Holzdorf Air Base is a military airfield operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). It is located 1.8 NM east of Holzdorf, a subdivision of the municipality of Jessen in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as Schönewalde/Holzdorf Air Base, as most of the base is situated east of the Saxony-Anhalt/Brandenburg border, in the city of Schönewalde. The air base is home to the air forces's Helicopter Wing 64. In 1968 the site was selected by the Air Forces of the National People's Army for a new airbase. The airbase was completed in 1974 and expanded into an operational airfield by 1980. The handover to the NVA's Jagdfliegergeschwader 1 took place at the beginning of November 1982, when it was relocated from Cottbus-Nord Airport to Holzdorf. The airport is at an elevation of 265 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with a concrete/asphalt surface measuring 2419 x. Support Squadron 1 of the German Army Aviation Corps was formerly located at Holzdorf. It was dissolved in 2013 as part of the reorganization/reduction of the Bundeswehr announced in October 2011.