Saarmund airfield
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | EDCS | ||
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| Height above MSL | 52 m (171 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 20 km southwest of Berlin | ||
| Street | A10 and A115 | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | Airfield operator company Saarmund mbH |
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| Start-and runway | |||
| 09/27 | 1000 m × 30 m grass | ||
The airfield Saarmund is a special airfield about 20 kilometers southwest of Berlin in the homonymous district Saarmund the Brandenburg community Nuthetal . It has a 1000 m long grass runway and is approved for a maximum take-off weight of 2000 kg and only for visual approaches ( VFR ). The airfield is for powered flight, ultralight flying , gliding , paragliding and hang gliding , and for model airplanes admitted.
history
The use of the area on Saarmunder Berg as a glider flying site began in the 1920s. From 1933 to 1944 the glider training of the Hitler Youth took place in Saarmund . After the Second World War, the place was used as a glider airfield by the Society for Sport and Technology (GST), but glider operations were discontinued in 1979 after a glider managed to escape to West Berlin . Since then, the space has been used for model flying. Only after the fall of the Wall in 1990 could Saarmund be used again for gliding and powered flight . Two aviation clubs and three flight schools had settled there by 1992 and the operating company was founded in 1993, which still operates the airfield today. There are several clubs for different types of aviation on the airfield.
On May 21, 2011, a glider taking off and an ultralight aircraft crossing the space collided in the air and crashed. The two pilots and one other inmate were killed.
