Airport type Public Location Maleme 13/31 3,454 Elevation 5 m | Serves Chania Elevation AMSL 16 ft / 5 m 3,454 1,050 | |
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Maleme Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Μάλεμε) is an airport situated at Maleme, Crete. It has two runways (13/31 and 03/21) with no lights. The airport has closed for commercial aviation, but the Chania Aeroclub continues to use it.
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The airport operated until 1959 as the main public airport of Chania. As of 2012 the Hellenic Air Force makes limited use of the facility.
Maleme Airport became a historic World War II site when many German parachutists landed there in May 1941 as part of the Battle of Crete.
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Maleme Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA