history

special airport

2013	Procurement of the Airport areal and transfer of the Civil Aviation Permits through the city of Lahr. Operation of the Airport by Dr. Martin Herrenknecht with the Lahrer Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG.
2011	September: his Holyness Pope Benedikt XVI. uses Airport Lahr during his official stay in Germany
2011	April: Roll-Out of the Breitling Super Constellation
2010	December: German-French Summit in Freiburg German Chancelor Angela Merkel and french Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy use Airport Lahr
2009	OTAN-Summit in Kehl and Strasbourg: helicopter base at Airport Lahr, and many prime ministers use Airport Lahr Capacity of apron demonstrated impressively
2009	charter flights from Vienna are extended and further established
2008	Marketing activities are concentrated on the Austrian market. Flights from Vienna during Easter holiday, summer holiday and Halloween period.
2007	July: passenger aircraft arrive from London, Manchester and Vienna with guests for the Europa-Park, 4 times a week during holiday season.

special airport permit

2006	June, 16: Special permit for BFAL is granted by the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg. Passenger charter flights for with destination Europa-Park, Rust, can be handled at BFAL.
2006	June, 9: FIFA Soccer World Cup in Germany. Dutch national soccer team uses Lahr airport to get to their venues.
2006	January, 19: Application for a restricted permit made to the Regierungpräsidium Freiburg. (Permit to operate charter flights destined for the Europa-Park)
2006	January, 8: first charter flight arriving from Vienna is a complete success. Guests from Austria are witnesses of the flawless cooperation between Europa-Park and BFAL.

appeal – change of investors

2005	November, 30: Babcock & Brown and Europa-Park Rust introduce their future plans to the public. BFAL functions as “incoming airport”, attracting passengers visiting the Europa-Park.
2005	Change of Investors: after the bankrupcy of PlaneStation Group plc, England, the Australian Investment Group Babcock & Brown now holds 99.7 % of BFAL shares.
2005	April, 29: An administrative appeal was made to the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig by the Government of Baden-Wuerttemberg – as the Higher Administrative of Court of Baden-Wuerttemberg excluded an appeal against their decision.
2005	February, 28: The Higher Administrative Court of Baden-Wuerttemberg decided today, that the refusal by the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg of the petition to grant a general airport licence for Lahr was illegal and is revoked. Moreover, the Court held that the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg is obilgated to reconsider again BFAL GmbH’s petition based on the Court’s opinion as laid out in the written judgement (Case No. 8S 2004/04).

privatisation – application for general airport permit

2004	BFAL supported by PlaneStation Group plc as parent company submits action against the decision of the licensing authority.
2004	Decision of the Regierungpräsidium as licensing authority not to allow BFAL to be a general civil airport.
2002	BFAL achieves the status of “Special Cargo Airport”
2002	Application for General Airport License in December.
2001	The British company Wiggins Group plc. becomes majority shareholder of the Flugplatz Lahr GmbH, Black Forest Airport Lahr GmbH is established.

Strasbourg airport traffic at Airport Lahr

2000	Strasbourg airport is closed due to renovation. Lahr Airport services 1/3 of the Strasbourg airport traffic over a period of 40 days, 25.000 passengers passing through.

civil use of airport

1997	Industrial Estate and Business Park is developed by the city of Lahr.
1996	Founding of the airfield company Flugplatz Lahr GmbH.
1995	Conversion and civil use of the military property.

canadian military

1994	Canadian troops withdraw.
1993	Plans developed for the civil use of the airbase.
1990	Political and governmental changes in Eastern Europe.
1970	Canadian 4th mechanised Brigade based at Lahr, Logistic support for the Canadian troops in Europe.

french military – NATO

1967	France leaves NATO, french troops withdraw. Replaced by Canadian Starfighter Squadrons formally based at Marville, France. Headquarters and Garnison town for the Canadian NATO troops.
1952	Base for NATO fighter aircraft
1946	1. Airforce Division, 1. CATAC (Commandement Aérien Tactique) is based at Lahr. Headquarters for the Commandement General of the French Airforce in Germany.
1945	French Military occupation of Lahr

zeppelin airfield

1928	Designated as international Zeppelin airfield. Later used as military airfield.
1913	Opening as airfield for Zeppelins.