Landsberg Air Base, Germany

Landsberg/Lech: Air Base

Penzing

For historical information only, do not use for navigation or aviation purposes!
CoordinatesN480414 E0105422 (WGS84) Google Maps
Federal stateBayern (Bavaria)
Location indicatorDELB (195x), EDSA (196x-199x), ETSA (199x-)
Map with location of Landsberg/Lech airfield
Germany during the Cold War Map

During World War II

Use

Luftwaffe air base.

Situation

Map of Landsberg Luftwaffe Air Base in World War II 1944
Landsberg Air Base 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

After the World War II first used by the US Air Force. Later German Air Force base.

In the 1950s

Situation

Map of Landsberg/Lech US Air Force Base in 1952
Landsberg/Lech US Air Force Base in 1952
Source: US DoD

Overview

Map of Penzing Air Base 1959
Map of Penzing Air Base 1959 - Only the buildings are shown. Also recognizable is the railway spur from the north.

In the 1960s

Situation

Landsberg/Lech airfield on a map 1963
Landsberg/Lech airfield on a map 1963
Source: US DoD

Overview

Landsberg/Lech Air Base, Germany, on a US satellite image 1962
Landsberg/Lech Air Base on a US satellite image from 02 August 1962 - Unfortunately, the view is impaired by clouds
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1970s

Overview

Landsberg/Lech Air Base, Germany, on a US satellite image 1977
Landsberg/Lech Air Base on a US satellite image from 07 July 1977
Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s

Situation

Landsberg/Lech Air Base on a map 1981
Landsberg/Lech air base on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1981

Overview

Landsberg German Air Force Base, on a US satellite image 1980
US satellite image from 26 July 1980
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Map of Landsberg airfield in 1984
Landsberg airfield in 1984

Runways

  • 07/25: 2066 m x 30 m Concrete

Radio beacons

  • NDB: 448 "LQ", 253° / 4.7 NM to fld
  • ILS 25: 111.7 "LQ"

Images

German Air Force C-160 Transall and US Air Force C-130 Hercules Landsberg March 1986
A German Air Force C-160 Transall and a US Air Force C-130 Hercules in Landsberg in March 1986
Source: DoD, Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Fernando Serna

Today

Use

The airfield has been closed in December 2017, the barracks are still occupied by the Bundeswehr.

Overview

Aerial picture Landsberg aerodrome, Germany 2018
Aerial picture (2018) - Approximately 8 months after termination of flight operations.
Source: Datenquelle: Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung www.geodaten.bayern.de, License: Creative Commons Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschland (CC BY 3.0 DE)

Airspace and procedures

The last Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) valid from 21.12.2017 indicates the aerodrome (AD) as closed (CLSD):

AD CLSD.

LAST NOTAM INITIATED BY AIM ETSA.
THANKS FOR GOOD COOPERATION. (:
STAY HEALTHY ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE WILL MISS YOU.

LTG 61 MELDET SICH AB. ):

Pictures 2017 Part 1

The following pictures were taken during the "Tag der Bundeswehr" in June 2017
German Air Force C-160 Transall in special colors
C-160 Transall in special colors "60 years LTG 61, 1957-2017"
Landsberg Air Base
View over the air base from east to west
Buildings at the main ramp, hangar 3
Buildings at the main ramp, on the left side hangar 3
Control tower Landsberg airfield
Control tower
Tower
Top
Aerial Carrier
Aerial carrier
Landsberg Air Base, Germany: Control tower from the east
Control tower from the east
Landsberg Tower
Rear side
Rear side
Weather station Landsberg/Lech
Weather station
Meteorological station Landsberg Air Base
Tower und Airbus A400M Atlas at Landsberg
Tower and Airbus A400M Atlas
Landsberg/Lech airfield
View over the airfield, in the foreground the tracks at the eastern edge
Air Base in Bavaria
Landsberg military airfield, Germany
Sign parking positions 1-4
Sign to the parking positions 1 to 4
Sign positions 13-16, Landsberg Air Base
Parking positions 9-12, ILS glidepath antenna
To the parking positions 9 to 12, in the background the ILS glidepath antenna
Radar Landsberg/Lech airfield, Germany
Radar
Blue taxiway light
Blue taxiway light
Taxiway light
Detail
Foundation
Taxiway N1 Landsberg aerodrome, Germany
Marking for taxiway N1
Parking position 11
Parking position 11 in front of hangar VIII
Marking of parking position 12
Parking position 12 in front of hangar VIII
Faded ground marking 5, Landsberg Air Base
Faded ground marking 5
Faded ground marking 4, Landsberg/Lech, Germany
Ladders
"Leitern" (ladders)
Ground Marking
Contents
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