🇩🇪 Peenemünde Airport

Peenemünde Airfield (IATA: PEF, ICAO: EDCP) is an airfield located on the Baltic Sea coast, north of Peenemünde, Germany.

• Type: It operates as a public airfield and is designated as a "Sonderlandeplatz" (special airfield).
• Location: Usedom, Germany, with coordinates 54°09′28″N 013°46′22″E.
• Runway Information: It has one concrete runway, 13T/31T, measuring 2,400 meters (7,874 ft) in length.
• Known Uses: Today, it is used for sightseeing flights in light aircraft, flight training with general aviation aircraft, and is home to several flying schools,. Bus tours also visit former military shelters and V-1 flying bomb facilities.
• Historical Significance: Peenemünde Airfield has significant historical importance. It was established in 1938 and served as the Luftwaffe Test Site (Werk West), where experimental aircraft like the Heinkel He 176 and Messerschmitt Me 163 were tested. It was also crucial for the testing of the V-1 flying bomb and the development of World War II night-navigation and radar systems. After WWII, it was used by the Soviet Zone of Occupation and later by the East German National People's Army (NVA) for military jet operations, including MiG-21s and MiG-23s.

*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, ourairports.com, forgottenairfields.com, euroga.org, mapy.com*