Immola Airfield Explained

Immola Airfield
Nativename:Finnish: Immolan lentokenttä
Icao:EFIM
Operator:Imatran Lentokentän Kannatusyhdistys ry
Location:Imatra, Finland
Elevation-F:338
Elevation-M:103
Coordinates:61.2497°N 28.9036°W
Pushpin Map:Finland
Pushpin Label:EFIM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Finland
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:1090
R1-Surface:Asphalt/gravel
R2-Number:09/27
R2-Length-M:800
R2-Surface:Gravel
Metric-Rwy:Y
Footnotes:Source: VFR Finland[1]

Immola Airfield is an airfield in Imatra, Finland, about 9km (06miles) northeast of Imatrankoski, the centre of Imatra.

History

Planning of the airfield began in 1933, and the airfield was opened in 1936. Before and during the Second World War, the airfield served as a base of the Finnish Air Force. The German leader (Führer) Adolf Hitler visited Immola on June 4, 1942 to congratulate C. G. E. Mannerheim, the Marshal of Finland, on his 75th birthday. In the summer of 1944, the Detachment Kuhlmey operated mainly from Immola.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Immola, Finland – EFIM . 27 August 2011 . 18 November 2010 . VFR Suomi / Finland . Finavia . Vantaa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404122542/https://ais.fi/ais/vfr/aerodromes/EFIM.html . 4 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Immolan alueen historiaa . History of Immola Area . 2011 . The Finnish Border Guard . 27 August 2011 . Finnish . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308063752/http://www.raja.fi/rvl/k-sr/home.nsf/pages/7FD2428D777510FCC2256FF1003AC2A1?opendocument . 8 March 2007 . dead .