Eschborn Air Base

Military Drawdown and Base Realignment. The airfield was closed following the end of the Cold War as part of the large-scale withdrawal and restructuring of United States Army forces from Germany. The primary unit it supported, the U.S. V Corps, was relocated, rendering the airfield and its associated base, Camp Eschborn, redundant.

The site has been completely redeveloped and no longer exists as an airfield. After the U.S. Army's departure, the land was returned to the German government and subsequently developed into a major commercial and business district. The area is now known as 'Gewerbegebiet Süd' (Business Park South) and 'Camp-Phönix-Park'. It is home to the headquarters and offices of numerous major corporations, including the Deutsche Börse Group (German Stock Exchange), Ernst & Young, and LG Electronics. A large portion of the former base, including the airfield grounds, was also converted into the 'Arboretum Main-Taunus', a 76-hectare public park and botanical garden, as an ecological compensation for the development.

Originally constructed as a German Luftwaffe airfield ('Fliegerhorst Eschborn') prior to World War II. After the war, it was taken over by the United States Army and renamed Eschborn Army Airfield (EAAF). During the Cold War, it became a strategically vital installation, serving as the headquarters for the U.S. Army's V Corps, a primary combat formation responsible for the defense of the Fulda Gap. The airfield was a critical hub for command and control, logistics, and transportation. Operations primarily consisted of helicopters (such as the UH-1 Huey, AH-1 Cobra, and OH-58 Kiowa) and light fixed-wing liaison/utility aircraft (like the U-21 Ute) that supported the V Corps headquarters and other units in the Frankfurt metropolitan area.

None. The site has been fully and permanently redeveloped for high-value commercial and recreational use. The land is now a thriving business park and a large public arboretum. There are no plans, prospects, or practical possibilities for reopening it as an airport.