Aircraft cavern
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Aircraft cavern, a calque of the German word Flugzeugkaverne, is an underground hangar amongst others used by the Swiss Air Force.
A Mirage III RS in front of an aircraft cavern in Buochs airfield, Switzerland
Meiringen Air Base viewed from the Rothorn - note the taxiways leading to the rock face
Buochs Airport
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The Buochs Airport is a regional airport in the town of Buochs in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Its facilities include a concrete runway with a length of 2000 meters and a width of 40 meters
Aircraft cavern
…mission without opening the main blast doors. The former cavernes at Alpnach, Ambrì, Raron and Turtmann have been deactivated and closed. The caverne at Buochs Airport has been mothballed but it is estimated that the facility could be reactivated to operate F-5's within two months. The idea of using roads as runways…
Aerial image of the Buochs airport