Uetersen Airport
Encyclopedia
The Uetersen Airport is located near the town of Uetersen
in Pinneberg district in the commune of care. With 60,000 aircraft movements per year it is one of the most frequented airports in Germany.
The previously unknown private pilot Mathias Rust
took off from here on May 13, 1987 flying a Cessna F172P
, registration D-ECJB owned by his flying club starting his famous flight to Moscow
, where he landed in Red Square
.
The airfield was also the Air Force Museum Uetersen home since 1956 and was created in 1995 in a large-scale action to Berlin-Gatow
was relocated, where today's Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr
was born.
.
Uetersen
Uetersen ) is a city in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. south of Elmshorn, and northwest of Hamburg at the small river Pinnau, close to the Elbe river...
in Pinneberg district in the commune of care. With 60,000 aircraft movements per year it is one of the most frequented airports in Germany.
The previously unknown private pilot Mathias Rust
Mathias Rust
Mathias Rust is a German aviator known for his illegal landing on May 28, 1987 near Red Square in Moscow. As an amateur pilot, he flew from Finland to Moscow, being tracked several times by Soviet air defence and interceptors...
took off from here on May 13, 1987 flying a Cessna F172P
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:...
, registration D-ECJB owned by his flying club starting his famous flight to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, where he landed in Red Square
Red Square
Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...
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The airfield was also the Air Force Museum Uetersen home since 1956 and was created in 1995 in a large-scale action to Berlin-Gatow
Gatow
Gatow, a district of south-western Berlin is located west of the Havelsee lake and has forested areas within its boundaries. It is within the borough of Spandau. On 31 December 2002, it had 5,532 inhabitants.-History:...
was relocated, where today's Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr
Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr
The Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr , together with the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, is one of the major military history museums in Germany. The museum acts as an independent military department...
was born.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled services are offered. Uetersen Airport is the homebase for the business charter operations of Air HamburgAir Hamburg
Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH is a German airline based in Hamburg. It offers scheduled flights from Hamburg Airport to German North Sea islands as well as chartered flights.- Company :...
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