Burg Airfield

Burg Airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDBG
Coordinates	52 ° 14 '30 "  N , 11 ° 51' 22"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '30 "  N , 11 ° 51' 22"  E
Height above MSL	53 m (174  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3.3 km south of Burg
Street	In the crows mountains
Basic data
operator	Flugsportclub Burg e. V.
Start-and runway
09/27	850 m × 30 m grass

The Burg Flugplatz is a special airfield near Burg (near Magdeburg) .

It is approved for motor gliders, gliders and ultralight aircraft and helicopters up to 5700 kg. Occasionally, skydivers can also be found on the site.

location

The airport is located just over three kilometers south of Castle in the 88 hectares large FFH -region Heide south castle and on the northern edge of the site training area Burg-Krähenberge.

history

On June 16, 2012 the 20th anniversary of the Flugsportclub Burg e. V., the operator of the airfield, celebrated with an open day. During the floods in Central Europe in 2013 , the site was temporarily used as a tank base for helicopters of the Bundeswehr .

Web links

Commons : Flugplatz Burg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flugsportclub Burg e. V.
• Entry on www.airports.de
• Entry on www.dulv.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Location of the airfield. In: geodienste.bfn.de. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, accessed on July 16, 2015 . 
2. ↑ 20 years of the Burg Flugsportclub. City of Burg, June 12, 2012, accessed on July 16, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Arian Amann: Helicopter tank base in Burg-Krähenberge - image series. In: volksstimme.de. June 9, 2013, accessed July 16, 2015 .