Maleme Airport
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Maleme Airport Αεροδρόμιο Μάλεμε | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Maleme | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′45.70″N 23°49′56.23″E / 35.5293611°N 23.8322861°ECoordinates: 35°31′45.70″N 23°49′56.23″E / 35.5293611°N 23.8322861°E | ||||||||||||||
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  Maleme Airport Location in Greece | |||||||||||||||
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Source:Airliners.gr Maleme | |||||||||||||||
Maleme Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Μάλεμε) is an airport situated at Maleme, Crete. It has two runways (13/31 and 03/21) with no lights. The airport has closed for commercial aviation, but the Chania Aeroclub continues to use it.
The airport operated until 1959 as the main public airport of Chania. As of 2012 the Hellenic Air Force makes limited use of the facility.
Maleme Airport became a historic World War II site when many German parachutists and mountain troops landed there in May 1941 as part of the Battle of Crete.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Biank, Major Maria A. (2014-08-15). Battle Of Crete: Hitler's Airborne Gamble. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78289-321-9.
External links[]
- Maleme at Battlefield Review
- Maleme at Forgotten Airfields
- The Battle of Maleme at Hellenic Foundation
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