Immola Airfield

Immola Airfield
Immolan lentokenttä
IATA: none – ICAO: EFIM
Summary
Operator Imatran Lentokentän Kannatusyhdistys ry
Location Imatra, Finland
Elevation AMSL 338 ft / 103 m
Coordinates
Map
EFIM
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,090 3,576 Asphalt/Gravel
09/27 800 2,625 Gravel
Source: VFR Finland[1]

Immola Airfield (ICAO: EFIM) is an airfield in Imatra, Finland,[1] about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Imatrankoski, the centre of Imatra.

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History

Planning of the airfield began in 1933, and the airfield was opened in 1936. Before and during the Second World War, the airfield served as a base of the Finnish Air Force. The German Chancellor Adolf Hitler visited Immola on June 4, 1942 to congratulate C. G. E. Mannerheim, the Marshal of Finland, on Mannerheim's 75th birthday. In summer 1944, the Detachment Kuhlmey operated mainly from Immola.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Immola, Finland – EFIM". VFR Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 18 November 2010. https://ais.fi/ais/vfr/aerodromes/EFIM.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Immolan alueen historiaa [History of Immola Area]" (in Finnish). The Finnish Border Guard. 2011. http://www.raja.fi/rvl/k-sr/home.nsf/pages/7FD2428D777510FCC2256FF1003AC2A1?opendocument. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 

External links

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