EDTF
Flugplatz Freiburg
VFR
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Name
Flugplatz Freiburg
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ICAO / GPS
EDTF / EDTF
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:35 am (CET)
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Municipality
Freiburg im Breisgau
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Coordinates
48° 1′ 22″ N 7° 49′ 56″ E
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Elevation
799 ft (244 m MSL)
About Flugplatz Freiburg
Freiburg Airport is an airport situated in the northwestern part of Freiburg, in the southwest of Germany. It is one of the oldest aerodromes in Germany. The airport is approved for powered aircraft, motor gliders, helicopters, gliders, hot air balloons, for parachuting and under certain restrictions also for ultralight aircraft and gyrocopters. In addition, it is the base of Christoph 54, the emergency rescue and intensive care helicopter of the DRF Luftrettung, which is part of the German air medical services.
It is used for private and commercial purposes. Among those are flights for exhibitors and visitors of the Messe Freiburg, for guests on TV-Shows or sporting events, and also for the transport of organs of the university hospital. The EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, which is situated 46 km away from Freiburg, is used for international commercial flights.