ENCLOSURE B MEMORY SKETCH OF BUDAPEST FERIHEGY AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100200006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: CHART

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ENCLOSVRE7B
Memory Sketch of Budapest
Ferihegy Airrield
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Point #1. Goniometer Station: located 300 - 400 m. from the eastern
boundary of the airfield; 15 x 15 m., two-story-stuccoed
brick, deck roof.
2. Taxi-strip: 1,300 in. long, 20 in. wide; new; concrete, in
good condition.
3. Taxi-strlpi 1,300 m. long, 20 in, wide; new; concrete, in
good coidition.
4. Emma: 310/130, 2,700 in. ion
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one half to one meter ne
on sketch by looped line);
50X1 drainage canals on either s
occasion, because of a stron
50X1 runway, it was necessary
depth of the drainage cane s
jar or bump when crossed.
60 in. wide; concrete, new,
a slight dip of
f runway (indicated
shallow artificial
e e runway. On one
crosswind when landing on the
to land to the north; the
not cause any noticeable
5. AircraftInglal_lemir ShRE: approximately 30 x 30
iluccoed-biii-dkTbii4=4tory, deck type roof. (While
50X1 taxiing aircraft past this building,
aircraft engine undergoing maintenance Jaislae Dne
building.)
6. Taxi-stria: 500 - 600 m. long, 20 m, wide; new
Trgood condition.
7. Concrete Extension: located on either side of the runway,
liMrIEITITE-Elersecion of the runway and the center taxi
50X1 strip. This extension, 50 - 60 in. wide, was of the Mae
construction as the runway; this ex-
tension was the beginning of a new runway to be oriented
north to south. However, during visits to this airfield,
he never noticed any construction on this extension and
did not see any evidence of grading or preparation of the
ground for extending this concrete area.
50X1 8.Hangar: 50-60 x 30 x 10-12 in., stuccoed brick shed roof,
sieel accordion door, concrete flooring. :
major maintenance was done in the hangars. ae observed
Aero 45, Sokol M-1-D, and C-106 aircraft at various times
parked in the hangars.
9. Hangar: (same description as pt. 8)
10, Hangar Apron: 400-500 30-40 in.; concrete, in good condition.
11. Termlnal Dlailding: 400-500 x 40 in., three stories, new, ?
and beautiful; deck roof; walls constructed of red brick and
50X1 out stone. A control tower and another tower (possibly
a meteorological tower) were located on roof of building.
Inside the building a large waiting room,
restaurant, customs room, and airline offices. The airfield
operationat weather office, and telephones were also
located in this building.
concrete,
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Point 012. Parking Area: grass. saw Hungarian Airline
?(Maszovlet) aircraft (LI-21s) parked on the grass just
off the hangar apron.
13. Tetzl-strIp; 500 - 700 m. long, 20 m. wide; concrete, in
? 004 condition.
14. gighway: concrete, approximately nix meters wide, in
pot condition. (Main road from Budapest to the
airfield.)
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