Faßberg Air Base

Faßberg Air Base
Heeresflugplatz Faßberg
(Advanced Landing Ground B-152)
Faßberg, Lower Saxony in Germany
Former main entrance to Faßberg Air Base
Site information
OwnerFederal Ministry of Defence
OperatorBundeswehr
Location
ETHS
Shown within Lower Saxony
Coordinates52°55′10″N 010°11′20″E / 52.91944°N 10.18889°E / 52.91944; 10.18889
Site history
Built1934 (1934)
In use1934-present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ETHS
Elevation75 metres (246 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) Asphalt
09L/27R 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) Grass
06/24 400 metres (1,312 ft) Grass

Faßberg Air Base (German: Heeresflugplatz Faßberg) (ICAO: ETHS) is a Bundeswehr base located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the municipality of Faßberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The air base is jointly used by the German Army (Heer) and the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Its main user is the German Army Aviation Corps.