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Rhein-Main Air Base was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport. Its military airport codes (IATA: FRF, ICAO: EDAF) are discontinued. Established in 1945 ...
On March 15, 1947 they were reassigned to EUCOM (European Command) in Frankfurt, 1948 moved from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Campbell Barracks. On January 1, 1950 it was reorganized as USAREUR (United States Army Europe). USAREUR was subordinate to USEUCOM (United States European Command), since 1967 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Patch Barracks.
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Germany" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eschborn Airfield (Fliegerhorst Eschborn) is an abandoned military airfield in Germany located approximately 10 km northwest of Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) and 435 km southwest of Berlin. The airfield was built by the Luftwaffe and opened in the early 1940s.
Stephenville International Airport: Giebelstadt Army Airfield Germany: 1935–2006: Goose Bay Army Airfield: Goose Air Defense Sector: Canada: 1941–1976: CFB Goose Bay: Griesheim Airport Germany: 1908–1992: Hanau Army Airfield Germany: 1947–2006: Haunstetten Airfield Germany: 1916–1964: Heidelberg Airfield Germany: 1945–2014 ...
Essen/Mülheim Airport: Frankfurt am Main: Hesse: EDDF FRA Frankfurt Airport (Frankfurt am Main Airport, also: Rhein-Main Airport) Freiburg im Breisgau: Baden-Württemberg: EDTF QFB Freiburg Airport: Friedrichshafen: Baden-Württemberg: EDNY FDH Friedrichshafen Airport (Bodensee Airport, Friedrichshafen) Giebelstadt: Bavaria: EDQG / ETEU: GHF
Civil air traffic at Frankfurt Airport in 1951 An Iran Air Boeing 707-300 at Frankfurt Airport in 1970 Frankfurt Airport in 1983. In 1951, restrictions for German air travellers were lifted and civil air traffic started to grow again. In 1952, Frankfurt Airport handled more than 400,000 passengers; a year later it was more than half a million.
The facility opened as a civilian airport in July 1925. The airfield, however dates to the spring of 1911 when it was first used by biplanes. In 1924, a sports flying event was held at the airfield. In July 1925, Lufthansa operated flights from the new airport to Frankfurt/Main and Kassel. The station building was opened in 1927.