Niederstetten Army Airfield
| Niederstetten Army Airfield | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ETHN |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 468 m (1535 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 4.0 km east of Niederstetten |
| Street | L1020 |
| Local transport | bus |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Flugbetrieb Niederstetten GmbH |
| Start-and runway | |
| 07/25 | 1311 m × 30 m concrete |
The Niederstetten Army Airfield is an airfield near Niederstetten in the south-eastern Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg . In addition to being used as an army airfield, it is also classified as a commercial airfield . The resident transport helicopter regiment 30 is housed in the Hermann Köhl barracks .
use
The airfield is used for military purposes by the Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 of the Bundeswehr used in the after Hermann Koehl is housed designated barracks. At the end of 2016, the Search and Rescue helicopters SAR 56 and SAR 58 were relocated to Niederstetten. In civil aviation, the airfield serves business travel and the Niederstetten Bundeswehr sports flight group.
During military operating hours, flight control is also carried out for civil flight operations by military air traffic control units; otherwise, civil flight control is available. Military and civil towers are networked with one another. Night approaches are possible after registration for a fee.
Regulations of the European Union called for an extension of the start and runway by 200 meters to Jets to enable operation. Furthermore, the main approach direction was equipped with approach lights.
Flugbetrieb Niederstetten GmbH acts as the operator of the airfield .
At the airfield there is a Fliegerstube restaurant run by club members on public holidays and weekends .
Directions
The airfield can be reached from the city of Niederstetten via Landesstraße 1020 .
The 966 bus from the Main-Tauber transport association goes to the airport.
Others
The army airfield in Niederstetten has its own fire station, which is manned around the clock.
Individual evidence
- ↑ SAR command moved from Penzing to Niederstetten , rth.info, accessed on January 11, 2017
- ↑ a b Niederstetten airfield: Information about the airport . Online at www.flugplatz-niederstetten.de. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Hohenloher Tagblatt: How the Bundeswehr fire brigade in Niederstetten adjusts to an emergency . August 18, 2015. Online at www.swp.de. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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