BUCHAREST CIVILIAN AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100210008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2013
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
sECURI~r INroRAAAr1oN
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Bucharest Ci,~ilian .Airfield
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.DATE OF INFO.
Thin Docwnent contains laiormstton n>seatbxa the Na-
tional Defense o! the IInited 8itatee, v-ithth the meaa-
itla o! Title 18, 8eotione 7Y9 sad 794, of the II.B. Oode, as
amended. Its traasmiseioa or revelation of ite contents
to or receipt by sn unauthorised peseoa 1s prohibited
by 1sW. The reproduction o! this Corm is prohibited.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
~t November 1953
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REQUIREMENT NO. RD
1HE SOURCE [VALUATIONS IN THIS RE-ORf ARE DlfINIf1VE.
THE Ar~RA15AL Of CONflNf IS TENTATIVE.
(TOR KEY SEE REVERSq
STATE ~( ARNY x NAVY X AIR ~ ~ FBt
(Note: Wa+hieyten DbhibeHen Indicated dY "X??j field Dlst~ibuNen Sy ",1~+?,)
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia/Ruma,?tia .
SUBJECT
PL`ACE'
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED B1
DATE OF INFd
Bucharest Civilian Airfield.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The B~~rest Civilian Airfield waa :A~ a~ ,~?A,.,,,
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as Ba>aea8~, wh:ieh was
the Airfield fo
r
e-o ne ructions. It was located. about fivl3
kilometers north-northwest of the center of Bucharest, and one-half
kilometer east,of a large lake name unknown, to me).
I ~elieve that drainage ditohes ran. along-the side of the runway-
aia taxi strip . The Airfield I s le~rel grass surface had a eF~ndy
base which provided good natural drainage. I estianate the ~-irffield~s
e~.evation at' 200 m. .The field wes ,well .located for safe. instrument
let-down; there were no obatructior~s 3n the let-down area. The radio
t4w.er operated on 3~~55 kes.
Aircraft were serviced here by a Soviet t -
fa,ctrared in 1930. Transportation was furnished Airfields truck manu-
and passengers by means of a 15-passenger bus which operatedsonnel
between Bucharest and the Airfield-.
~. Uniforms worn by Airfield persoAnel were Simile r~ to those worn by
5ox1 Bulgarian ,airfield personnel. except-that 'the insignia were different.
5. On I. September 1952
I5 LI-2's,sand 1 POD , e on s field. 1 IL-12,
E~CLOSURESr
` A. Pin aint L?cati~n of Buc st Civilian Airfield. Overlay of TCM
025'-999-1-25~t Bucuresti .
B. }Memory Sketeh of Bu~l,rest Civilian Airfield.
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B~npp~.~tc~Lo~~it.i~ih:..o?::~u!charf~i~t Airfield
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Buoh~~,r. eat
Airfield
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ENCIA3URE B
~i~mbr~rr~~ice~,~h~.~P Bucharest Civilian Airfield
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Enclo$ure B (cont~d)
,Legend
Point. #l.. Run~aa ; concrete, 1; 500 x 50~"m: i~ magnetic headings
~6Oo; old but in fair condition.
2. Double hanger; ,painted yellow=green; ""of eor~rugated
~~ ~s~ee3~" -x 0' x 10 m.; four barrel vaults formed
the roof .
;Administration buldin".P two'storiesggray stone;
u n a c rQU ar s a e with"two win e. The~cir4u-
lar section conta~.ned a passenger; waiting roost;
magazine shop, post office, anc~'~csaateen. " Th~e~ aiest
ring contained~a~large restaurant. The?aat wing~~
contained offices" far ~therpilo~ts7.. weather"briefing
operations, customs, radio, and the traffic contro~
operator.
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on; com ng a ~rc `raft ? taxied " to "'this ~ ramp and
unloaded passengers and cargo; outgoing aircraft
loaded on, this ramp.
A ron: concrete, 50 x 10 m.
ass n ers loadin ram :~~concrete, 60 x 20 m, fair
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6. Taxi I~tri?: concrete, 100 x 20 m.
50X1 'j. Road: construction unknown ; 50 m. from
lae'~ern boundary of field; led to Bucharest .
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