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°E | ||||||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
The airport operated until 1959 as the main public airport of Chania. As of 2012[update] the Hellenic Air Force makes limited use of the facility.[citation needed] It is used as a military airfield.[1]
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.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Do you know that there are six airfields in Crete?". TheNewCrete. 15 April 2021.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Maleme at Battlefield Review
- Maleme at Forgotten Airfields
- The Battle of Maleme at Hellenic Foundation