Airport in Danzig
Junkers F-13 "Danziger Post"
Airfield on the place of old exercise field in Langfuhr was created around 1910 by Prussian military authorities. At the beginning it was military airfield. After the nd of 1st world war and establishing of Freie Stadt Danzig on the place of military airfield the new passenger airport was created. The airport was gouverned by Senat of Freie Stadt Danzig.
The airport developed dynamically in 1920s, it became airport with international character and important transit point. Beside the airport in Wrzeszcz (Langfuhr) other airport was created in Gorki Zachodnie (Westl. Neufähr) near Danzig, it was airport for flying boats. Airport in Wrzeszcz had regular connections with Berlin, Königsberg, Szczecin (Stettin), Olsztyn (Allenstein), Wroc³aw (Breslau), Kalmar, Stockholm, Prague, Moscow, Poznan, Warsaw and Lwow. During 1922-1935 about 1500 passengers used the airport every year. The airport was located near the center of the city and had bus, tram and train communication with Danzig and Zoppot.
Airport in Wrzeszcz was used a long time after the end of 2nd world war ant it was at least closed in 1974.
Airport in Wrzeszcz (Langfuhr).
) | "Graf Zeppelin" over the airfield in Langfuhr. |
) | Airfield in Langfuhr at the beginning of 1920s. |
) | Airplane of Akaflieg Danzig in Langfuhr. |
) | Junkers F13 at the airfield in Langfuhr. |
) | View of the airport from the airplane. |
) | View of the airport from train station Danzig-Flughafen. |
) | Airport in Langfuhr was located near train station Danzig - Flughafen. |
) | Airport in Langfuhr. |
) | Junkers Ju 52 of Lufthansa at the airport. |
) | Airport in Langfuhr. |
) | Focke Wulf 200 of Lufthansa at the airport. |
) | Passenger terminal on the airport. |
) | Passenger terminal on the airport. |
) | Junkers Ju 52 of Lufthansa at the airport. |
) | Passengers before boarding to Junkers D 24 of Lufthansa. |
) | Junkers F 13 of Lloyd Ostflug and two of Danziger Luftpost. |
) | Junkers F 13 of Lloyd Ostflug. |
Airport for flying boats in Górki Zachodnie (Westl. Neufähr).
) | Airport for flying boats in Danzig-Neufähr. |
) | Airport for flying boats in Danzig-Neufähr. |
) | Passengers boarding to flying boat. |
) | Flying boats came also to Sopot (Zoppot). |
The biggest, twelve engines flying boat Dornire Do X came also to Danzig.
) | Dornier Do X in Sopot. |
) | Postcard with Dornier Do X. |
) | Other postcard with Dornier Do X. |
) | Dornier Do X in Gorki Zachodnie. |
) | Dornier Do X over Gdansk Bay. |
) | Crew of Dornier Do X. |
Freie Stadt Danzig had its own airplanes, the national code were letters DZ. Below you can see the colours of Junkers F-13 of Danziger Post. The international symbols were two white crosses on the red background.
) ) | Junkers F-13 from Danziger Post. |
Maps and other information about the airport.
) | Map of air connections from Danzig in 1920s. |
) | Part of the schedule of Lufthansa. |
) | Navigation map of airport in Wrzeszcz (Langfuhr) from 1938. |
) | Plan of airport in Danzig. ) |
Airport in 1945.
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