OurAirports: Comments on airports in Hesse, Germany

[EDGN] "Nordenbeck Airport disused" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:18 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Nordenbeck Airport, Germany:

Hello,

the Nordenbeck Airport is no longer available. The airstrip is now farmland.

[EDDF] "busyness" by Anonymous Flier

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:42:53 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Frankfurt am Main International Airport, Germany:

it is busyy

[EDDF] "Free coffee and hot chocolate" by david

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:02:24 -0400

Comment by @david on Frankfurt am Main International Airport, Germany:

Lufthansa supplies free self-serve coffee and hot chocolate in their waiting area. The cups are tiny, but you can get as many refills as you want, and the machine makes a wide variety of coffee types. If only they offered free WiFi as well ...

[ETOU] "History: Berlin Air Lift" by david

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:22:46 -0500

Comment by @david on Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany:

The Berlin Air Lift, "Operation Vittles", started here in 1948 with USAAF C-47 and C-54 cargo planes flying supplies into the now-closed Berlin-Templehof airport. Rhein-Main Air Base joined as the main C-54 depot, and the British flew missions from several bases in the Hamburg area. France joined the airlift later.

[EDDF] "History: Rhein-Main Air Base" by david

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:01:56 -0500

Comment by @david on Frankfurt am Main International Airport, Germany:

The southern half of the field was originally the Rhein-Main Air Base, which was the main hub for U.S. military airlifts in and out of Europe (it closed in 2005). It was also one of the main departure points for the Berlin Airlift, serving as the principal C-54 depot.

[EDDF] "Very efficient" by Bonnie

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:48:04 -0400

Comment by @Bonnie on Frankfurt am Main International Airport, Germany:

Like many things in Germany, this airport was efficient. Visited it in 1991, first time on the Continent, and I was shocked to see peach-fuzz faced boys in uniform casually holding Uzis, leaning against a wall keeping an eye on everyone.

I was disappointed not to get a stamp on my Canadian passport, as the customs officials just waved us through, possibly glancing at the cover of my passport with its regal coat of arms and assuming I was British, and therefore an EU citizen.