Parchim Alternate names Schwerin Parchim Location 4 km W Parchim Country DD ICAO EDOP Coordinates 53° 25.6' N 11° 47.0' E (53.4267,11.7833) Elevation m ( ft) Runway 07/25 3000x55 m (9842x180 ft) 065-245°T (CONC) Comments and history In 1965 the airfield had MiG-17, Yak-12, and MiG-15UTI aircraft, plus an Il-28 target towing regiment. The fighter regiment upgraded to the MiG-21 in the 1970s, and a Mi-24 helicopter regiment operated at the airfield. The housing areas were destroyed around 2000. An industrial park is planned at this airfield and improvements to the airfield have been made.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=53.4267,11.7833&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.4267,11.7833&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=53.4267,11.7833 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.4267,11.7833&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=53.4267,11.7833 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=53.4267&lon=11.7833&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=53.4267_N_11.7833_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved