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Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 12°24′41″E / 50.06611°N 12.41139°E / 50.06611; 12.41139
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During [[World War II]] Germans built a large aircraft factory (Eger Flugzeugwerke GmbH) next to the airport. The factory repaired and produced parts [[Heinkel He 111]], [[Heinkel He 177]], [[Heinkel He 219]] and [[Messerschmitt Me 262]]. American bombing at the end of war destroyed the airport and the factory, with one of the military airfield's circular concrete dispersal areas at its periphery being the "final resting place" for the [[Heinkel He 177#Further development-the Heinkel He 177B|He 177 V101]] four-engined prototype heavy bomber, apparently wrecked there at the war's close.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fronta.cz/foto/trosky-he-177-1 |title=Fotogalerie – Válka – Čechách a na Moravě, konec války 1945 – Cheb – letiště – květen 1945 |date= |work= |publisher=Fronta,cz |accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>
During [[World War II]] Germans built a large aircraft factory (Eger Flugzeugwerke GmbH) next to the airport. The factory repaired and produced parts [[Heinkel He 111]], [[Heinkel He 177]], [[Heinkel He 219]] and [[Messerschmitt Me 262]]. American bombing at the end of war destroyed the airport and the factory, with one of the military airfield's circular concrete dispersal areas at its periphery being the "final resting place" for the [[Heinkel He 177#Further development-the Heinkel He 177B|He 177 V101]] four-engined prototype heavy bomber, apparently wrecked there at the war's close.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fronta.cz/foto/trosky-he-177-1 |title=Fotogalerie – Válka – Čechách a na Moravě, konec války 1945 – Cheb – letiště – květen 1945 |date= |work= |publisher=Fronta,cz |accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>


In the airport is located [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] station ([[call sign]] OKG).
In the airport is located [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]]/[[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] station ([[call sign]] OKG) <ref name="text">{{Internetquelle |url=http://lis.rlp.cz/vfrmanual/actual/pdf/ad-lkcb_text_en.pdf |titel=VFR-AD-LKCB-TEXT |werk=VFR Manual - Czech Republic |hrsg=Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic |datum=2016-05-26 |zugriff=2017-05-03 |sprache=en |format=PDF; 55 KB}}</ref>.


Airport was reopened 19 August 2010 as public domestic aerodrome and operational availability is [[Visual flight rules|VFR]] DAY. A repair of a concrete runway is currently underway.
Airport was reopened 19 August 2010 as public domestic aerodrome and operational availability is [[Visual flight rules|VFR]] DAY. A repair of a concrete runway is currently underway.

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Cheb Airport

Letiště Cheb
Cheb Airport
Summary
Airport typesport
OwnerTown Cheb
OperatorAeroklub Karlovy Vary o.s.
ServesCheb
LocationCheb
Elevation AMSL483 m / 1,585 ft
Coordinates50°03′58″N 12°24′41″E / 50.06611°N 12.41139°E / 50.06611; 12.41139
Websitehttp://www.letistecheb.cz/
Map
LKCB is located in Czech Republic
LKCB
LKCB
Location of airport in Czech Republic
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,000 3,280 Grass

Cheb Airport (in Czech Letiště Cheb) (ICAO: LKCB) is the oldest airport on area of the Czech Republic. It is located 4,5 km from city of Cheb (in German Eger).

The airport was built during the World War I to serve needs of the Austro-Hungarian Army. In 1918, when Czechoslovakia was created, it was the only working airport in the country. The first airplanes for the newly formed Czechoslovakian Army were obtained from the airport. Later, the army set up a pilot training center next to the airport.

During World War II Germans built a large aircraft factory (Eger Flugzeugwerke GmbH) next to the airport. The factory repaired and produced parts Heinkel He 111, Heinkel He 177, Heinkel He 219 and Messerschmitt Me 262. American bombing at the end of war destroyed the airport and the factory, with one of the military airfield's circular concrete dispersal areas at its periphery being the "final resting place" for the He 177 V101 four-engined prototype heavy bomber, apparently wrecked there at the war's close.[2]

In the airport is located VOR/DME station (call sign OKG) [3].

Airport was reopened 19 August 2010 as public domestic aerodrome and operational availability is VFR DAY. A repair of a concrete runway is currently underway.

Literature

  • Luděk Matějíček: Chebská křídla (Wings from Cheb), 2006, ISBN 80-86808-27-0. Extended second edition published in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ "VFR-AD-LKCB-VOC/ADC" (PDF; 636 KB). VFR Manual - Czech Republic. Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Fotogalerie – Válka – Čechách a na Moravě, konec války 1945 – Cheb – letiště – květen 1945". Fronta,cz. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ "VFR-AD-LKCB-TEXT" (PDF; 55 KB). VFR Manual - Czech Republic. Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.svetkridel.cz/index.php?id=knihydet&vtt=1379280633 (in Czech)
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