Amiens – Glisy Aerodrome is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 serving Amiens

Amiens

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

, the capital city

Capital City

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 of the Somme

Somme

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 department in the Picardy (Picardie) region

Régions of France

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 of France

France

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. The airport is located 7 km (4 mi) east-southeast of Amiens, in Glisy

Glisy

Glisy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Glisy is situated east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944.-Population:-External...

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The airport is used for general aviation

General aviation

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, with no commercial airline service.

History

During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 the airport was used by the German Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe

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 during the occupation of France. It was attacked by the United States Army Air Force on several occasions in the spring of 1944. Later, it was liberated by the British Second Army in August 1944.

The airfield was then used by the Americans as a troop carrier and transport airfield flying C-47 Skytrain

C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...

 aircraft. It was known as Amiens/Glisy Airfield or Advanced Landing Ground

Advanced Landing Ground

Advanced Landing Ground was the term given to the temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II in support of the invasion of Europe...

 B-48. Units that were assigned to the airfield were the 315th Troop Carrier Group (12AF) and 1st Troop Carrier Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) (9th AF). It was also the headquarters of the Twelfth Air Force 52d Troop Carrier Wing.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 208 feet (63 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 12/30 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 1300 by 25 m (4,265.1 by 82 ). It also has a parallel unpaved runway with an grass

Grass

Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...

surface measuring 900 by 100 m (2,952.8 by 328.1 ).