Leck Air Base
{{short description|Airport in Leck, Germany}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Leck Air Base
| nativename = Fliegerhorst Leck
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| image = File:Fliegerhorst Leck 60D 2013 09 29 9214.jpg
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| ICAO = EDXK
| type = Public
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| location = Leck
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| elevation-f = 15
| elevation-m = 4
| coordinates = {{Coord|54|47|35|N|008|56|54|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
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Leck Air Base is located in Leck, Germany. It was closed as a military airport but a small portion remains open to public use. It was an important base during the Cold War because it served as an overflow to nearby bases. At Leck, ground and support crews from the United States and West Germany exchanged duties, learning how to perform aircraft maintenance and operational support tasks.
Between 1994 and 2012 it was home to German Air Force surface-to-air missile units, operating MIM-23 Hawk and Roland missiles, but is now inhabited by an electronic warfare battalion of the Joint Support Service.
External links
- [https://www.sportfluggruppe.de/index.php Sportfluggruppe Leck e.V.] {{in lang|de}}
{{Commons category|Fliegerhorst Leck}}
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Category:Installations of the United States Air Force in Germany
Category:Installations of the German Air Force
Category:Bases of the German Air Force
Category:Defunct airports in Germany
Category:Airports in Schleswig-Holstein
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