Good sod on sandy soil. Swamp formation in the southwest corner of the field. Shortest rolling distance 1000 m in all directions.

6 Aircraft hangars:
2 hangars: 60,8 x 30,4 m
2 hangars: 99,0 x 25,0 m
1 hangar: 60,0 x 22,0 m
1 hangar: 25,0 x 8,0 m

Workshops: Contain all machines and tools necessary to repair metal and wood aircraft. Electric current 220 V AC. Spare parts for all airplanes of the Deutsche Luft Hansa in stock.

Fuel Equipment:
For a total of 90,000 liters of gasoline, 3,000 liters of oxyde and 3000 liters of benzene. Hydrogen gas for airship purposes.

Airfield.

The Staaken airfield was used in 1942 twice for scenes in the Karl Ritter Ufa film BESATZUNG DORA (D. 1943, banned). On 27/28 August 1942 the scenes with actress Charlott Daudert on a bicycle were shot there. On 31 October various take-offs, circling, and landing shots with a Junkers Ju 88D aircraft were filmed. The film was an air reconnaissance (Fernaufklärer) propaganda film.
Source: William Gillespie, author of the book THE MAKING OF THE CREW OF THE DORA (2016).

After World War II, Staaken airfield was used by Soviet flying units, presumably until the 1950s. Previously, an exchange of territories was made: The eastern part of the airfield was located in the British sector of Berlin. At the same time, the western part of the British Berlin Gatow Airfield was located in the Soviet zone. In order to allow reasonable operations at both fields, Soviets and British exchanged the territories. With this, West Staaken became part of East Berlin, later of East Germany. It was not until the political change that West Staaken returned to Berlin again in 1990.

The following map from 1952 shows the location of the Staaken airfield in relation to the other post-war airfields in and around Berlin: Gatow, Johannisthal, Schönefeld, Schönwalde, Tegel und Tempelhof.

The Soviet radio station was working on 4150 kc, with the call sign BRONZA.

Closed.