Maleme Airport
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.
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 | ||||||||||||||
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  Maleme Airport Location in Greece | |||||||||||||||
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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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