Praha: Ruzyně Airport

Letiště Praha Ruzyně, Prague Ruzyně

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!
CoordinatesN500602 E0141540 (WGS84) Google Maps
Elevation 1247'
Location indicatorLKPR
Airfield IdPunkt 440
Map with location of Praha Ruzyně Airport, Czech Republic
The history of the Cold War airfields: Praha

During World War II

Use

Prag-Rusin air base.

Situation

Praha Ruzyně Airport, Czech Republic, on a map 1944
Praha Ruzyně Airport in World War II on a US map from 1944
Source: McMaster University Library Digital Archive, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CC BY-NC 2.5 CA

During the Cold War

Use

Airport.

In the 1960s

Overview

Aerodrom chart from 15 February 1960
Aerodrom chart from 15 February 1960
Source: CIA

In the 1970s

Situation

Praha Ruzyně Airport on a map 1973
Praha Ruzyně Airport on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1973
Source: ONC E-3 (1973), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin

Overview

Praha Ruzyně Airport, Germany, on a US satellite image 1979
Praha Ruzyně Airport on a US satellite image from 16 May 1979
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Northwestern part
Northwestern part
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Northeastern part with ramp
Northeastern part with ramp
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Runways, taxiways
Runways, taxiways
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern part, hangar with aircraft
Eastern part, hangar with aircraft
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Southern part
Southern part
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Southeastern part
Southeastern part
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s and early 1990s

Radio communication

The military radio call sign of the airfield was "SMARAGD" (198x).
According to western signals intelligence (SIGINT), the airfield was also called "Navigacni Punkt 440" by the Czechoslovak Air Force.

Today

Use

Airport.

Bibliography

  • Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang: "Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe" Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993 - Historical map
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