Lausanne Airfield
aerodrome in Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne Airfield, also known as Lausanne-Blécherette Airport, is a small civil aerodrome located in the north of Lausanne, Switzerland. It has no scheduled commercial traffic and is used for general aviation. It also serves as a base for Swiss rescue services.
History
The city established a runway in 1910. Henri Speckner was the first pilot to land here. A year later it created one of the first civil airfields in Switzerland around the runway. A hangar for maintenance of aircraft was built west of the runway in 1914, next to a farm. Due to increasing use of the airport another one was built in 1922. Since 1933 operations have been controlled by Aéroport de la région lausannoise "La Blécherette" S.A.
At the close of World War II, Lausanne's municipal government made plans to develop a proper regional airport for the city. Blécherette was deemed unfit for such development and thus provision was made to expand the nearby field in Écublens and dispose of Blécherette.
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