Johannisthal Air Field Flugplatz Johannisthal | |
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 Flugplatz Berlin-Johannisthal, 1910 | |
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| Location | Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof |
| Opened | September 26, 1909 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Coordinates | 52°26′12″N 13°31′4″E / 52.43667°N 13.51778°E |
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  Johannisthal Air Field Location of Johannisthal Air Field  Johannisthal Air Field Johannisthal Air Field (Germany) | |
The Johannisthal Air Field, located 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of central Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof, was Germany's first commercial airfield. It opened on 26 September 1909, a few weeks after the world's first airfield at Rheims, France.[1]