Hammelburg camp airfield
| Hammelburg camp | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDFJ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 345 m (1132 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 0.8 km southwest of Hammelburg |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Flugsportgruppe Hammelburg e. V. |
| Start-and runway | |
| 10/28 | 553 m × 30 m grass (of which 553 × 10 asphalt) |
The Hammelburg camp airfield , also known as the "Hohe Lanz" airfield or Hammelburg airfield , is a special airfield in the area of the Hammelburg camp in the Lower Franconian district of Bad Kissingen .
history
As early as 1911, a military aviation school was set up on the Hammelburg military training area, which was opened by the Bavarian Army in 1885 , the second in the Kingdom of Bavaria after the one in Munich - Oberwiesenfeld . The after the end of World War resolved and back agricultural former military training area in 1935 again of the reorganized army taken, and on the eve of World War II were there u. A. Parts of the Air War School 1 from Dresden stationed. After the Second World War, the Hammelburg camp was initially a US garrison until 1956, when the Americans built a residence building (today's canteen ) and a wooden hangar for courier planes. From 1956 the area was used again by the Bundeswehr as a military training area.
From 1963, the area of today's special landing site, which was already released for civil use in 1954, was used by glider pilots from Fliegergruppe Noell from Würzburg , who had previously flown to the Saalewiesen between Hammelburg and Pfaffenhausen . With the gradual expansion of private powered flight, the Flugsportgruppe Hammelburg (FSGH) eV was founded in 1968, which has since been at home on the "Hohen Lanz" and has steadily improved the infrastructure of the place. A tower and a second hangar were built between 1970 and 1972. In 1992, the runway was asphalted for safety and noise protection reasons to enable the powered aircraft to take off more quickly. Soon after, a separate power supply line was laid and a new gas station with storage space for two types of fuel was built. A highlight was the self- dismantled round hall in Neubiberg and rebuilt on the Hohen Lanz with space for eight aircraft. The clubhouse offers overnight accommodation, sanitary facilities and a classroom, outdoor seating and a children's playground. A bakery was built in 2012 and a fresh water pipe was laid in 2012/13.
Todays use
The Flugsportgruppe Hammelburg owns two powered aircraft, one powered glider, one microlight and four gliders and offers sightseeing flights on one of the two or four-seater powered aircraft as well as guest flights in a glider. A little below the airfield is a model airfield, where the model aircraft division of the association founded in 1973 is at home.
Footnotes
- ↑ From 1951, gliding was again permitted in West Germany.
Web links
- Operator's homepage
- http://www.tourismus-hammelburg.de/aktivitaeten/flugspICAO-Kennng ortgruppe-hammelburg-motorflug-segelflug-modellflug /
- Airfield at Airports.de
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