Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Airfield
Encyclopedia
Hoppstädten-Weiersbach Airfield is a general aviation
airport in Hoppstädten
, Germany
. It has two parallel runways in the 06/24 direction; one asphalt and one grass. Despite this, no left (L) or right (R) markings are used. During the cold war
, it was known as Boehmer Army Airfield and was used by the US Army
which had aircraft based there from 1956 till 1973 and used it as a maintenance facility thereafter. It was nicknamed Happy Valley. Despite suffering from frequent bad weather, it also served as an alternate for Baumholder Army Airfield
. When the cold war came to an end the airport was handed over to the German government. It no longer has a military function today and the airfield is now operated by a flying club.
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport in Hoppstädten
Hoppstädten
Hoppstädten is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It has two parallel runways in the 06/24 direction; one asphalt and one grass. Despite this, no left (L) or right (R) markings are used. During the cold war
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
, it was known as Boehmer Army Airfield and was used by the US Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
which had aircraft based there from 1956 till 1973 and used it as a maintenance facility thereafter. It was nicknamed Happy Valley. Despite suffering from frequent bad weather, it also served as an alternate for Baumholder Army Airfield
Baumholder Army Airfield
Baumholder Army Airfield is a small military airfield in support of the United States Army facilities in Baumholder, Germany. It has a single runway in the 07/25 direction which is 16 meters wide and 572 meters long. It is located just north-east of the town of Reichenbach....
. When the cold war came to an end the airport was handed over to the German government. It no longer has a military function today and the airfield is now operated by a flying club.