Rhein-Main Air Base
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Rhein-Main Air Base (located at 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport. Its military airport codes (IATA: FRF, ICAO: EDAF) are discontinued. Established in 1945, Rhein-Main Air Base was the primary airlift and passenger hub for USAFE. It was billed as the "Gateway to Europe". It closed on 30 December 2005.
Rhein-Main Air Base | |
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Near Frankfurt, Hesse in Germany | |
Coordinates | 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E |
Type | US Air Force base |
Site information | |
Owner | German Federal Government |
Operator | United States Air Force |
Controlled by | United States Air Forces in Europe |
Condition | Closed |
Website | Official website (archived) |
Site history | |
Built | 1936 |
In use | 1945 (1945)–2005 (2005) |
Fate | Redeveloped as terminal 3 of Frankfurt Airport |
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Airfield information | |
Identifiers | ICAO: EDAF, FAA LID: FRF, WMO: 106373 |
During its lifetime, the base's host airlift wing operated C-130 Hercules and Douglas C-9A Nightingale aircraft, as well as supporting many transient C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender flight operations each day. Daily or weekly contract air passenger flights were also conducted for United States personnel arriving in or leaving Europe.