Kirchdorf / Inn airfield
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | EDNK | ||
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| Height above MSL | 347 m (1138 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 5 km southwest of Simbach am Inn | ||
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| operator | Aviation Club Kirchdorf / Inn | ||
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| 04/22 | 670 m × 30 m grass | ||
The Kirchdorf / Inn airfield is the special airfield of the Lower Bavarian municipality of Kirchdorf am Inn . It is run by the Kirchdorf / Inn e. V. operated.
geography
The airfield is located immediately south of the Kirchdorf district of Ritzing in the Ritzinger Au parcel at an altitude of 347 m above sea level. NN . The Inn flows one kilometer south . The state border with Austria also runs there .
history
Aviation has been in operation in Kirchdorf since 1951, initially using the grounds of neighboring clubs. In the summer of 1963, the current site was occupied and since then has been continuously expanded into an airfield.
Airfield and equipment
The airfield is approved for all types of aircraft up to 3000 kg maximum take-off weight (MTOW), helicopters up to 5700 kg. The area belongs to the municipality of Kirchdorf and the operator is the Fliegerclub Kirchdorf / Inn e. V.
There are several farm buildings, a tower , three hangars and a clubhouse. There is a petrol station and an oil service is available for stopovers.
Incidents
- On October 28, 2000, a Diamond DA20 Katana launched on EDNK lost the Plexiglas of the canopy at an altitude of 100 meters above Braunau am Inn . The two pilots made an emergency landing.
- On July 1, 2001, a Brditschka HB-21 suddenly sagged on landing and hit hard, with the nose landing gear tearing off. The machine was badly damaged, the pilot got away with the horror.
- On April 9, 2017, a plane stationed on EDNK had an accident after landing on private land in Austria. During take-off the nose wheel broke, the aircraft overturned and was badly damaged. The pilot was not injured.
- On November 9, 2017, a car driver misappropriated the runway of the airfield for unauthorized rally driving exercises, which damaged the runway, which was softened due to the weather. The young pilot left at first fleetingly.
traffic
A municipal road opens up the airfield to the federal highway 12 , which runs immediately to the south . The public transport does not serve the airport directly. In Julbach , two kilometers to the north, there is an option to board the Mühldorf – Simbach railway line .
Web links
- Kirchdorf / Inn airfield
- EDNK at oberpfalz-luftbild.de
- Airfield information for pilots
- Video, start on EDNK (YouTube video 0:11)
- Aviation map for Kirchdorf / Inn airfield on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ EDNK at BayernAtlas
- ^ History of the airfield
- ↑ BFU accident reports on the Katana DV 20 (.pdf) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BfU-Bulletin July 2001, 3X151-0 / 01 (.pdf)
- ↑ Press report mein district.at from July 9, 2017
- ^ Press report Neue Passauer Presse from November 21, 2017
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