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Celle Army Airfield

Celle, Germany

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ETHC

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Celle · NI · Germany

Position

52.591°, 10.022° · 129 ft elev.

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German Army aviation base with deep military heritage.

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Celle, Germany

Celle Army Airfield (ICAO: ETHC) is a military airfield located near Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It serves as a base for the German Army Aviation Corps (Heeresfliegertruppe) and is primarily used for rotary-wing operations, including helicopter training and support missions. The airfield has a long history tied to military aviation in Germany, having been used during and after World War II. Today it functions exclusively as a military installation under the Bundeswehr and is not open to civil commercial aviation. As an army airfield, ETHC supports key rotary-wing training tasks for the German Army and has hosted various NATO exercises and allied aviation activities over the years.

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›ETHC is operated exclusively by the German Army (Heer) and is not open to civilian traffic.
›The airfield is a major hub for German Army helicopter operations and pilot training.
›Celle has historical significance in WWII aviation history, having hosted Luftwaffe units.
›The base has hosted NATO joint exercises involving allied military aviation forces.
›It holds no IATA code due to its exclusively military function.

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Celle Air Base German: Heeresflugplatz Celle is a military airbase of the German Army. The airfield is situated southwest of the city of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was opened in 1934 and has been in military use ever since. Today the aerodrome is used by a helicopter training school, a helicopter liaison and reconnaissance squadron and a helicopter maintenance unit utilising the type Bölkow Bo-105.

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