Crailsheim: McKee Barracks Army Heliport AHP
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| Coordinates | N490824 E0100224 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Elevation | 1370 ft |
| Federal state | Baden-Württemberg |
Germany during the Cold War
The history of the Cold War airfields: Crailsheim McKee Barracks
Location of airfield
2 km west of Crailsheim
During the Cold War
Usage during the Cold War
US Army helipad in the McKee Barracks until the early 1980s.
In the 1960s
Overview
Aerial image 1968: McKee Barracks in Crailsheim
Source: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg, EL 68 IX Nr 5853, http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=2-5949668-1
Enlargement: Helipad in the north
Airspace and procedures
Operated from sunrise to sunset; unattended; arrivals with 090°, departures 270°; traffic pattern and altitude at pilot's discretion.
Obstacles
Obstacles in all directions.
In the 1970s and early 1980s
Overview
Crailsheim McKee Barracks on a US satellite image from 07 July 1977 - 1: Crailsheim Army Airfield; 2: McKee Barracks
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Radio beacons
AFN on frequency 1394 kcs 0.5 nautical miles east.
Telephone
Duty hours phone 2735-706/546, at other times 610/801.
Airspace and procedures
Arrivals and departures east or west. Noise abatement procedure: traffic pattern north of highway, avoid overflight of city and kaserne, altitude at pilot's discretion.
Obstacles
Obstacles in all directions.
Today
Use today
McKee Barracks was closed in 1993/1994 and later demolished. With it, the helipad also disappeared. On the site the Hirtenwiesen residential area was developed. Today, the building Haller Straße 185 is located on the place of the helipad.
Links
- McKee Barracks Crailsheim - 1952-1993
Airfields in the vicinity
Categories
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