Sun airfield
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | EDPS | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 820 m (2690 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 2 km west of Sonnen, 20 km northeast of Passau |
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| Basic data | |||
| operator | Flugplatz Sonnen GmbH | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 02/20 | 650 m × 25 m grass with asphalt strips 650 × 10 m | ||
The airfield sun is a special airfield near the Lower Bavarian community suns .
geography
The airfield is located on a plateau, two kilometers east of the historic center of Sonnen near the Oberneureuth district at an altitude of about 820 m above sea level. NN . The runway runs a little downhill to the north, so that runway 02 touches down at 824 m, while runway 20 only touches down at 812 m above sea level. NN . To the west, the terrain rises to the 947 m high Oberfrauenwald ; in natural terms it belongs to the southern Bavarian Forest . The state border with Austria runs nine kilometers to the east and that to the Czech Republic 14 km northeast .
Airfield and equipment
The airfield is approved 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. The private operator is Flugplatz Sonnen GmbH. Landing is only possible after prior registration ( PPR ). The course guides the ICAO code EDPS.
There are several farm buildings , a tower (GE 118.960 MHz), a hangar, a restaurant and overnight accommodation on site.
Incidents
- On July 20, 2013, a Cessna arriving from Austria missed the end of the runway on landing, crossed the county road and came to a standstill in the ditch, severely damaged. The pilot was not injured.
- On July 24, 2014, another Austrian failed to land with his Piper . He also crossed the street and only came to a stand in a meadow, badly damaged.
- On June 12, 2016, a two-person microlight that took off from Suben got into a fog bank early in the morning while approaching EDPS. The pilot lost his orientation and pulled the reserve parachute at about 400 m altitude. The pilot and passenger were not injured as a result, but the aircraft was totally destroyed in the impact.
traffic
The district road PA 44 connects the airfield to the state road St 2128 running south . The public transport serving the airport in Oberneureuth daytime schedule as standard with the region Ostbayern -Buslinie 7599th
Web links
- Sun airfield
- EDPS at oberpfalz-luftbild.de
- Airfield information for pilots
- Video, stopover on EDPS Sonnen and landing on EDPS Sonnen with a Diamond DA20 Katana (YouTube video 6:42 min)
- Aeronautical map for Sonnen Airfield on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Start. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ EDPS at BayernAtlas
- ↑ Start. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Sonnen airfield at dulv.de.
- ↑ Press report ORF.ar on the 2013 aircraft accident
- ↑ Press report weekly on the crash landing 2014
- ↑ Press report waidler.de from June 19, 2016 on the UL emergency landing
- ↑ RBO 7599 (.pdf)
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