Frankfurt/M: Rhein/Main Air Base, Airport
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| Coordinates | N500213 E0083350 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Federal state | Hessen (Hesse) |
| Location indicator | DDFR (195x, civ), DBRM (195x, mil), EDDF (civ), EDAF (mil) |
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The history of the Cold War airfields: Frankfurt/M
Contents
Page 1: From the beginnings to the 1960s ← you are here
Page 2: From the 1970s until today
Page 3: Frankfurt Rhein-Main Air Base
General
The Frankfurt Rhein/Main airport was established in the 1930s as a replacement for the Frankfurt-Rebstock Airport, which became too small. In the Second World War the field was used by the German Luftwaffe. In 1945 it was occupied by US troops, who set up the Rhein/Main Air Base of the US Air Force here. In 1948/49, Rhein/Main played an important role during the Berlin Airlift and served as an important logistics hub for US troops in Germany and Europe in the following years. In 2005, the Air Base was closed and the site is now used for further expansion of the Frankfurt international airport.
During the 1930s
Overview
The old Rhein/Main airport on a US map from 1952
Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Enlargement: Installations on the northern side
Enlargement: One of the two airship hangars
Enlargement: The railway station Lufthafen Rhein/Main, the Zeppelin-Siedlung settlement (now Zeppelinheim) and Mitteldick - railway station Lufthafen Rhein/Main, Zeppelin-Siedlung settlement (now Zeppelinheim)Mitteldick
Timetable
Spring/Summer 1939
The timetable for spring/summer of 1939 shows the following scheduled flights:
(Days: 1=Monday ... 7=Sunday)
(Days: 1=Monday ... 7=Sunday)
11: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Mannheim (Neuostheim)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
123456– | Berlin 07:25 - 09:15 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
––––––7 | Berlin 09:30 - 11:20 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
––––––7 | Frankfurt/M 11:35 - 12:00 Mannheim - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 19:15 - 20:50 Berlin - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
––––––7 | Mannheim 18:35 - 19:00 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
––––––7 | Frankfurt/M 19:15 - 20:50 Berlin
19: Halle/Leipzig (Schkeuditz) - Erfurt (Nord) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Halle/Leipzig 19:15 - 19:45 Erfurt 19:50 - 20:55 Frankfurt/M
In April and from mid-August to the beginning of October without the stopover in Erfurt (Not usable in the dark?) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 07:10 - 08:05 Erfurt 08:15 - 08:40 Halle/Leipzig
23: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin 19:20 - 21:35 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 07:15 - 09:15 Berlin
30: Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Rotterdam (Waalhaven) - Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Milan (Linate) - Rome (Littorio/Urbe)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / KLM, Douglas DC 2 / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano), Fiat:
1234567 | Amsterdam 09:30* - 09:50* Rotterdam 10:00* - 10:35 Cologne 11:00 - 11:50 Frankfurt/M 12:10 - 14:40 Milan 16:00 - 18:00 Rome
*1 hour earlier from 16 April to 14 May - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / KLM, Douglas DC 2 / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano), Fiat:
1234567 | Rome 07:00 - 09:00 Milan 09:30 - 12:00 Frankfurt/M 12:20 - 13:10 Cologne 13:25 - 14:40* Rotterdam 14:50* - 15:10* Amsterdam
*1 hour earlier from 16 April to 14 May
31: London (Croydon) - Brussels (Haren) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld) - Wien (Aspern)
- Sabena:
1234567 | London 08:45 - 10:00 Brussels 10:15 - 11:30 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
Frankfurt/M 12:00 - 13:10 Munich 13:30 - 14:50 Vienna - Deutsche Lufthansa, Focke-Wulf Fw 200:
1234567 | Vienna 15:20 - 16:50 Munich 17:20 - 18:40 Frankfurt/M - Sabena:
1234567 | Frankfurt/M 19:10 - 20:30 Brussels 20:45 - 22:10 London
36: Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Mannheim (Neuostheim) - Karlsruhe - Freiburg
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Cologne 10:30 - 11:20 Frankfurt/M 12:15 - 12:40 Mannheim 12:50 - 13:10 Karlsruhe 13:20 - 14:00 Freiburg - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Freiburg 16:45 - 17:25 Karlsruhe 17:35 - 17:55 Mannheim 18:05 - 18:30 Frankfurt/M 18:50 - 19:40 Cologne
