Historical development of the Kindel   The aviation history of the Kindel began already 1933/34. Till then did the Kindel become predominantly country and forest-economically used. In its center was situated south the at that time Richly road the Kuenkelhof. For the combat squadron 253 in Gotha was looked up west the air base Gotha an area, which corresponded to the tactical request of an application airfield. In the spring 1934 the geo meters of the culture board of works in " secret mission " marked the area out. An airfield with grass runway developed north the Kuenkelhofes. In the year 1936 by the armed forces surfaces on the Kindel for a range of the infantry were acquired At the same time the company of " brothers Thiel " from Ruhla bought the area south the today's quarry. It established the test department for garnet? and bomb fuzes; the systems were blown up 1946 / 47. Of beginning 2. World war by March 1945 used the realm Air Force the airfield. On 02.04.1945 landed at the advance of the American armed forces transport gliders on the Kindel. In the year 1946 the first units of the Soviet armed forces on the Kindel arrived, for the time being however only with more easily technique and hand-held weapons. The training ground was extended and served now particularly as tank range. Heavy munition arrived starting from 1950 at the area. End of the 50's took place the integration of the airfield into the military training ground of the Russian armed forces at the Kindel. The former airfield did not correspond however any longer to the request of modern military aircraft. Directly beside the old workstation the new military airfield developed. The building happening became from time to time with approx. 600 - 800 building workers executed. The necessary earthwork was executed by Soviet soldiers, mostly convicts. One transacted all feed over a system, in which up to 80 locomotives with trucks on the way were constant, in order to supply the individual sections with the necessary building materials. Each section by a separate building brigade of an operation of the former DDR one implemented. The individual brigades had contact for reasons of security and secrecy hardly among themselves. The military airfield became with 2,200 m is enough and 60 m broad concreted start - and roll ways and stop surfaces broad runway and with 14 m built of altogether 27,000 m². The airfield got a new access road and a spur track. 1960 / 61 a civilian use of the airfield took place as alternate airport for Erfurt, which was extended at this time. Starting from 1960 a constant extension of the troop exercise area took place into northwest direction. On a surface of approx. 2,400 hectars the troop exercise area spread. Military and civilian systems were established. Enormous shelters, a whole village with accommodations, kindergarten, heating station, cinema, schweinestaellen and a sports field were built. One supplied oneself with fruit and vegetable. In this, surrounded by fences and walls. Control center as far as possible the life of the Soviets took place. With the political turn 1989 / 90 the Kindel in the course of the feedback of the entire Soviet armed forces from Germany was vacated to 27.12.1991 and was first under the administration of the office for federal fortune. On 30.06.1992 the release of the former troop exercise area Kindel for civilian purposes took place via the Federal Ministry of Defense. In the meantime renowned companies have themselves such as OPELS. Iron oh, Bosch, FER, active engine components AG etc. in the trade area Kindel and settled in the surrounding field of iron oh. The airfield is thereby an important link both for the business and freight flight and for routistic opportunity traffic. By the good aviation-specific infrastructure created on the air traffic areas it was possible to give to the airfield company iron oh ltd. to for 29.09.2000 permission for the system of an airfield and to 06.12.2000 an operation permit for aircraft to 20 t take-off mass. Due to the 1999 would install night flight beaconing is possible it to use the traffic landing strip at day and night. As traffic landing strip the class 1 this is incumbent on a daily opening obligation and becomes thus the reliable infrastructure item of the region. For the coming years the development is planned by trade areas for the aeronautical-engineering trade at the airfield.