Höpen Airfield

Höpen Airfield

Segelflugplatz Höpen

(Advanced Landing Ground B-154)
Runway, gliders and hangar on a foggy day
Summary
Airport typeGlider
OwnerLSV Schneverdingen
LocationSchneverdingen, Germany
Elevation AMSL73 m / 268 ft
Coordinates53°08′50″N 009°47′41″E / 53.14722°N 9.79472°E / 53.14722; 9.79472
Websitewww.lsv-schneverdingen.de
Map
B-154 is located in Lower Saxony
B-154
B-154
Location of Höpen Airfield
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 909 3,000 Grass

Höpen Airfield is a glider airfield near the town of Schneverdingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. It supports glider flying with no commercial aviation at the field.

History

Main article: Reinsehlen Camp

Towards the end of World War II, the landing field was used by the British Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-154 Reinsehlen.

References

  • World Airport Codes Flugplatz Hoepen
  • Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.