Zeltweg Air Base

Zeltweg Air Base

Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser
Summary
Airport typejoint public/military
ServesZeltweg
LocationAustria
Elevation AMSL2,238 ft / 682 m
Coordinates47°12′8″N 14°44′32″E / 47.20222°N 14.74222°E / 47.20222; 14.74222
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
08L/26R 1,100 3,609 Grass
Source: Landings.com[1][2]
Austria Zeltweg Air Base
Zeltweg Airfield
Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968)
LocationAustria Zeltweg, Styria, Austria
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Broke ground1957
Opened6 October 1957 (1957-10-06)
Closed25 August 1968 (1968-08-25)
Major eventsFormula One
Austrian Grand Prix (1964)
World Sportscar Championship 500km of Zeltweg (1966–1968)
Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968)
Length3.186 km (1.980 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record1:04.820 (Switzerland Jo Siffert, Porsche 908, 1968, Group 6)

Zeltweg Air Base, now known as Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, is a military airfield in Styria, Austria near Zeltweg. It is the main airfield of the Austrian Air Force. It was also used as a motor racing circuit in the 1960s.

  1. ^ Airport record for Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08
  2. ^ Google (2013-08-08). "location of Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-08-08.

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