Stade airfield

Stade airfield
Characteristics
ICAO code	EDHS
Coordinates	53 ° 33 '40 "  N , 9 ° 29' 57"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '40 "  N , 9 ° 29' 57"  E
Height above MSL	19 m (62  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	5 km southeast of Stade
Basic data
operator	Air sports club Günther Groenhoff e. V.
Start-and runway
11/29	650 m × 17 m concrete

The Stade airfield is a special airfield near Stade . Its ICAO identification is EDHS. The airfield Stade is home to the Air Sports Association Günther Groenhoff e. V. Stade. There, gliding, powered flight and model flight are actively practiced.

The airfield is 19 meters above sea ​​level and has an asphalt (underground: concrete) runway - the 11 and 29 with a length of 650 meters and a width of 17 meters. The flight operations mostly take place on weekends, there are few commercial flights.

history

World War I Air Base diorama

The history of aviation in Stade dates back to the 1930s, when as part of the upgrade of Nazi Germany in the southeast of Stade, northeast of the present location, an air base of the Air Force was established, including a Luftwerft. After the end of the war, the British did not continue to use what they called Airfield B-162 , unlike a number of other airfields in Lower Saxony.

The use of the southern part of the site for aviation after the end of the war dates back to 1947 . At that time, the Stade Modellflugvereinigung was one of the first of its kind in Germany. This was founded by resident air athletes and approved by the British military government . The model flight was finally approved by the High Allied Commission two years later, on August 19th .

After the founding of an association was decided on March 14, 1950, the plans were finally implemented in May 1950. On August 28 of the same year, the association was renamed "Ortsgruppe Stade" of the German Aero Club . The then number of members was 28 people interested in air sports. On November 6th, the local group was given a new name - " Günther Groenhoff " Stade.

However, gliding was still prohibited by the Control Council Act. It was not until April 28, 1951, that the High Allied Commission allowed gliding again and the construction of the first glider of its own began immediately.

Most of the former air base was no longer used for aviation purposes after 1945, although part of it was still used militarily for a long time by the Bundeswehr . However, a connection to aviation was also retained in the northeastern area, the Airbus company still uses a hall of the former air yard and maintains a helicopter landing pad on its premises.

Web links

Commons : Flugplatz Stade  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.flugplatz-stade.de - official website
• http://www.relktionen.com/stade/index.htm - Stade Air Base