Nohra: Airfield

Weimar-Nohra

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Coordinates	N505837 E0111453 (WGS84) Google Maps
Former East Germany (GDR)	District of Erfurt
Federal state	Thüringen (Thuringia)

Map with location of Weimar Nohra Airfield, Germany

Germany during the Cold War Map

The history of the Cold War airfields: Nohra

General

Until 1945, Nohra was used as a Luftwaffe air base (Fliegerhorst). After the World War II, the airfield became a soviet helicopter base in East Germany. At the time of the withdrawal in the early 1990s, helicopters Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8 and Mi-24 were flown in various versions. The field had a short paved runway, a hangar and a radio beacon. Today the installation is closed and largely demolished.

During World War II

Use

Luftwaffe airbase.

Overview

Nohra airfield, Germany, on a US map 1952

Nohra airfield on a US map from 1952

Source: AMS M841 GSGS 4414, Courtesy Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University

During the Cold War

Use

Soviet heliport until 1992.

History

September 6th, 1988
Observation by a team of the US Military Liaison Mission: "At Weimar-Nohra Soviet Airfield, on 6 September 1988, two hours of airfield operations, including loading, refueling aircraft and take-offs and landings of HIND and HIP were observed on an exceptionally clear day. Of particular significance were the vertical take-offs and landings of HING G1. Previously, it was believed HIND always used a rolling take-off." (Source: USMLM 1988)

In the 1970s

Situation

Nohra Soviet Airfield on a US map from 1972

Nohra Airfield on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972 - The field is shown with an unpaved runway (small circle), which has a length of approx. 1.585 m (52 = 5.200 feet). The elevation / height above mean sea level is 984 feet.

Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin

Overview

Nohra Airfield, GDR, on a US satellite image 1970

Nohra Airfield on a US satellite image from Tuesday 10 March 1970 - The landscape is snow-covered, the helicopter airfield (1) is hardly visible. The barracks (2) are well visible.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Satellite image Nohra Ulla, East Germany, 1976

Satellite image from Sunday 08 August 1976

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Airfield

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Airfield with less clouds, but also less contrast

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

In the 1980s and early 1990s

Runways

06/24: 450 m Concrete

Radio beacons

LOM 24: 860 "ZQ"

Radio communication

Call sign: VOJEVODA (1990)

Units

1990: ? OVE (Mi-2, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-24); 336 OBVP (Mi-8, Mi-24)

Images

Weimar-Nohra, Airfield, Mi-24 helicopter operations in 1988

Weimar-Nohra, Airfield Operations in 1988 - Some Mi-24 HIND helicopters can be guessed.

Source: USMLM Unit History 1988

Today

Use

Closed.

Overview

Source: GDI-Th, Freistaat Thüringen, TLVermGeo, www.geoportal-th.de
Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0, www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0