Civil use Luftsportverein Kiel e.V. (German for Air Sports Association Kiel), the charter airline FLM Aviation and a helicopter flight service are based at Kiel Airport. Further, there are annual Internationale Flugtage (German for International Aviation Days) with air acrobatics, parachute jumps and displays of historic aeroplanes. Military use The aerodrome has been in military use since its construction. During World War II, the Luftwaffe operated aircraft in support of the Kriegsmarine from the base, including the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th squadrons of Embarked Air Group 196 () which provided aircraft to support surface combatants. In 1958, the German Navy based naval aviation units at Kiel. Until 28 March 2013, Air Wing No. 5 () was based at Kiel, using Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters for search and rescue operations flown from the airport. Since 2013, they have been based at Nordholz. German Air Force aircraft operating as fake targets for practice also depart from Kiel Airport. Incidents and accidents On 15 February 2006, a private aircraft from Russia had to make an emergency landing at Kiel because of smoke within the aircraft. The plane overran the runway and slipped down a slope as the pilot was unfamiliar with the airport and misunderstood the runway length given over the radio. See also Transport in Germany List of airports in Germany References External links Official website History of Kiel Holtenau Airport Airports in Schleswig-Holstein Airports established in 1914 Luftwaffe bases Airport Airport 1914 establishments in Germany