| 1938 |
The airport was built in
Hessental for the German Air force. |
| 1966 |
The Ministry of the Interior
Baden-Württemberg grants approval to the Flight-and Workgroup Schwäbish
Hall (FAG) for usage of the U.S. Army aerodrome - limited to motorized
aircraft up to 2,500 kg. |
| 1981 |
Joint usage agreement between
Schwäbisch Hall e.V. Flying Club and the U.S. Army, Europe. Creation of
aerodrome rules of usage. |
| 1988 |
To increase safety standards
an Instrument Landing System (ILS) is put in operation for use by
American and German pilots. The ILS is a donation to the U.S. Army. |
| 1992 |
Notification of U.S. Army
departure from the Dolan Barracks.
The president of the Flying Club Schwäbisch Hall e.V., Mr. Reinhold
Würth, together with the city of Schwäbisch Hall and the Fraction of
the communal councillor of the Regional Administrative Authority start
an initiative to continue airport operations. |
| 1993 |
Approval process of the
aerodrome Schwäbisch Hall begins according to VFR and IFR traffic
regulations. |
| 1994 |
Begin of runway renovation on
October 1st. Certification by the Regional Administrative Authority
Stuttgart on October 22nd. On May 25th approval is granted for large
scale reconstruction and the first airspace “F” is established in
Germany, which allows for IFR flight. |
| 1998 |
Compilation of project and
development plan for the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), hangars,
aprons, and tie down areas by the Flugplatz Schwäbisch Hall GmbH.
Planning begins for the turning of the runway and making it usable for
aircraft up to 20.000 kg according to the requirements of JAR-OPS 1
(Joint Aviation Requirement for Operations). |
| 2002 |
Completion of aprons with
taxiway to aircraft hangars, accessibility to the General Aviation
Terminal (GAT) and fire truck. |
| 2003 |
Purchase of the aerodrome
compound (aprox. 79 ha) by the city of Schwäbisch Hall through the
Würth Property Management Company.
Public discussion forum held concerning the official approval plan with
the Regional Administrative Authority Stuttgart. |
| 2004 |
Resolution of official approval plan in February.
Public announcement of the construction plans. Construction begins in
May - First landing on the new runway on August 24th 2004. Construction
is completed end of October. (A runway length of 1540 meters, turned to
28/10)
In October operations begin at the all-weather airport in the newly
arranged airspace “F”.
On December 1st the new aviation maintenance facility is opened in
Hessental.
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| 2005 |
Completion of a new aircraft
hangar (2.400 m²). |
| 2006 |
Purchase of a new fire truck
that holds 5,700 lit. (ICAO Cat 5) Aircraft up to 40 tons MTOM (max 60
passengers) can now be handled. |
| 2007
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Construction of a new aircraft hangar (2,000 m²)
and expansion of the aviation maintenance facility.
|
| 2008
The
opening of a Daimler Cirrus Aviation headquarters
at the Adolf
Würth Airport. A private hanger, large enough for four
Citation Jets
and an office
building celebrated its grand opening in April. |
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