39: Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Mannheim (Neuostheim)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 18:50 - 19:15 Mannheim
(17 April -31 August 1939) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160:
123456– | Mannheim 09:45 - 10:10 Frankfurt/M
(17 April -31 August 1939)
45: Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Essen/Mühlheim 17:10 - 17:30 Cologne 17:45 - 18:35 Frankfurt/M 18:45 - 19:45 Nuremberg 20:00 - 20:50 Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne - Frankfurt/M - Nuremberg - Munich - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Munich 08:05 - 08:55 Nuremberg 09:05 - 10:15 Frankfurt/M 10:30 - 11:20 Cologne 11:30 - 11:50 Essen/Mühlheim
60: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Berlin 09:40 - 11:55 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 12:25 - 14:25 Berlin
99: Dortmund (Brackel) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Nuremberg (Marienberg)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86:
123456– | Dortmund 10:45 - 11:45 Frankfurt/M 12:20 - 13:20 Nuremberg
(16 April - 31 August: Ju 86, 01 September - 07 October 1939: Ju 52) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86:
123456– | Nuremberg 17:15 - 18:25 Frankfurt/M 18:55 - 19:55 Dortmund
(16 April - 31 August: Ju 86, 01 September - 07 October 1939: Ju 52)
113: Karlsruhe - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Hannover (Vahrenwald) - Bremen (Neuenland) - Wangerooge - Langeoog - Norderney
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52:
123456– | Karlsruhe 06:20 - 07:00 Frankfurt/M 10:20 - 11:45 Hannover 12:00 - 12:30 Bremen 12:40 - 13:15 Wangerooge 13:25 - 13:40 Langeoog 13:50 - 14:00 Norderney
(01 May - 23 June. & 01 September - 07 October 1939: Karlsruhe -Bremen, Ju 160; 24 June - 31 August 1939: Karlsruhe - Norderney, Ju 52) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52:
123456– | Norderney 14:50 - 15:00 Langeoog 15:10 - 15:25 Wangerooge 15:35 - 16:10 Bremen 16:20 - 16:50 Hannover 17:10 - 18:35 Frankfurt/M 18:50 - 19:30 Karlsruhe
(01 May - 23 June. & 01 September - 07 October 1939: Karlsruhe -Bremen, Ju 160; 24 June - 31 August 1939: Karlsruhe - Norderney, Ju 52)
114: Saarbrücken (St. Arnual) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Saarbrücken 11:15 - 11:50 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 10:25 - 11:05 Saarbrücken
119: Breslau (Gandau) - Dresden (Klotzsche) - Halle/Leipzig (Schkeuditz) - Erfurt (Nord) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Breslau 06:00 - 07:05 Dresden 07:15 - 07:50 Halle/Leipzig 08:00 - 08:30 Erfurt 08:40 - 09:40 Frankfurt/M - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 17:10 - 18:25 Halle/Leipzig 19:00 - 19:30 Dresden 19:40 - 20:40 Breslau
(No stop in Erfurt)
121: Hamburg (Fuhlsbüttel) - Hannover (Vahrenwald) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Stuttgart (Böblingen)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Hamburg 09:20 - 10:05 Hannover 10:15 - 11:40 Frankfurt/M 12:15 - 13:05 Stuttgart - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
123456– | Stuttgart 17:40 - 18:30 Frankfurt/M 19:00 - 20:25 Hannover 20:40 - 21:25 Hamburg
724: London (Croydon) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Budapest (Budaörs)
- British Airways, Lockheed 14:
123456– | London 11_05 - 13:35 Frankfurt/M 14:05 - 17:20 Budapest - British Airways, Lockheed 14:
123456– | Budapest 10:15 - 13:30 Frankfurt/M 14:00 - 16:30 London
PF173: Cologne (Butzweilerhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Nuremberg (Marienberg) - Munich (Oberwiesenfeld)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
–234567 | Cologne 01:20 - 02:10 Frankfurt/M 03:15 - 04:15 Nuremberg 04:30 - 05:20 Munich
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Munich 22:25 - 23:15 Nuremberg 23:30 - 00:30 Frankfurt/M 01:30 - 02:20 Cologne
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays
PF175: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Hannover (Vahrenwald) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Stuttgart (Böblingen)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Berlin 23:45 - 01:05 Hannover 01:30 - 02:50 Frankfurt/M 03:20 - 04:10 Stuttgart
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Stuttgart 23:25 - 00:15 Frankfurt/M 01:05 - 02:25 Hannover 02:50 - 04:00 Berlin
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays
PF180: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
1234567 | Berlin 23:15 - 01:30 Frankfurt/M
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays - Deutsche Lufthansa, Junkers Ju 52:
–234567 | Frankfurt/M 01:55 - 04:00 Berlin
