Worms Airfield
Worms Airfield |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDFV |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 90 m (295 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 km south of Worms |
| Street | B 9 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1955 |
| operator | Flugplatz GmbH Worms |
| Flight movements |
40,720 |
| Employees | 8th |
| Runways | |
| 06/24 | 800 m × 23 m asphalt |
| 06L / 24R | 920 m × 30 m grass |
The Worms airfield ( ICAO code: EDFV) is located south of the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Worms on Kreisstraße 7 and between the L 523 and the B9 on a flat plain. It is classified as a commercial airfield. Here are powered aircraft with a maximum permissible weight up to 10 t, helicopters , motor gliders , gliders and microlight a landing permit.
There are two runways available to the pilots : an 800 meter long and 23 meter wide asphalt runway with certified night flight lighting, and a 920 meter long and 30 meter wide grass runway. There is also a gas station.
There is also a restaurant at the airfield.
The airfield is operated by Flugplatz GmbH Worms, of which the city of Worms is a partner. The airfield achieved the following results:
| year | Flight movements | Result | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | −185,000 € | 9 | |
| 2005 | 35,000 | −173,000 € | 7th |
| 2006 | 35,000 | −460,000 € | 4th |
| 2007 | −138,000 € | ||
| 2008 | + € 20,000 | ||
| 2009 | −121,000 € | ||
| 2010 | −92,000 € | 4th | |
| 2011 | € −102,000 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 38,000 | −188,000 € | 4th |
| 2013 | 37,000 | −96,000 € | 3 |
| 2014 | 39,000 | −78,000 € | 6th |
| 2015 | 40,720 | −66,000 € | 7th |
| 2016 | 40,000 | −82,000 € | 8th |
| 2017 | 40,000 | −145,000 € | 9 |
The published traffic pattern for motor-powered aircraft is south of the runway at 1,300 feet above sea level (1,300 MSL ), directly adjacent to the former control zone of the Coleman Barracks military airfield . The circuit for gliders runs in the north of the field (no height information).
history
The current site, at that time a deep marshland, was leased by the air sports clubs in 1955 and a 500 m long grass runway was built. At the urging of the economy, the slope was paved and concreted in 1961. Today's grass runway was rebuilt next to it. Flugbetriebs GmbH Worms-Frankenthal-Ludwigshafen was founded in 1966 for commercial operations and took over the airfield in 1967.
In 1972 the airfield still had the ICAO code EDRV.
In 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev flew from Worms.
Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary landed with Marine One at Worms airfield in 1994 , to drive from there to Helmut Kohl's private bungalow in Oggersheim .
In 2005 the city of Worms acquired the shares of the other shareholders and is therefore the sole shareholder.
Incidents
While working on a tank of an aircraft, there was a major fire at the airfield on April 11, 2016 as a result of flying sparks. A hall and an apartment were destroyed in this fire. An aircraft and a vehicle were burned in the hangar, and aircraft and vehicles in the vicinity were damaged. One man was injured.
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Data and facts about the Worms location. City administration of Worms, accessed on January 10, 2015 .
- ↑ worms.de
- ^ Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, airfield map, December 19, 1996.
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2005 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2006 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2011 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Participation report City of Worms financial year 2012. (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2015 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Marta Thor: Worms airport is interested in operating company with Speyer and Mannheim. Allgemeine Zeitung, August 26, 2016, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Matthias Kros: Airports sound out cooperation. Mannheimer Morgen, July 19, 2016, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2016 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on January 8, 2020 .
- ↑ City of Worms investment report 2017 financial year (PDF) City of Worms, accessed on May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ WORMS . In: Bottlang Airfield Manual . October 31, 1972.
- ↑ morgenweb.de
- ↑ wormser-zeitung.de 'Helmut Kohl was often incognito in Wormser Dom' in Wormser Zeitung on June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Participation report City of Worms 2005
- ^ Worms: Major fire at the airfield. In: www.rheinpfalz.de. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
