Koblenz-Winningen Airport
| Koblenz-Winningen Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDRK |
| IATA code | ZNV |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 195 m (640 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1.5 km northeast of Winningen , 7 km southwest of Koblenz |
| Street | L125 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1971 |
| operator | Koblenz-Winningen Airport |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 06/24 | 1175 m × 20 m asphalt |
The Koblenz Winningen Airport is a commercial airport in Rhineland-Palatinate between Koblenz and Winningen . It is operated by Flugplatz Koblenz-Winningen GmbH and is approved for aircraft and helicopters up to 5.7 tons and for three-axis controlled UL (other UL PPR).
history
The airfield was created as the successor to the Koblenz-Karthause airfield , which was opened in 1913 on the Karthauser in Koblenz. There operations had to be stopped in 1965 due to the development of a new residential area. The flight operations at the new airfield began provisionally in 1970. It was officially opened in 1971.
The community of Winningen has developed an industrial park north of the square.
Facilities
The airfield has the following facilities: petrol station with the fuels Jet A1, AVGAS 100 LL and Super Plus, aircraft maintenance, service building of the police helicopter squadron, restaurant with open terrace, hangars.
Resident carriers
- Vulcan Air
- Helicopter company Rotorflug GmbH
- Rhineland-Palatinate police helicopter squadron
- Rhein Mosel flight (flight school)
- Gomolzig Flugzeug und Maschinenbau GmbH
Aviation
At the northeast end of the square, the Koblenz Aero Club has its facilities. These consist of a large hall built in 1987 with a workshop and club rooms. The association operates gliding, ultralight, motor glider and powered flight in three departments.
Incidents
Due to its location on a plateau above the Moselle valley, the approaches to the airfield are not always easy. In strong winds, leeward turbulence disturbs .
- In 1987 the Ju 52 of the Swiss Ju-Air with the registration HB-HOS had an accident . This resulted in property damage of around two million Swiss francs . People were not harmed.
- On October 17, 2013 crashed shortly after takeoff Ultralight aircraft type Euro Star in a allotments in Winningen. Two people were killed.
Web links
- Airfield website
- Aero Club Koblenz
- Police helicopter squadron RLP
- Entry on the Rhineland-Palatinate police helicopter squadron in Winningen in the " KuLaDig " database of the Rhineland Regional Council
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airfield was opened 100 years ago in: Rhein-Zeitung , May 10, 2013
- ^ History of the Aero-Club Koblenz ( Memento from November 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ 36 years of JU-AIR - Our story. Ju-Air , accessed March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Light flier crashes in allotment garden: Two dead near Winningen in: Rhein-Zeitung , October 17, 2013
- ↑ Investigation report BFU 3X133-13. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , November 20, 2013, accessed on March 23, 2020 .
