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Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz

Coordinates: 53°46′06″N 008°39′51″E / 53.76833°N 8.66417°E / 53.76833; 8.66417
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Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz

Flughafen Cuxhaven/Nordholz
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorFlughafen-Betriebsgesellschaft Cuxhaven/Nordholz mbH
ServesCuxhaven, Nordholz and Bremerhaven
LocationNordholz, Germany
Elevation AMSL74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates53°46′06″N 008°39′51″E / 53.76833°N 8.66417°E / 53.76833; 8.66417
Websitesea-airport.de
Map
FCN is located in North Sea
FCN
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Location of Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,439 8,002 Concrete
Source Sea-Airport [1][2]

Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz (IATA: FCN, ICAO: ETMN) is a joint public and military airport serving Cuxhaven and Northern Germany. It is mainly used for general aviation and cargo traffic as the international seaports of Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven are only a few minutes away.

History

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Nordholz is one of the oldest airports in Germany, dating to 17 December 1912. Construction of the airport installations started a year later and was finished in 1914. Until 2016, it was in military use. For the naval airbase, see Nordholz Naval Airbase.

In order to replace Bremerhaven-Luneort Airport effective February 2016, a new Sea-Airpark Cuxhaven/Nordholz was established with an area of up to more than 40ha / 100 acres for industrial or commercial investments offers direct airfield-access and targets aviation-affine as well as other companies looking for cost-effective and clever solutions. The Sea-Airpark is open for a variety of investment projects dealing with logistics, industrial production, service facilities or aircraft maintenance.

In November 2016, German leisure airline Germania announced seasonal flights to Palma de Mallorca beginning in September 2017. The first international commercial flight from Cuxhaven, ST6094 by Germania, took place on 29 September 2017. However, after only one operated service, the route has been forbidden indefinitely by the authorities due to unfulfilled safety regulations by the airport.[3]

Facilities

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The airport operates a runway with 2,439m x 45m and two 275m overruns. At this time, there seems to be a small general aviation terminal on the southeast side, also to be used for scheduled and charter flights. On the other (northwest) side of the airport, there is Flugplatz Nordholz-Spieka used for private aviation featuring a 875x30m grass runway.

Airlines and destinations

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As of May 2021, there are currently no scheduled or charter flights at the airport.

Ground transportation

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The airport can be reached via nearby A27 motorway (Nordholz exit) which leads from Bremen to Cuxhaven.[4] Currently there is no public transportation available, the only way to reach the airport is by car or taxi. The next train station is Nordholz (4 km) on the train link Bremerhaven-Cuxhaven.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ austrianaviation.net - "Cuxhaven: Mallorca-flights forbidden finally" 4 October 2017
  4. ^ "Sea Airpark: Anfahrt". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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