Flughafen Sylt

Name: Flughafen Sylt
Address: K 118, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, 25980, DE

Westerland

EDXW · GWT

1962-1968

Westerland Sylt, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein

54.913333, 8.340556 · 50 feet

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Location C/N Tracking

Sylt Airport, K 118, Klentertal, Munkmarsch, Sylt, Northern Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, 25980, Germany

Nearby Locations

		Km
Asklepios noordsee klinik		2.2	304°
Flugplatz Wyk auf Foehr	EDXY	28.2	154°
Klinikum Nordfriesland Klinik Niebüll		34.9	112°
Butendiek OWF	EKBU	36.5	289°
Fliegerhorst Leck		41.1	109°
Amrumbank West OWF	DE05	59.6	224°

Westerland was occupied by the British in mid 1945 and renamed RAF Sylt in Sep 1945. It was handed back to West Germany in 1961 when the RAF withdrew.

Units

			Abrev
1955-1961	Aramament Practice Station, SyltAPS Sylt		APS Sylt
1962-1968	Marinefliegergeschwader 4MFG4	Naval Aviation Wing 4	MFG4
1972-1997	Marinefliegerlehrgruppe	Naval Air Training Group

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