RAF Ahlhorn

RAF Ahlhorn
(Advanced Landing Ground B-111)
Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony in Germany
Former RAF Ahlhorn in 2010
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
OwnerAir Ministry (UK)
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Second Tactical Air Force
Location
RAF Ahlhorn
Shown within Lower Saxony, Germany
Coordinates52°53′06″N 008°13′57″E / 52.88500°N 8.23250°E / 52.88500; 8.23250
Site history
Built1944 (1944)
In use1945-1958 (1958)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ETNA
Elevation49 metres (161 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,106 metres (6,909 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Ahlhorn or more simply RAF Ahlhorn, is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) south east of the centre of Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony and 11 miles (18 km) north of Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Originally, it was a German airbase for Zeppelins. The Royal Air Force (RAF) disestablished the station and it was closed down in the autumn of 1958 and was transferred to the Bundeswehr. It was a private airport before being converted to a solar park in 2011.