Ambri Airport located in Ambri

Ambri

Ambri is a town in the municipality of Quinto, Levintina, Switzerland. Other towns close to Ambri includes Piotta, Airolo and Fiesso.- Sports :The town hosts the professional ice hockey team HC Ambri-Piotta. Ambri is also a popular are for hiking....

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Quinto, Switzerland

Quinto is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:A grave from the early Iron Age has been found in the valley. The modern municipality of Quinto is first mentioned in 1227. The old Vicinanza, whose statutes were first written in 1408, consisted...

 in the south of :Switzerland, is a general aviation airfield serving the surrounding area.

History

Ambri Airport began as a :Swiss Air Force base, built during World war II. It was home to the Fighter Squadron 8, whose fleet included the :EKW C-35, :Messerschmitt Bf 109, :de Havilland Vampire, :de Havilland Venom and the :Hawker Hunter.

The mountains surrounding the airport housed bunkers of which were home to tactical buildings, fighter aircraft and troops.

Dismissal

In 1994 the Swiss Air Force base was dismissed and converted into a civilian airfield. Ambri is now home to a gliding school, a helicopter base and has sufficiency for VFR flying.