History

1915
Inauguration of the military aerodrome

1925
Opening of the state airport

1926
Founding year of the light aircraft constructor Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm

1929
Landing of the “Graf Zeppelin”

1931
Opening of the German Aviation Museum

1934
Opening of the trans-ocean route for airmail to South America via Böblingen

1937
Construction of the military airfield barracks

1938
Airport manned with military ground personnel

1945
Decommissioning of the military airfield

1991/92
The U.S. armed forces vacate the site of the former airport

2002
Ehemaliges Flughafengelände Böblingen/Sindelfingen (Former Airport Site, ZV-EFG) joint administration founded.

2004
Renaming of the site into “Flugfeld” (“Airfield”). Renaming of the joint administration into Zweckverband Flugfeld Böblingen/Sindelfingen (Airfield Joint Administration)

2006
Closure of the airfield

2007
Approval for public access, first building constructions

2008
First pile driven at “Langer See”, start of construction work for MOTORWORLD Stuttgart

2009
Opening on September 12 / 13

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Courtesy of Zweckverband Flugfeld Böblingen/Sindelfingen.

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