Air mail and freight transport only; not from Sundays to Mondays
PF191: Berlin (Tempelhof) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main) - Marseille (Marignane) - Barcelona - Sevilla - Lissabon - Las Palmas - Bathurst - Fernando Noronha - Natal - Recife - Bahia - Rio de Janeiro - Santos - Florianopolis - Porto Alegre - Montevideo - Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago de Chile
- Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others:
––3–––– | Berlin 23:50 ③ - xx:xx Frankfurt/M 05:00 ④ - Marseille ④ - Barcelona - Sevilla - Lissabon ④ - Las Palmas ④ - Bathurst ⑤ - Fernando Noronha ⑤ - Natal ⑤ - Recife ⑥ - Bahia ⑥ - Rio de Janeiro ⑦ - Santos ⑦ - Florianopolis ⑦ - Porto Alegre ⑦ - Montevideo ⑦ - Buenos Aires ⑦ - Mendoza ① - Santiago de Chile ①
Air mail service Germany - South America;
Other aircraft types: Junkers Ju 52 seaplane, Blohm&Voss Ha 139, Dornier Do 26 - Deutsche Lufthansa, Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others:
––––––7 | Santiago de Chile ③ - Mendoza ③ - Buenos Aires ④ - Montevideo ④ - Porto Alegre ④ - Florianopolis ④ - Santos ④ - Rio de Janeiro ④ - Bahia ⑤ - Recife ⑤ - Natal ⑤ - Fernando Noronha ⑤ - Bathurst ⑥ - Las Palmas ⑥ - Lissabon ⑦ - Sevilla - Barcelona - Marseille ⑦ - xx:xx ⑦ Frankfurt/M xx:xx ⑦ - xx:xx ⑦ Berlin
Air mail service Germany - South America;
Other aircraft types: Junkers Ju 52 seaplane, Blohm&Voss Ha 139, Dornier Do 26
PF1090: Basel (Sternenfeld) - Frankfurt (Rhein/Main)
- Swissair, Douglas DC-2, Junkers Ju 86:
123456– | Basel 23:25 - 00:40 Frankfurt/M
Air mail and freight transport only; not Saturdays and Sundays - Swissair, Douglas DC-2, Junkers Ju 86:
123456– | Frankfurt/M 03:25 - 04:50 Basel
Air mail and freight transport only; not Sundays and Mondays
Departures and arrivals by time
| Days | Time | Dep/Arr | Route | Operator | Aircraft type | to/from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1234567 | 00:15 | Arr | PF175 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Stuttgart |
| 1234567 | 00:30 | Arr | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Munich - Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 00:40 | Arr | PF1090 | Swissair | Douglas DC-2, Junkers Ju 86 | Basel |
| 1234567 | 01:05 | Dep | PF175 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Hannover - Berlin |
| 1234567 | 01:30 | Dep | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne |
| 1234567 | 01:30 | Arr | PF180 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| –234567 | 01:55 | Dep | PF180 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| –234567 | 02:10 | Arr | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne |
| 1234567 | 02:50 | Arr | PF175 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin - Hannover |
| –234567 | 03:15 | Dep | PF173 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Munich |
| 1234567 | 03:20 | Dep | PF175 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Stuttgart |
| 123456– | 03:25 | Dep | PF1090 | Swissair | Douglas DC-2, Junkers Ju 86 | Basel |
| ––3–––– | 05:00 ④ | Dep | PF191 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others | Marseille - Barcelona - Sevilla - Lissabon - Las Palmas - Bathurst - Fernando Noronha - Natal - Recife - Bahia - Rio de Janeiro - Santos - Florianopolis - Porto Alegre - Montevideo - Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago de Chile |
| 123456– | 07:00 | Arr | 113 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52 | Karlsruhe |
| 123456– | 07:10 | Dep | 19 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Erfurt - Halle/Leipzig |
| 123456– | 07:15 | Dep | 23 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 09:15 | Arr | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 09:40 | Arr | 119 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Breslau - Dresden - Halle/Leipzig - Erfurt |
| 123456– | 10:10 | Arr | 39 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160 | Mannheim |
| 123456– | 10:15 | Arr | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Munich - Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 10:20 | Dep | 113 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52 | Hannover - Bremen - Wangerooge - Langeoog - Norderney |
| 123456– | 10:25 | Dep | 114 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Saarbrücken |
| 123456– | 10:30 | Dep | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne - Essen/Mühlheim |
| 123456– | 11:20 | Arr | 36 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne |
| ––––––7 | 11:20 | Arr | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Berlin |
