085°LOM833JUSecondary landing direction
LMM198,5U
LOMLocator at outer marker
LMMLocator at middle marker

The radio beacons were not permanently deployed. The idents were derived from the first and the last letter of the call sign (UROSHAJ).

Communications

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The call sign of the airfield was "UROSHAJ".

There were two wiring points to the communication network in the north of the highway strip.

Images

The highway strip in the year 2000. Looking to the west.
Aerial picture from the year 2007.

Flight Simulation

The Spreenhagen Highway Strip is part of the scenery gdr_mil6 from Michael Spengler.

Shortly before touchdown at Spreenhagen. There are several MiG-21s on the eastern car park.
 

Links

Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=52+18+42,013+50+59+(Autobahnabschnitt ABA Spr...

Airfields in the vicinity
(Radius 20 km)

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