Schweinfurt-Süd airport

Schweinfurt-Süd airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDFS
Coordinates	50 ° 0 ′ 41 ″  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 46 ″  E Coordinates: 50 ° 0 ′ 41 ″  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 46 ″  E
Height above MSL	208 m (682  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 km south of Schweinfurt
Street
Basic data
operator	Aeroclub Schweinfurt
Start-and runway
10/28	980 m × 30 m grass

The airfield Schweinfurt-South is a special airfield south of the Lower Franconian town of Schweinfurt . He is supported by the Aeroclub Schweinfurt e. V. operated.

geography

The airfield is located four kilometers south of the historic center of Schweinfurt in the area of ​​the municipality of Gochsheim on the Hetzberg parcel at an altitude of 208 to 211  m above sea level. NN . In terms of nature, it is located in the north-eastern Main Triangle . Further to the northeast, the terrain rises to the Hassberge and southeast to the Steigerwald .

history

Shortly after the Allies lifted the flight ban , the Aeroclub Schweinfurt e. V. founded. Initially, the flight took place at Gelderheim airfield, on the Mainwiesen near Schonungen and various other airfields in the area. In the 1960s, today's airfield was developed and expanded. An aircraft hangar with a clubhouse, a flight control tower and another aircraft and equipment hangar were built.

Airfield and equipment

The airfield is a special airfield for all types of aircraft up to 2000 kg maximum take-off weight (MTOW), helicopters up to 5700 kg and has no regular operating hours. Landing is only possible after prior registration ( PPR ). The place carries the ICAO identification EDFS.

There is a commercial and workshop building with a tower (frequency 119.980 MHz), a hangar and the managed clubhouse as well as a refueling facility. There is a winch launch facility and a tow plane is also available.

Incidents

• On July 28, 2001, a Schempp-Hirth Janus -B type glider crashed while approaching in a neighboring forest area. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was badly damaged.
• On May 11, 2003, a Schempp-Hirth Ventus motor glider had a false start, seriously injuring the pilot and destroying the aircraft.

traffic

The airfield can be reached via local roads from the state road St 2271 . This connects it with the federal highway 286 , which runs to the west and leads to the federal highway 70 to the north .

The public transport do not operate the airfield directly, but can in Gochsheim several OVF be used -Buslinien.

See also

• Haßfurt-Schweinfurt airfield

Web links

• Schweinfurt-Süd special landing site
• EDFS at oberpfalz-luftbild.de
• Airfield information for pilots
• Video, winch launch on EDFS, sightseeing flight, landing (YouTube video 03:15)
• Aviation map for Schweinfurt-Süd airfield on SkyVector.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EDFS at BayernAtlas
2. ↑ ^{a b} EDFS Chronicle
3. ↑ BFU Bulletin July 2001, Investigation Report 3X186-0 / 01 (.pdf)
4. ↑ BFU investigation report 3X064-0 / 03 (.pdf)