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| Coordinates | N491324 E0073647 (WGS84) Google Maps |
| Elevation | 1362 ft |
| Federal state | Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) |
| Location indicator | EDIV |
Germany during the Cold War Map
The history of the Cold War airfields: Pirmasens
Location of airfield
2,5 km north-northeast of Pirmasens.
During the Cold War
In the 1970s
Situation
Pirmasens Army Airfield (AAF) on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972
Source: ONC E-2 (1972), Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
In the 1980s and early 1990s
Runways
Data for the year 1990:
- 01/19: 675 m x 18 m Asphalt
Units
1990: 22nd Avn Det (7th USAR) (10 UH-1H)
Today
Use
Closed.
Overview
Source: Datenquelle: © GeoBasis-DE / LVermGeoRP (2019), http://www.lvermgeo.rlp.de, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0 https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0. Es gelten folgende Regelungen zu Gewährleistung und Haftung: https://lvermgeo.rlp.de/de/geodaten/opendata/gewaehrleistung-haftung/
Aerial image - Parts of the runway are preserved - between the red lines; 1, 2: former aircraft or helicopter hangars
Northern end of the former runway
Former ramp and preserved hangars
Southern end of the former runway
Sources
- http://www.lvermgeo.rlp.de - Geoportal Rheinland-Pfalz
Airfields in the vicinity
- 264°/16km Zweibrücken: Air Base
- 344°/21km Landstuhl: US Army Heliport AHP (Landstuhl Army Heliport AHP)
- 358°/24km Ramstein: Air Base (Landstuhl Air Base, Landstuhl-Ramstein)
- 314°/25km Miesau: West AHP
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