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Parchim International Airport

Coordinates: 53°25′43″N 11°46′55″E / 53.42861°N 11.78194°E / 53.42861; 11.78194
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Parchim International Airport
Summary
ServesParchim and Schwerin, Germany
Elevation AMSL166 ft / 51 m
Websiteparchim-airport.com
Map

Parchim International Airport (IATA: SZW, ICAO: EDOP) is an unscheduled airport in North-Eastern Germany, serving Schwerin and Parchim in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

History

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Originally a Third Reich-era Luftwaffe air force base, hosting the pioneering JG 7 jet fighter wing before May 1945, it saw scheduled cargo flights operated by Air Cargo Germany in 2009 and 2010. As of June 2015, a Chinese investor wanted to extend logistic operations.[1] However its subsequent role has been the storage of surplus airliners, predominantly Airbus models formerly registered in China.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Schwerin-Parchim Flughafen - Pläne (German), Schweriner Volkszeitung, 23 June 2015
  2. ^ A German Storage Airport, 16 September 2019
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53°25′43″N 11°46′55″E / 53.42861°N 11.78194°E / 53.42861; 11.78194