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
Jefferson City Memorial Airport Jefferson City Memorial Airport Jefferson City Memorial Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Jefferson City, in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by the City of Jefferson City. Jefferson City Memorial Airport covers an area of which contains two paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,001 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) and 9/27 measuring 3,401 x 75 ft (1,037 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2004, the airport had 34,402 aircraft operations, an average of 94 per day: 83% general aviation, 15% military