Seitenstetten Airfield

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Seitenstetten Airfield
Seitenstetten (Lower Austria)
Seitenstetten
Seitenstetten
Characteristics
ICAO code LOLT
Coordinates

48 ° 3 '2 "  N , 14 ° 39' 46"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '2 "  N , 14 ° 39' 46"  E

Height above MSL 320 m (1050  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 1 km north of Seitenstetten
Street B122
Basic data
opening 1976
operator Flugunion Seitenstetten-Biberbach
Start-and runway
10/28 830 m × 25 m grass



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The airfield Seitenstetten ( ICAO code : LOLT ) is the airport of the community Seitenstetten in Lower Austria .

geography

The airfield is located one kilometer north of the center of Seitenstetten in the Url valley at an altitude of 320  m above sea level. A. In terms of nature, it is located in the Mostviertel .

history

The airfield was built on the initiative of Herbert Stelzer in 1976/77, the property was made available by the Seitenstetten Abbey .

Airfield and equipment

The airfield is approved as a special landing site for aircraft of all types up to 2000 kg MTOW . Landing is only possible after prior registration ( PPR ). The tower (frequency 123.605 MHz) is usually manned from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There is a petrol station and an oil service is available for stopovers.

Incidents

  • On December 30, 2013, a gyroplane had an accident after taking off in Seitenstetten near Tragwein. The two inmates were injured to varying degrees.
  • On July 3, 2015, a Pilatus PC-11 -B4 glider crashed into a grain field during an aerobatic exercise in preparation for the major air show in Seitenstetten. The pilot was trapped and seriously injured.
  • On August 18, 2016, a gyrocopter crashed from the Innkreis near Seitenstetten on the roof of a house. The pilot was injured and the aircraft destroyed.

traffic

A municipal road connects the airfield to the B 122 , which runs one kilometer to the south . The public transport does not serve the airport directly. The nearest train station is St. Peter-Seitenstetten on the Westbahn .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.flugunion-seitenstetten.at/v3/willkommen-bei-der-flugunion-seitenstetten/wissen-ueber/flugunion/geschichte/
  2. ^ Press report on the accident from 2013
  3. Press report July 2015
  4. Versa accident report BMVIT-85.226 / 0002 / BAV / UUB / LF / 2015 (.pdf)
  5. Press report from August 2016