Halle-Oppin airfield

Halle-Oppin airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDAQ
Coordinates	51 ° 33 '7 "  N , 12 ° 3' 10"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '7 "  N , 12 ° 3' 10"  E
Height above MSL	107 m (351  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	Hall
Street	Bundesautobahn 14 exit Halle-Tornau
Basic data
opening	1971
operator	Flugplatzgesellschaft mbH Halle-Oppin
Flight movements	29,754 (2003)
Start-and runway
11/29	1120 m × 30 m asphalt

The Halle-Oppin airfield is located east of the village of Oppin in the Saale district and was built from 1968 to 1971.

The airfield operated by the Society for Sport and Technology was used to train glider pilots and parachutists . The founding of the club for parachuting in Halle / Oppin initiated a development in competitive sports up to the top of the world. From 1972 to 1990 parachutists from Oppin won a total of 31 medals at world championships alone.

When the Halle - Oppin location was expanded to become the center of excellence for skydiving in the GDR , the glider pilots had to move to the neighboring Renneritz airfield .

After the fall of the Wall, the airfield will be operated by the Halle-Oppin GmbH airfield company.

In addition to various aircraft yards, there are also two flight schools and various clubs on the site. The model flying club even has its own "runway" in the northern part of the field.

The Flugsportverein Halle-Oppin eV uses the northern part of the field for gliding and motor gliding. For the first time, the FSV-Oppin hosted the state championships in distance gliding from July 15 to 24, 2005. In 2007, the Open State Championship in distance gliding, which is also a qualifying competition for the German Junior Championship 2008, will also be organized by the Halle-Oppin Aviation Association from August 5 to 12, 2007.

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  Tower

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  Parked jet in Halle-Oppin

history

In September 1990, after the reunification , but before German reunification , parachutists from East and West met for the first joint skydive event under the title German-German reunification boogie . This gave the opportunity to learn in detail about the history of the airfield in an interview with a trainer there.

Web links

Commons : Halle-Oppin Airfield  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Airfield website
• Website of the aviation club Halle-Oppin

Individual evidence

1. ^ German-German reunification boogy in Oppin, 20–23 September 1990 on YouTube