| 1234567 | 11:30 | Arr | 31 | Sabena | London - Brussels | |
| ––––––7 | 11:35 | Dep | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Mannheim |
| 123456– | 11:40 | Arr | 121 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Hamburg - Hannover |
| 123456– | 11:45 | Arr | 99 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86 | Dortmund |
| 123456– | 11:50 | Arr | 114 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Saarbrücken |
| 1234567 | 11:50 | Arr | 30 | Deutsche Lufthansa / KLM / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano) | Junkers Ju 52 / Douglas DC 2 / Fiat | Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Cologne |
| 123456– | 11:55 | Arr | 60 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| 12:00 | Dep | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Munich - Vienna | |
| 1234567 | 12:00 | Arr | 30 | Deutsche Lufthansa / KLM / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano) | Junkers Ju 52 / Douglas DC 2 / Fiat | Rome - Milan |
| 1234567 | 12:10 | Dep | 30 | Deutsche Lufthansa / KLM / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano) | Junkers Ju 52 / Douglas DC 2 / Fiat | Milan - Rome |
| 123456– | 12:15 | Dep | 121 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Stuttgart |
| 123456– | 12:15 | Dep | 36 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Freiburg |
| 123456– | 12:20 | Dep | 99 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86 | Nuremberg |
| 1234567 | 12:20 | Dep | 30 | Deutsche Lufthansa / KLM / ALI (Avio Linee Italiane, Milano) | Junkers Ju 52 / Douglas DC 2 / Fiat | Cologne - Rotterdam - Amsterdam |
| 123456– | 12:25 | Dep | 60 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 13:30 | Arr | 724 | British Airways | Lockheed 14 | Budapest |
| 123456– | 13:35 | Arr | 724 | British Airways | Lockheed 14 | London |
| 123456– | 14:00 | Dep | 724 | British Airways | Lockheed 14 | London |
| 123456– | 14:05 | Dep | 724 | British Airways | Lockheed 14 | Budapest |
| 123456– | 17:10 | Dep | 119 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Halle/Leipzig - Dresden - Breslau |
| 123456– | 18:25 | Arr | 99 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86 | Nuremberg |
| 123456– | 18:30 | Arr | 121 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Stuttgart |
| 123456– | 18:30 | Arr | 36 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Freiburg - Karlsruhe - Mannheim |
| 123456– | 18:35 | Arr | 113 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52 | Norderney - Langeoog - Wangerooge - Bremen - Hannover |
| 123456– | 18:35 | Arr | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Essen/Mühlheim - Cologne |
| 1234567 | 18:40 | Arr | 31 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Vienna - Munich |
| 123456– | 18:45 | Dep | 45 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Nuremberg - Munich |
| 123456– | 18:50 | Dep | 113 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160, Ju 52 | Karlsruhe |
| 123456– | 18:50 | Dep | 39 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 160 | Mannheim |
| 123456– | 18:50 | Dep | 36 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Cologne |
| 123456– | 18:55 | Dep | 99 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 / Ju 86 | Dortmund |
| ––––––7 | 19:00 | Arr | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Mannheim |
| 123456– | 19:00 | Dep | 121 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Hannover - Hamburg |
| 1234567 | 19:10 | Dep | 31 | Sabena | Brussels - London | |
| ––––––7 | 19:15 | Dep | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 19:15 | Dep | 11 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | Berlin |
| 123456– | 20:55 | Arr | 19 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111 | Halle/Leipzig - Erfurt |
| 123456– | 21:35 | Arr | 23 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Junkers Ju 52 | Berlin |
| ––3–––– | xx:xx | Arr | PF191 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others | Berlin |
| ––––––7 | xx:xx ⑦ | Arr | PF191 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others | Santiago de Chile - Mendoza - Buenos Aires - Montevideo - Porto Alegre - Florianopolis - Santos - Rio de Janeiro - Bahia - Recife - Natal - Fernando Noronha - Bathurst - Las Palmas - Lissabon - Sevilla - Barcelona - Marseille |
| ––––––7 | xx:xx ⑦ | Dep | PF191 | Deutsche Lufthansa | Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 52 and others | Berlin |
Images
Aerial picture: Construction of the airship hangar? (1935)
Enlargement: Airship hangar construction site
Airship hangar 1935
Airport with airship hangar and autobahn.
