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Ortsteil of Weßling in Bavaria, Germany
Oberpfaffenhofen
Ortsteil of Weßling
Coat of arms of OberpfaffenhofenCoat of arms
Location of Oberpfaffenhofen
Oberpfaffenhofen is located in GermanyOberpfaffenhofenOberpfaffenhofen Show map of GermanyOberpfaffenhofen is located in BavariaOberpfaffenhofenOberpfaffenhofen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°4′41″N 11°15′9″E / 48.07806°N 11.25250°E / 48.07806; 11.25250
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictStarnberg
MunicipalityWeßling
Population
 • Total1,323
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes82234
Vehicle registrationSTA
Websitewww.gemeinde-wessling.de

Oberpfaffenhofen is a village that is part of the municipality of Weßling in the district of Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 23 km (14 mi) from the city center of Munich.

Village

The village is home to the Oberpfaffenhofen Airport (IATA: OBF, ICAO: EDMO) and a major site of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR). In 1983, the first West-German astronaut, the physicist Ulf Merbold, flew to space on board a Space Shuttle in a Spacelab mission that was partly supervised by the German Space Operations Center located at Oberpfaffenhofen.

German Space Operations Center (GSOC) in Oberpfaffenhofen

The research center in Oberpfaffenhofen houses the DLR, including the Columbus Control Center which DLR operates for the European Space Agency and Airbus Defence and Space, and also some Fraunhofer Institutes and other scientific institutes. From 2014, OHB group moved the division which formerly was Kayser-Threde, from Munich to Oberpfaffenhofen.

Also situated in Oberpfaffenhofen is the industrial area of (the now insolvent) Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH (later part of Fairchild Dornier). The aircraft manufacturer shared the airfield with the DLR.

During the occupation of Germany the airport was designated Oberpfaffenhofen Air Force Depot which also served as the maintenance depot for the aircraft that were utilized during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–49.

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Towns and municipalities in Starnberg district
Coat of arms of Starnberg
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