Warsaw Chopin Airport target for bombing by the German Luftwaffe. Later, once Warsaw was occupied by the German army, the airport became the base for two German aviation schools and a Junkers aircraft repair works. During this period, the airport also received its first concrete runway and taxiways; these were left undamaged until the very final days of the war, despite numerous attacks by both the Home Army and Soviet Armed Forces. However, with the German withdrawal from the city, both Okęcie's remaining buildings and ground infrastructure (including the runway) were intentionally destroyed in order to deny their use to the advancing Red
Iowa City Municipal Airport Iowa City Municipal Airport Iowa City Municipal Airport , is a public use airport located southwest of the central business district of Iowa City, a city, in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest civil airport west of the Mississippi River still in its original location. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility. The airport does not have scheduled airline service, the closest airport with scheduled airline service is The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, about