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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]
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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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Source:Airliners.gr Maleme | |||||||||||||||
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]
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