During World War II
Use
Luftwaffe airfield
Situation
Frankfurt Rhein/Main airfield shown as "Mitteldick" 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 and US Air Force base.
In the 1940s
Images
Douglas C-47 and C-54 of the US Air Force (USAF) during the Berlin Airlift in 1949 - (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1985-064-08A / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Frankfurt Rhein/Main airport during the Berlin Airlift in 1949 - (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1985-064-19A / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
USAF aircraft at Frankfurt Rhein/Main airport during the Berlin Airlift in 1949 - (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1985-064-18A / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
In the 1950s
Situation
Overview
Map from 1951 - Visible between the two runways are the hardstand areas which were typical for US airfields after the Second World War. The civilian facilities in the north are small. The railway siding from the south still runs westwards to the north.
Map from 1956 - From the civilian northern part, taxiways were built to the ends of the runway 07L/25R
In the 1960s
Overview
Map from 1960 - In the meantime, the northern runway has been extended to a length of 3,600 m (11811 ft)
Map from 1967 - Now the northern runway has a length of 3,900 m (12,795 ft) and the southern runway 3,750 m (12,303 ft). The installations have been significantly expanded.
Airbase map from 1966
The Air Base was a city of its own, with shops, schools, driver school, hotel, veterinarian clinic, theater and mortuary office. The following building plan is evidence of its extensive facilities.
Buildings
| Office | Grid square, building |
| 2 | Security and Law Enforcement Division - Pass Section (Main Gate) |
| 12 | Detachment 0409, 7410th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron |
| 13 | Flight Operations Division |
| 14 | Equipment Management Branch - Personel & Survival Equipment Section |
| 21 | European Security Region Flight Section; 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group (MAC) - Inflight Servicing; 6916th Security Squadron - European Security Region Flight Section |
| 22 | 439th Materiel Squadron (MAC) - Maintenance Supervisor, Quality Control, Standardization, Flight Test, Training, Air Evac Maintenance, Enroute Maintenance |
| 25 | 439th Materiel Squadron (MAC) - Commander |
| 27 | Military Terminal; 21st AF (MAC), Det 6; 31st Weather Squadron, Det 25; 439th Military Airlift Group (MAC) - Commander, Airlift Command Post, OJT, Operations; 55th Military Airlift Squadron (MAC) - Navigation Section; 1945 Communications Squadron (AFCS) - Teletype Section ACP (MAC); 7310th Air Base Group - Office of Safety; Fire Department Dispatcher: Base Operations Division; Rod & Gun Club Annex; Terminal Base Exchange; Snack Bar |
| 30 | US Army Medical Regulating Office Europe, 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group (MAC); 55th Military Airlift Squadron (MAC) |
| 32 | Crash Station; Fire Protection Division |
| 34 | Generator Station 3; Fire Prevention Inspection |
| 37 | USAFE Munitions Calibration Branch; 7310th Air Base Group - Photo Lab |
| 43 | Air Freight, Joint Cargo ATCO |
| 48 | 439th Air Terminal Squadron (MAC) - Fleet Service |
| 49 | 439th Materiel Squadron (MAC) - Maintenance Control, Maintenance Administrative, Analysis Records & Reports, FSS |
| 55 | Washrack Hangar |
| 64 | Chief of Maintenance - Dope and fabrication shop |
| 66 | Chief of Maintenance - Materiel Control Officer, Work Order Section |
| 69 | Aircraft Maintenance; Chief of Maintenance; Flight Line Maintenance |
| 71 | Utility Personnel Unit; Janitors and Stokers |
| 80 | Hangar |
| 81 | Hangar; Chief of Maintenance - Periodic Maintenance, Chief of Supply - Engine Manager |
