Kalocsa Airfield
former Hungarian Air Force base
Kalocsa Airfield, also known as Fokto Airfield (ICAO: LHKA) was a Hungarian Air Force base located in Kalocsa, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
It was under Hungarian Air Force ownership from 1951 until 1956, when the Red Army occupied the airfield until 1990, leading to abandonment.
History
Kalocsa Airfield originally served as an emergency landing ground during World War II. It had a grass landing ground measuring 550 x 550 meters equipped with poor drainage. On 22 July, 1944, it was reported as being disused from many months.
Kalocsa Airfield began construction in 1951 by the Hungarian military. During the winter of 1952/53, around 1,000 workers, mainly internees and forced laborers, were employed for the construction of the airfield. Deportees from Budapest, some of whom were over the age of seventy, also participated in the construction work. Additionally, a railway spur extended from Kalocsa Railway Station to the airfield was installed to facilitate the transportation of materials. By the summer of 1953, Kalocsa Airfield was completed, and a fighter regiment of the Hungarian Air Force equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s began flying from the airfield. The unit was staffed by 80 to 100 men stationed at the airfield.
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