KENYERI AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200030016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: April 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Kenyeri Airfield
THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. Kenyeri Airfield was reconstructed by the Germans in World Wsr TT and used as
an eaerrp".. field. Tt 1. three km southeast of Kenyeri. This field 3,000 by
1,800 a he. been rebuilt by. the nangarians since world II. 1, %r 2. At the northern edge of the field is Hill 1501 Ind Hill t7shalom 149. South of
the field is the CsirLky wood and the crossing of a road and railroad. West of
the field is the Celldcsolk-R6pOelak railroad. Between the railroad and the
Pap6cs-Kirdlykdt road are peasantst houses. East of the field is the Bagdvdr
wood and the dirt road that connects 0shaloa and Papdoz; also the village of
Kemenesmagasi.
3. The ground is loam mixed with gravel and grown over with grass. Drainage canals
are unnecessary. Even after heavy rainfalls the runways can be used. There are
no obstacles.
4. The buildings at the field are all of wood. They consist of: two small wooden
barracks, used as guardhouses; 2 one-story barracks, each 10 by 22 m, quarters for
enlisted; three one-story barracks, each 12 by 35 as staff buildings and offi%es;
a gasoline depot.
5. The gasoline depot is at the southwest corner of the airfield, and consists of two
underground tanks each of 20,000 liters capacity, and an area surrounded by an
earth wall, 2 by 20 by 50 a, where gasoline in drums is stored.
6. The radio station is at the north and of the field. As yet there is neither a
radar nor a directional station.
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There are three runways, running northeast-southwest. The middle one is concreted
and is 2,500 a long, 60 a broad. The two outer runways are of rolled gravel, each
2,000 by.60 a. There,is.no apron.
8. There are no arrangements for night flying.
9. In the late summer large quantities of concrete and other building material were
delivered to the field, and there is talk of new concrete hangars. Work is progressing
on the lengthening of the field, including the removal of the sand hill near .ne
Bagdvdr wood; 320 workers are at work on this.
10. At the fiel4 are_ two -Soviet fighter companies, with 155--to 170 men. These
units arrived in May 1953 and re under th%, Soviet command in Pdpa. They have
16 to 18 RIG-15s, which noisal,y stand at the southwest corner of the field, in
the little.wood under camouflage nets.
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