Aalen-Heidenheim / Elchingen airfield

Aalen-Heidenheim / Elchingen airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDPA
Coordinates	48 ° 46 '40 "  N , 10 ° 15' 53"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '40 "  N , 10 ° 15' 53"  E
Height above MSL	584 m (1916  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 km southeast of Aalen
Basic data
opening	1954
operator	Luftsportring Aalen e. V.
Runways
09R / 27L	1000 m × 30 m grass
09L / 27R	1000 m × 25 m asphalt

The airfield Aalen-Heidenheim / Elchingen is a German airfield in Aalen in Ostalbkreis .

It is located in the city triangle of Aalen - Nördlingen - Heidenheim an der Brenz on the district of Elchingen , a district of Neresheim .

Directions

The airfield is located 15 km southeast of Aalen and 6 km northwest of Neresheim. It can be reached via the A 7 and L 1064.

use

The airfield has five hangars for 130 motorized and 70 gliders . There is a campsite in the northeast .

The Luftsportring Aalen, located at the Aalen-Heidenheim / Elchingen airfield, is home to glider aerobatic pilots Andrea Fenzau-Lehmann , Martin Hofmann and Lars Lehmann as well as the Barron Hilton Cup winners Gösta Worf, Hans Obermayer and Erwin Ziegler.

Incidents

• On May 11, 2008, during take-off roll, a Cessna 152 swerved to the left, rolled over an earth wall and then caught fire. The two inmates were able to save themselves unharmed.
• On June 27, 2012, an AutoGyro Cavalon crashed on the final approach to the airfield above the runway. The pilot was thrown from the aircraft and died at the scene of the accident.

Web links

• edpa.de Web presence of the Luftsportring Aalen e. V.
• ofds.de Website of the Association for the Promotion of Historical Gliding e. V.
• Approach form and information Aalen-Heidenheim (EDPA)

Individual evidence

1. ^ BFU investigation report
2. ^ BFU investigation report