Vilshofen airfield
| Vilshofen airfield | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDMV |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 302 m (991 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 0.5 km north of Vilshofen, 20 km west of Passau |
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| Basic data | |
| opening | 1956 |
| operator | Zweckverband Verkehrslandeplatz |
| Start-and runway | |
| 12/30 | 1138 m × 20 m asphalt |
The Vilshofen airfield is the airfield of the Lower Bavarian city of Vilshofen in the district of Passau . It is operated by the "Zweckverband Verkehrslandeplatz Passau-Vilshofen".
geography
The airfield is located 500 meters north of the historic center of Vilshofen at an altitude of 302 m above sea level. NN on the orographic left bank of the Danube at river kilometer 2249. located 20 kilometers east of Passau , where the border with runs Austria back.
history
In 1956 the Luftsportverein Vilshofen e. V. concluded the lease agreement for the airfield site. In the same year the first hangar was built. In 1957 it was approved as a flying site and construction of hangar I began, which is still in operation today. In 1961 the aircraft hangar II was built and airmen from Passau were given the right to host as the airfield there was closed. In 1963 hangar III with flight control was put into operation. In 1964 the airfield became a public airfield. Since 2004, the Vilshofener Flugplatz has been the base of the Bavarian Air Rescue Unit. V.
The Vilshofen Airport Hall Festival takes place regularly on the site of the airfield .
Airfield and equipment
The paved runway has a length of 1138 and a width of 20 meters. There are several farm buildings , a tower (frequency 119.180 MHz), hangars and a managed clubhouse. There is a petrol station and an oil service is available for stopovers.
The area of the airfield is also home to some smaller commercial enterprises in the fields of flight training, aircraft repair and catering. A total of around 30 people are employed at the airfield. The business airline COMAIR of the Berger Group in Vilshofen regularly flies to destinations in the Czech Republic , Italy and northern and central Germany.
Incidents
- On September 22, 1999, a Cessna 172 -N was badly damaged in a false start .
- In mid-July 2006 a Piper 46 Malibu stationed and launched at Vilshofen airfield had an accident on its return flight to Elba , fatally injuring the five occupants.
- On July 3, 2010, an amateur light aircraft of the type BX-2 Cherry crashed on a slope shortly after taking off from Vilshofen on the return flight to Austria. The pilot did not survive the accident.
- On August 22, 2011, a Reims F152 shoulder- wing aircraft had to make an emergency landing, which collided with an embankment during an unsuccessful attempt to land at Elsenthal-Grafenau (EDNF) airfield , causing the nose wheel to be damaged and restarting. On the runway in Vilshofen (EDMV) the nose landing gear buckled completely and the machine slid 40 m “on its stomach” before it came to a standstill, severely damaged.
- On October 13, 2014, a gyrocopter hit hard during landing exercises. While the pilot was uninjured, the aircraft was totally damaged.
- On July 31, 2015, a motor glider of the type Schempp-Hirth Discus -BT launched on EDMV had an attempted emergency landing. The pilot was trapped and seriously injured, and the aircraft was totally destroyed.
Web links
- Vilshofen airfield
- Aviation map for Vilshofen Airfield on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ EDMV at BayernAtlas
- ↑ BFU Bulletin 1999, 3X252-0 / 99 (pdf)
- ↑ Press report crash Piper PA-46
- ↑ Press report ntv
- ↑ 2010 plane crash
- ^ BFU note on the flight accident of July 3, 2010
- ↑ BFU Bulletin August 2011 3X132-11 (pdf)
- ↑ Press report Mittelbayerische Zeitung on the aircraft accident October 2014
- ↑ BFU Bulletin 2015, BFU15-0982-3X (.pdf)
- ↑ Video of the crash on July 31, 2015 (tvclip 01:04)
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