AIRFIELD AT CRISTIAN RUMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007000110004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 27, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the iapionage haws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person U prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Airfield at Cristian, Rumania
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 27 May 1955
NO. OF PAGES 3
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
1. The Cristian airfield is located six kilometers west of Sibiu and is
actually a prolongation of the Turnisor airfield. The latter is
currently used by civil aircraft going to and returning from Bucharest.
2. The Cristian field measures 2,000 meters from east to west and less
than 1,400 meters from north to south. There is no concrete runway
and, as of November 1954, no efforts had been made to construct one.
3e No hangars have yet been constructed but the necessary materiel to do
so has been put in place. To the north of the field, there are 11
one-story buildings, eight of which have been completed and three of
which are still under construction. A garage provides space for
approximately 30 trucks and automobiles.
14. About 20 to 25 "Stormovitch't are sheltered in alveolates built in the
southern area of the field. The barracks are occupied by aviation
units and their families. Two buildings are occupied by the construction
battalion,
5. A legend for the attached sketch is as follower
1 - Group of new buildings.
2 - New airfield being graded.
3 - Former Turnisor airfield now used by civil aircraft for regular
l.iaison,with Bucharest.
14 - Turnisor Station.
5 - Cristian Station.
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6 Road to Sura Mare (a glider instruction school is located there).
7 - Road to Sura Mica.
8 National highway (asphalt) from Sibiu to Alba Iuliu.
9 Rail line toward Vintul de Jos.
10 - Sibiu-Suburbie Station.
11 - Sibiu Central Station.
1.2 - Location of major section of Sibiu barracks and the garrison
training field.
13 - To Poplaca, eight kilometers south of field.
14 - Rail line toward Ocna Sibiulut-Medias.
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