Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport
Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Hessische Flugplatz GmbH Egelsbach | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||||
Location | Egelsbach | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 385 ft / 117 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°57′40″N 008°38′37″E / 49.96111°N 8.64361°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | egelsbach-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Source: AIP VFR Excerpts,[1] |
Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport (German: Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach) (ICAO: EDFE) is a general aviation airport located near Egelsbach, a town in the German state of Hesse. It is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Frankfurt Airport.
History[]
The airport was opened in 1955 with a single grass runway. It proved popular, and by 1957 was already seeing 37,000 movements a year. Because of this, in 1966, an asphalt runway was constructed and by 1977 the number of movements had increased to 126,000 a year. In 2007, about 77,000 movements were made, making it the busiest airport for general aviation in Germany.
To allow for larger aircraft to land, in 2004 construction was started on a runway expansion, which increased the runway length to its current 1,400 m (1,500 yd). In May 2009, NetJets Europe announced that they intended to purchase the airport.
Today NetJets owns 80% of the aerodrome (the other 20% being owned by local communities) and intends to establish IFR procedures at the airport, including an ILS approach. There are also plans to extend the runway by another 270 m (300 yd) and to increase the width by 5 m (16 ft).[2]
Facilities[]
The airport resides at an elevation of 385 feet (117 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, both in the 08/26 direction (though no left (L) or right (R) markings or indicators are used): a 1,400 by 25 metres (4,593 ft × 82 ft) asphalt runway and a 670 by 30 metres (2,198 ft × 98 ft) grass runway.
Airlines and destinations[]
There are no scheduled services to and from Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport.
Accidents and incidents[]
- On 1 March 2012, a Cessna Citation X arriving from Linz Airport crashed in a forest about 4 km (2.5 mi) from the airport. All five people on board were killed. The reason for the crash is unknown.[3]
- On 30 June 2015, a Diamond DA20 Katana experienced problems during takeoff and struck the overhead wires on the adjacent Main-Neckar Railway. The plane crashed and was then hit by a goods train. The pilot was severely injured and the co-pilot died.[4][5]
- On 31 March 2019, an Epic LT crashed while landing. The chairwoman and co-owner of S7 Airlines Natalia Fileva, died in the crash along with two other people on board.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ AIP VFR from www.egelsbach-airport.com
- ^ Egelsbach-Airport.com - Pläne von NetJets am Flugplatz Egelsbach (German), page retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Aviation Safety Net, page retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ Horst Cronauer; Michaela Steuer; Jürgen Mahnke (30 June 2015). "Frau stirbt bei Kleinflugzeugabsturz". BILD Frankfurt. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "cawo" (30 June 2015). "Kleinflugzeug in Oberleitung gestürzt". Hessischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Co-owner of Russia's S7 airline dies in plane crash near Frankfurt". 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Flugplatz Egelsbach at Wikimedia Commons
- Airports established in 1955
- 1955 establishments in West Germany
- Airports in Hesse