Cottbus-Drewitz Airport
| Cottbus-Drewitz Airport Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz |
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IATA: CBU – ICAO: EDCD
 Cottbus-
Drewitz Airport |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civilian | ||
| Operator | Flughafen Süd- Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH |
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| Serves | Cottbus | ||
| Location | Jänschwalde-Drewitz | ||
| Built | 1939 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 276 ft / 84 m | ||
| Coordinates | 51°53′22″N 14°31′55″E / 51.88944°N 14.53194°ECoordinates: 51°53′22″N 14°31′55″E / 51.88944°N 14.53194°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 8,148 | 2,484 | Concrete |
| 07L/25R | 4,197 | 1,499 | Grass |
Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (IATA: CBU, ICAO: EDCD) is a civilian airport located in Drewitz, an Ortsteil of Jänschwalde, approximately 25 km (16 miles) north-east of Cottbus in Brandenburg, Germany.
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[edit] History
During World War II Cottbus-Drewitz Airport was used by the Luftwaffe and from 1956 by the National People's Army.
Upon German reunification in 1990, the Luftwaffe officially took over the airport once again but after 1993, the airport's new owners, Flughafen Süd-Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH, had opened it up for civilian use.
In April 2000 a new control tower was opened.
[edit] Present
The airport is most often used for charter flights for the football team FC Energie Cottbus, but is also used for training flights by Air Berlin, TUIfly, Lufthansa and Germania.
Aside from a bistro serving the terminal, there is also a small aviation museum and flying school.
[edit] Future
Due to investors pulling out, there has been several failed attempts to turn the civilian airport into a freight hub, similar in design to Frankfurt-Hahn with a 3,000-metre-long runway (9,800 ft).
[edit] References
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