| 83 | Hangar; 439th Materiel Squadron (MAC) - Rotational C-124 Maintenance; Phase Dock C-118 & C-131, HPO Dock C-124 |
| 84 | Hangar; Chief of Maintenance - Engine Build-up, Machine Shop |
| 101 | 7310th Air Base Group - Communications Center; 1945 Communications Squadron (AFCS); 7370th Flight Service Squadron - Command Post, Frankfurt Flight Service Center, USAF Central NOTAM Facility; Telephone Services; Teletype Section |
| 102 | 7310th Air Base Group - Headquarters, Comptroller, Judge Advocate; Deputy Commander for Materiel; Deputy Commander for Operations; Plans and Programs Division; Deputy Commander for Services; Manpower Control Office; Conference Room; Gateway Newspaper |
| 105 | Rocket Airmen's Club and Open Mess |
| 110 | Frankfurt Aerial Port of Embarkation (FAPOE); Joint Passenger ATCO; 21st Replacement Battalion; 42nd Military Police Detachment (Customs); 7025th Air Postal Group - FAPOE Postal Unit; Office of Transportation; Traffic Management Office; Traffic Management Office - Passenger Travel; Aircraft Passenger Information; American Red Cross; Barber Shop; Beauty Shop; Cafeteria; MARS Radio Station Rhein Main |
| 125 | Officer's Club and Open Mess |
| 127 | Gas / Service Station; European Exchange System (EES) Garage |
| 131 | Special Services; 7310th Air Base Group - Headquarters Squadron Section, Data Systems & Statistics Division, Managament Analysis Division; Base Procurement; Consolidated N/A Welfare Fund; DAFC Quarters; WAF Billets; Rhein Main WAF Squadron Section; Food Service Section - Inflight Kitchen, Dining Hall #1; Central Civilian Personnel Office; Personnel Services; Airman Billets - Wing G, H |
| 140 | Office of Special Investigations (OSI); BOQ's; Det 7010, District Office 70; 7025th Air Postal Group; 7113th Special Activities Group; Housing Services; Food Service Section - Bakery Shop; 7370th Flight Service Squadron, Airmen Billets - Wing J, K |
| 142 | 7025th Air Postal Group - Air Post Office; Clothing Sales Store; MUFAX Depot Maintenance Facility |
| 150 | Rocket Club & Snack Bar; Rhein/Main Airmen's Cafeteria; Car Sales: General Motors |
| 152 | European Audit Division, USAF Auditor General, Det 7000, 1030 USAF Auditor General GP; Defense Contract Audit Agency, European Branch Office |
| 153 | 6916th Security Squadron - Courier & Mail Center, Communications, Ground Radio Shop, Operations, Security Section |
| 155 | 7310th Air Base Group - Chaplain |
| 160 | Craft & Hobby Shop, Library; Photo Hobby Shop; Art Shop |
| 161 | Gateway Recreation Center; Bowling Alley; Golf, Bowling Pro-Shop |
| 163 | Base Theater |
| 165 | Base Exchange (BX), BX Shopping Center; Barber Shop; Car Sales: Chrysler, Fort, Rambler; Flower Shop |
| 169 | 7310th Air Base Group - Budget Officer, Accounting & Finance Division, Central Accounting Office |
| 170 | 7310th USAF Dispensary; 7310th Air Base Group - Surgeon |
| 171 | Dispensary |
| 173 | Gymnasium |
| 184 | Community Supply; Warehouse 16; Automotive Hobby Shop; Toyland |
| 187 | Maintenance NCOIC; Generator Station M |
| 188 | High Tension Station "M" |
| 191 | Water Pump Station; Utilities Operation; Electric Power High and Low Tension Distribution |
| 194 | Salvage Yard |
| 205 | Deputy Commander for Civil Engineering; Fire Marshal |
| 206 | Base Civil Engr Sec (Shops); Industrial Engineering Analysis Division |
| 214 | Warehouse 09 |
| 217 | Deputy Commander for Civil Engineering - Maintenance and Repair Ground & DE Dispatcher |
| 229 | German Canteen |
| 230 | Veterinary Clinic, Veterinarian |
| 231 | Personnel Services - Supply |
| 238 | Base Procurement - Contract Maintenance Office |
| 240 | Household, Packing & Crating; Motor Pool; Traffic Management Office - Baggage |
| 242 | Vehicle Operations |
| 243 | Vehicle Operations - Accident Reporting, Driver School |
| 246 | Vehicle Maintenance - Service Station |
| 248 | Motor Pool |
| 253 | NCO Club |
| 259 | Sewage Plant |
