Bautzen

51°11'29"N 014°31'17"E

Runway 07/25 - 2200x50m - concrete
Runway 07/25 - 2200x50m - grass (emergency use only - CLOSED)
Runway 07L/25R - 1000x40m - grass

Airfield Bautzen (german: Flugplatz Bautzen, also known as Flugplatz Litten, ICAO: EDAB) is an airfield near Bautzen, Saxony in Germany.
It was in use by the Luftwaffe during World War II, but other than that little can be found on line about the airfields early history.

During the Cold War the airfield was in use as a training airfield and home to Flying Training Wing (german: Fliegerausbildungsgeschwader) 25 (FAG-25). FAG-25 was stationed at Bautzen from 1957, and ultimately flew 57 MiG-15s and MiG-15UTIs and 5 MiG-17s. From 1963 onwards the unit flew about 50 Czechoslovakian-designed L-29 trainer aircraft. They retired their MiG-15s and MiG-17s in 1965. 
48 more modern L-39 aircraft began arriving in 1977, leading to a fleet of 44 L-29s and 48 L-39s in 1978. The wing received 6 more L-39s in the early eighties, leading to a total of 54 aircraft, of which 4 were assigned to target towing duties at Peenemünde. At the time of the German reunification the airfield had 47 L-39ZOs on strength. The training wing was disbanded on 22 Dec 1990.


An armed L-39 of FAG-25

For some time ater the reunification the airfield was used as a collection point for former German Democratic Republic military hardware. It was sold to a private investor in 1999, who started a civilian airfield at the site. It now operates as a General Aviation airfield, and has no line or charter flights.


Bautzen airfield in 2000 (Google Earth)