BUDAORS AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016200090008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NAT I.ONAL DEFENCE'.
OF THE UNITED CTATECr WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 1~89~ SECTIONS 193
AND 794, OF THE U.C. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANCM'15510N OR REVE^
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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~~F(~~~Mp`~IOH R.~T REPORT N0.
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1. ?~he ~u.da~rs airfield waa Formerly the Budapest commercial airport. Its
ai.mens:i.ons are about 3,OOi~ meters east anti west, and about 1,200 meters
north and southa Cie run7a'ay is about 2,500 meters long by 600 meters wide:
?~he ground surface is fai,:rly smooth, grass covered, and partly prasvided with
artificial dra:in.age. -
2.e there are two star.ti.ng runways, running east-west,. about 2,000_meters long
and 1.50 meters wide o the only concrete construction is the apron in fr;ari.t
of the hangars,. wh~.ch is 50 meters. widen
3a 1?her~-are three hangars. Ncso l.(see sketch) is the largesto 120 x ~0 meters x
25 meters hi.gho It wi1:l hold 25 Yak-9 planesd No. 2 measures 70 x 30 meters x
' 20 me~'e:~s hi.gha Tt w~:ll hold 20 Yak-9 planes. No. 3 on the north side of the
field,. measures 80 ~ ~0 deters by 25 meters high. gt will hold 30 Yak-9a.
~,o ~hPre is a large repair -~rork.shop in the southwest corner of hangar No. l., and
a smaller one adjoining No. 3 or> the west;.
5? ~1'he field .s protected aid each of two corners (southeast and southwest) bj~ a 37 mm
automatic gun and.a 12x7 mmn heavy machine glzn.
60 ~rat:ran.ce to the fj,eld is permi:?t:tod only by a amass :Prom the airfield commander.
A day anal night watch is kept, by a on.e-man lookout in a tower. 'Shree raving
guard posts are mai.ntai.ned in ?the daytime and six at night.
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