George Raffeld of the United States Rainbow Division was the first of the allied forces to arrive at the airport.

On 29 October 1958, the first jet aircraft, a Sud Aviation Caravelle operated by Air France, landed on the runway that had been lengthened by further 700 metres (2,297 ft).

As early as 1963 the Öchsle Commission initiated a search for a new airport location as it was obvious that further extension would not be legally or politically possible.

Constructing additional runways parallel or perpendicular to the existing one would require relocating a number of nearby communities.

In October 1965 a new maintenance hangar for jets, that had been built at a cost of DM 10 million, was put into operation and transferred to Lufthansa.

The main runway (07R/25L) was upgraded to its final length of 2,804 metres (9,199 ft) after it was closed for resurfacing for three weeks in August, 1969.

To continue operations preliminary annexes to the terminal were built, including a special hall for charter flights.

The only structures that remain of the airport today are the tower and the original terminal building, the Wappenhalle (hall of the coats of arms).

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