Hässleholms Flygplats, ESFA Bokeberg, invigdes med pompa och ståt den 3 september 2000. Det är i år 10 år sedan! Invigningen var resultatet av en lång period av anläggningsarbete, flytt av byggnader och mycket, mycket mer.

Lars Persson har - som alltid - tagit tillvara fina fotografier från de mest minnesvärda tillfällen! Invigningen av vårt flygfält är inget undantag. Hans bilder, samt "loggboken" från byggperioden, är ett passande sätt att fira 10 år av framgångsrikt, om än ibland inte helt oproblematiskt, flygande!

Lars bilder från invigningen finns i galleriet nedan. Har du också en bra bild från invigningen, i digitalt format? Hör av dig, så läggs den till denna samling!

Längre ned på denna sida finns även loggboken från byggperioden - missa inte denna!

På flygklubbens gamla webbsida fanns nedanstående loggbok, som kortfattat beskriver byggperioden. Det är för webmastern okänt vem som har skrivit texten, eller varför den enbart finns på engelska. Hur som så är det ett trevligt dokument! Nedan återges text och bilder i sin helhet.

AIRPORT HISTORY AND BUILDING "LOG BOOK"

Almost ten years ago, during 1989, the discussion started about the new ringroad around the town of Hässleholm. The new road would take away part of the small airport Hässleholm/Vankiva, ESMD. So it did around 1993 and although some flying activity continued, the runway was too short for towing of gliders. Already before that the planning started for a new airport, and a site was chosen approx. 6 kilometers south east of Hässleholm on the land of the farm Bokeberg and near the small village of Ignaberga. Due to opposition from a few people living in the Ignaberga village, the community had to wait for a final decision by the Swedish government. In the meantime a hangar was built and the clubhouse was moved to the new location. After a very long waiting period and numerous delays, the construction work on the new grass airfield started officially on the 14th of August 1998.

Ground breaking ceremony is over and work can begin

Air view Aug 14, 1998, of the Bokeberg Airport construction site (below).Photo from the south (runway 04).

Airview of runway 22 . Mid-October 1998 (below).

January 1999, no building activity

In accordance with the latest time plan the building activities started again in the middle of May 1999. Runways and taxiway was ready in August 1999. Now we only will have to wait for the grass to grow. Below: Photo from June 1999. A carrying layer of macadam is applied. A layer of soil for grass is next.

And, of course, while the grass is growing on the runways, buzy club members are performing hard work on the airfield and houses. Here the old club house gets some well deserved outer wall touch up at an "activity day" autumn 1999.

Another long winter. But under the snow the grass grows on the new runways. But after winter comes spring and it is getting better. Photo May 2000. Soon flyingactivities can start!

The date for inauguration, airshow and small airport festival was

Sunday September 3, 2000!

and it was a success!