| 260 | Chief of Supply; Base Supply; Supplies Management Branch; Warehouse 01 |
| 263 | Commissary, Warenhouse; Base Supply - Maintenance Support Branch; Warehouse 08; Supplies Management Branch - Repair Cycle Support Unit; Traffic Management Office - Packing & Crating, Shipping & Receiving; Mortuary Office; Liquor Store |
| 264 | Warehouse 02, 03, 05, 06, 07; Supplies Management Branch - Maintenance Support Section |
| 271 | Ice Skating Rink |
| 273 | Base Gymnasium |
| 283 | Base Fuels Supply - Aviation Storage Division |
| 290 | USAFE Redistribution & Marketing Activity |
| 311 | Round House Motor Pool; Motor Vehicle Maintenance Section;Vehicle Maintenance |
| 326 | Base Fuels Supply - Grounds Storage Division |
| 328 | 7025th Air Postal Group - Frankfurt Security Courier Control Center |
| 330 | Coal Yard |
| 340 | 18th Casualty Staging Flight; US Army Medical Regulating Office Europe - Enlisted Quarters; 6916th Security Squadron |
| 341 | Equipment Management Branch |
| 343 | EAME Supply Expeditor, OCAMA Management Office Europe; 42nd Military Police Detachment (Customs) - Billets; 439th Military Airlift Group (MAC) - Personnel and Administration; Security and Law Enforcement Division |
| 345 | Air Police; BOQ's (Transient); Pass & Screening Section; USAFE Liaison Representative; FAPOE Annex; 439th Military Airlift Group (MAC) - Charge of Quarters; Hotel Branch - Pipeline Processing; Security and Law Enforcement Division - Desk Sergeant, Pass & Screening Section; Food Service Section - Dining Hall #2; Group Personnel Section; Alert Photographer; Family Services |
| 347 | 7310th CAM Squadron; ; Deputy Commander for Services - Base Locator, Consolidated Duplication Center, Forms Management, Records Management; Base Publications |
| 348 | 7406th Support Squadron (USAFE), 7407th Support Squadron (USAFE) - Command Post |
| 349 | Frankfurt Aerial Port of Embarkation - Lodge |
| 350 | Base Equipment Management Office (EMO); 7th Engineer Brigade - Radio Room & Photographic Laboratory; 7310th MATRON; Military Training Division |
| 351 | 7th Engineer Brigade |
| 352 | Office of Defense Support Costs; 52nd Military Airlift Squadron; 1945 Communications Squadron (AFCS) - Wide-Band Field Maintenance, Materiel Control |
| 353 | NCO Club and Open Mess |
| 360 | 3189th Signal Company |
| 365 | Education Center - Adult Evening School, AFIT, Airman Education & Commissioning Program, Bootstrap, ECI, School for Special Education (CHAP), University of Maryland, University of Southern California, USAFI Registration and Testing |
| 369 | 3189th Signal Company - Warehouse |
| 374 | Go Kart Club |
| 375 | 3189th Signal Company - Wire Maintenance |
| 403 | Federal Aviation Agency |
| 404 | Federal Aviation Agency |
| 411 | Base Fuels Supply - Quality Control & Training Division, Beverage Stockroom |
| 412 | Base Fuels Supply - Flight Line Refueling Dispatch |
| 413 | 7th Engineer Brigade - Aviation Section; Base Fuels Supply |
| 438 | 7407th Support Squadron (USAFE) - Operations Section |
| 441 | Warehouse; Traffic Management Office - Commercial Air Freight, Sub-Control Agency |
| 454 | 7407th Support Squadron (USAFE) - Maintenance Section |
| 463 | 6916th Security Squadron - Materiel |
| 490 | Base Supply - Ammunition Storage Area |
| 600 | BOQ's Arnold Hall |
| 610 | Dependent School - Dining Hall |
| 639 | American Youth Activities; Teenager's Club |
| 704 | Industrial Police |
| T-27 | 439th Air Terminal Squadron (MAC) |
Shelter Locations
| Sektor | Standort (Gebäude) |
| A | Bldg 352 |
| B | Bldg 350 |
| C | Bldg 348 |
| D | Bldg 347 |
| E | Bldg 343 |
| F | Bldg 340 |
| FAPOE (Frankfurt Aerial Port of Embarkation) | Bldg 110 |
| Base Operations | Bldg 27 |
Contents
Page 1: From the beginnings to the 1960s ← you are here
Page 2: From the 1970s until today
Page 3: Frankfurt Rhein-Main Air Base
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