Donaueschingen-Villingen airfield
| Donaueschingen-Villingen airfield | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | EDTD | ||
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| Height above MSL | 680 m (2231 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 3 km northeast of Donaueschingen | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | 1959 | ||
| operator | Airfield Donaueschingen GmbH | ||
| surface | 71 ha | ||
| Flight movements |
27,500 | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 18/36 | 1290 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The airfield Donaueschingen-Villingen is located northeast of the Baden-Württemberg town of Donaueschingen .
The airfield is used by helicopters of the federal police , modern jets and turboprops as well as by glider, ultralight, motor and charter aircraft. At the same time, it is used for customs clearance for flights from, for example, Switzerland. The airfield is sponsored by the cities of Donaueschingen and Villingen-Schwenningen , the districts of Schwarzwald-Baar and Tuttlingen , the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Princely Fürstenberg Administration .
Summary
The Donaueschingen-Villingen airfield was opened in 1959 at Weiherhof on Bundesstrasse 27/33, is operated by Flugplatz Donaueschingen-Villingen GmbH and has around 27,500 take-offs and landings per year. In 1960, the landing site received approval to function as a customs airfield. A safety upgrade was carried out between 1982 and 1984: the runway was extended by 400 m to a total of 1290 m and widened from 20 m to 30 m and now measures 1290 × 30 meters (18/36). Instrument flight operations were introduced in 2003. In the east of the field there is a glider airfield, which was relocated there in 1987, with a paved rope path and an approx. 730 × 30 meter (18/36) long grass runway, which is mainly used by the glider division of the Schwarzwald-Baar air sports association. The airfield is required to operate. It is therefore open from 6 a.m. UTC to 6.30 p.m. UTC or SS in summer and from 7 a.m. UTC to sunset (SS) in winter.
The airfield can be used by aircraft up to 5.7 t in weight, up to 12 t PPR are possible.
offer
The airfield is mainly used by civil aviation. There is a flight and a helicopter school.
Charter
The Stuttgarter Flugdienst GmbH offers with jets and turboprops in Donaueschingen from charter flights to 1,800 destinations in Europe. Another company on site offers charter flights for business travelers. Helicopter charter and sightseeing flights are also offered.
society
The Luftsportvereinigung Schwarzwald-Baar eV has over 140 members and maintains a glider airfield, five gliders, a motorized airplane, a motor glider, three microlights, two hangars, launch equipment and a clubhouse with an adjacent workshop.
Technical facilities
The airfield has runway, approach and taxiway lighting. In the main landing direction 36, an instrument approach procedure based on GPS is available, and a precision glide slope lighting ( PAPI ) is also installed. A petrol station is also available where JET A1 and Avgas 100 LL are available.
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