Johannisthal Air Field

Johannisthal Air Field

Flugplatz Johannisthal
Flugplatz Berlin-Johannisthal, 1910
Summary
LocationBerlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof
OpenedSeptember 26, 1909 (1909-09-26)
Closed1952 (1952)
Coordinates52°26′12″N 13°31′4″E / 52.43667°N 13.51778°E / 52.43667; 13.51778
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Johannisthal Air Field
Location of Johannisthal Air Field
Johannisthal Air Field
Johannisthal Air Field (Germany)

The Johannisthal Air Field, located 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of central Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof, was Germany's first commercial airfield. It opened on 26 September 1909, a few weeks after the world's first airfield at Rheims, France.