Global InformationMalmen Airbase information
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Swedish. (May 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Malmen Airbase Malmens flygplats | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedish Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Malmslätt / Linköping | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 309 ft / 94 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°23′52″N 015°31′22″E / 58.39778°N 15.52278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: AIP Sweden[1] | |||||||||||||||
Malmen Airbase (Swedish: Malmens flygplats) (ICAO: ESCF) is a military airbase located in Malmslätt, Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. It is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of Linköping.[1]
The base was opened by Carl Cederström in 1912. In the beginning the airbase had only three aircraft but more were bought in the same year. From 1926 to 1974 it served as an air force base for the Östgöta Wing (F 3). In 1974 the Wing was decommissioned, and the airbase was put under Bråvalla Wing (F 13) then later Uppland Wing (F 16). From 1998 it served as main base for the Swedish Armed Forces helicopter units, with the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing.
From 2003 the Royal Swedish Airschool has been located here, to train pilots with Sk 60 jet trainers. The Swedish Air Force Museum is located on the airbase.
- ^ a b AIP Sweden: ESCF – LINKÖPING/Malmen Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine