Rhein-Main Air Base
Rhein-Main Air Base (located at 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side of Frankfurt Airport. Its military airport codes (IATA: FRF, ICAO: EDAF) are discontinued. Established in 1945, Rhein-Main Air Base was the primary airlift and passenger hub for USAFE. It was billed as the "Gateway to Europe". It closed on 30 December 2005.
| Rhein-Main Air Base | |
|---|---|
| Near Frankfurt, Hesse in Germany | |
Rhein-Main Air Base in 1995 | |
Rhein-Main AB Rhein-Main AB | |
| Coordinates | 50°1′48.7″N 8°35′16.97″E |
| Type | US Air Force base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | German Federal Government |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Controlled by | United States Air Forces in Europe |
| Condition | Closed |
| Website | Official website (archived) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1936 |
| In use | 1945–2005 |
| Fate | Redeveloped as terminal 3 of Frankfurt Airport |
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| Airfield information | |
| Identifiers | ICAO: EDAF, FAA LID: FRF, WMO: 106373 |
During its lifetime, the base's host airlift wing operated C-130 Hercules and Douglas C-9A Nightingale aircraft, as well as supporting many transient C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender flight operations each day. Daily or weekly contract air passenger flights were also conducted for United States personnel arriving in or leaving Europe.