Soest-Bad Sassendorf airfield

Soest - Bad Sassendorf airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDLZ
Coordinates	51 ° 34 '41 "  N , 8 ° 12' 53"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 34 '41 "  N , 8 ° 12' 53"  E
Height above MSL	120 m (394  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km southeast of Bad Sassendorf, 5 km east of Soest
Street	At the airfield 5 59505 Bad Sassendorf
Basic data
opening	June 1956
operator	Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest eV
Start-and runway
07/25	820 m × 30 m grass

The airfield Soest-Bad-Sassendorf (EDLZ) is a civilian, former military , most recently by the British Army as a helicopter landing pad , facility, sports airfield in Soest , east of the town of Soest , near the town of Lohne (Lohner Klei) in the town of Bad Sassendorf , between A 44 and the former B 1 . The Sauerland in the south, like the Möhnesee in the southwest , is not far from the airfield. He has the approval of a special landing site . Over the last two decades of theDuring the Cold War , the 3rd regiment of the British Army Air Corps , which is now in Wattisham , was located here with helicopters of the Gazelle AH1 and Lynx AH7 types .

terrain

The length of the airfield main runway is 820 meters, while the glider towing route is around 1000 meters long. They are both grass slopes with the orientation 07/25. The traffic pattern runs south, as the northern airspace is reserved for parachutists. In the aeronautical radio , the airfield has the frequency 122.600 MHz. AVGAS , MOGAS and Jet A-1 are available at the petrol station .

Flight operations

Two clubs are represented at the site. The Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest eV operates motor and glider flights , while the Parachute Sports Club Soest-Bad Sassendorf eV practices parachuting. Also here is the air service Sauerland a gyrocopter - flight school available.

Flights are usually flown on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (occasionally also on normal working days), provided that the weather permits, i.e. when the flight activity is not impaired by storms in the sense of gusts of wind, incessant rain, hail, fog, thunderstorms, etc. The gliding season runs regularly from late March / early April to late October / early November. Motor flight takes place all year round.

The small airfield is best known for its flight days, on which aerobatics and shows are performed by professional pilots and aerobatic pilots.

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  Tower

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  Glider take off

See also

• List of traffic and special landing sites in Germany

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Airplane radio frequencies in Germany
2. ↑ Flugdienst Sauerland: Imprint | Contact | Directions , accessed on November 5, 2010

Web links

Commons : Soest-Bad Sassendorf Airfield  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The official homepage of the Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest eV
• The official homepage of the glider pilots of the Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest eV
• The homepage of the Soest-Bad Sassendorf parachute sports club
• The homepage for the Soest flight days