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Oerlinghausen Airfield

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Oerlinghausen Airfield

Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlugplatzgemeinschaft e.V.
LocationOerlinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Elevation AMSL170 m / 557 ft
Coordinates51°56′35″N 8°40′12″E / 51.94306°N 8.67000°E / 51.94306; 8.67000
Websiteflugplatz-oerlinghausen.de/en/home-english/ Edit this at Wikidata
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 600 1,969 Asphalt
04/22 glider 1,000 3,281 Grass
Statistics
Glider take-offs25,000
Information provided by the airport operator.
Tower in Oerlinghausen

Oerlinghausen Airfield (ICAO: EDLO), known as Oerlinghausen gliding airfield (German: Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz) is a small airfield situated in the town of Oerlinghausen, close to Bielefeld in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. With around 25,000 glider take-offs each year it is one of the largest gliding centres globally,[1] comparable with Lasham Gliding Society in the United Kingdom. It is home to over 10 gliding clubs and a gliding school.[citation needed] It is also used by powered aeroplanes, microlights and hot air balloons.

References

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  1. ^ "The Oerlinghausen Airfield Association". Flugplatz Oerlinghausen. 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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