Heringsdorf Airport

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Heringsdorf Airport

Flughafen Heringsdorf
Port lotniczy Heringsdorf.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Heringsdorf GmbH
ServesUsedom
LocationGarz, Germany
Elevation AMSL94 ft / 29 m
Coordinates53°52′43″N 014°09′08″E / 53.87861°N 14.15222°E / 53.87861; 14.15222
Websiteflughafen-heringsdorf.de
Map
HDF is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HDF
HDF
Location of the airport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,562 2,305 Asphalt
10R/28L 1,969 600 Grass
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Heringsdorf Airport (German: Flughafen Heringsdorf) (IATA: HDF, ICAO: EDAH) is a regional airport located near Garz on the island of Usedom in Germany. It used to be an East German airbase and today features summer leisure routes from cities in Germany and Switzerland as well as general aviation.

The airport takes its name from the nearby municipality of Heringsdorf, located some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north. The largest town on the island however is Świnoujście in Poland, immediately to the east of the airport.

Facilities[]

Heringsdorf Airport features a single small terminal building equipped with check-in facilities and an information desk. The apron features one stand for mid-sized-aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and several stands for smaller aircraft such as the Cessna 172. By winter 2015, the airport has been equipped with renewed firefighting and security facilities as well as a refurbished check-in area.[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Heringsdorf Airport:[4]

AirlinesDestinations
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg

The nearest major international airport is Berlin, approx. 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the south.

Statistics[]

Check-in area


See source Wikidata query and sources.


Ground transportation[]

Due to the size of the airport and the island itself there is no scheduled public transportation. However every destination on Usedom can be reached by rental car and taxis.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Airport information for EDAH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for HDF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ aero.de - Neue Sicherheitstechnik für Flughafen Heringsdorf 30 December 2015
  4. ^ flughafen-heringsdorf.de - Flugplan (German) retrieved 19 June 2021

External links[]

Media related to Heringsdorf Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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