Militärflugplatz Emmen
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Emmen Air Base Militärflugplatz Emmen |
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Pilatus PC-9 and PC-21 Emmen AFB
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Swiss Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Emmen | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Swiss Air Force, armasuisse, Skyguide, RUAG | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 426 m / 1,398 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°05′32″N 8°18′16″E / 47.09222°N 8.30444°ECoordinates: 47°05′32″N 8°18′16″E / 47.09222°N 8.30444°E | ||||||||||
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Militärflugplatz Emmen (Emmen Military Air Base) (IATA: EML, ICAO: LSME) is a military airfield north of Emmen, Switzerland, located northwest of Lucerne.
After several previous projects in the 1920s by the federal government and the city of Lucerne, the Municipal Assembly of Emmen decided in 1938, a contribution of CHF 200,000 for the construction of the airfield. After the construction of the airfield, the first landing took place on 7 July 1939. In 1940, a 600-metre-long (2,000 ft) hard surface and a 600 m long cross runway was created. This was extended in 1942 to a concrete runway at 700 m, in 1946 to 1,100 m (3,600 ft), and in 1957 to 2,500 m (8,200 ft).
The first jet fighter was built by F+W Emmen (today RUAG Aerospace) and took off from Militärflugplatz Emmen; the N-20.2 Arbalète is today exhibited in the Swiss Museum of Transport. After the project EFW N-20 was canceled, the in Emmen built N-20:10 Aiguillon prototype was denied to make a first flight; perform only a few taxi on the runway of Emmen were made. The N 20:10 Aiguillon is today exhibited in the Flieger-Flab-Museum. All types of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force have been at Militärflugplatz Emmen since its existence. de Havilland Vampire, de Havilland Venom, Aérospatiale Alouette II, Aérospatiale Alouette III, Hawker Hunter, MirageIIIS, MirageIIIRS.
The airfield of Emmen is used primarily for military use and is operated by the Swiss Air Force as training and alternate airfield for jet and propeller aircraft as well as the ADS95 RUAG Ranger UAV. This means that no jet aircraft squadron is stationed in Emmen, but the airfield is still used as a training and alternate air base. The air base is, at both end of the runway, equipped with retractable arresting gear devices (used by the F/A-18 and in case of a problem by the F-5). Next to the aerodrome serves the following military uses:
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