Bindlacher Berg Airport
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| Bindlacher Berg Airport Flughafen Bayreuth |
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| IATA: BYU – ICAO: EDQD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Bayreuth, Germany | ||
| Location | Bindlach, Germany | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,601 ft / 488 m | ||
| Coordinates | 49°59′08″N 11°38′24″E / 49.98556°N 11.64°ECoordinates: 49°59′08″N 11°38′24″E / 49.98556°N 11.64°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 3,550 | 1,082 | Asphalt |
Bindlacher Berg Airport or Flughafen Bindlacher Berg (IATA: BYU, ICAO: EDQD), also known as Bayreuth Airport or Flughafen Bayreuth, is an airport in Bindlach, Bavaria, Germany.
[edit] History
German Luftwaffe built this airport in 1936. In 1992 there was a NFD flight with ATR 42 (ATR 72) to Frankfurt.
From 1998 to 2001, Augsburg Airways flew to Frankfurt.
Bindlacher Berg Airport was host to the World Gliding championship in 1999.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Commercial flights to Frankfurt Airport ended in 2001.
[edit] Ground transport
Bindlacher Berg Airport is near Autobahn BAB 9 and BAB 70. It is 5 km northeast of Bayreuth. Taxi takes 10 min to the city.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- City of Bayreuth with some information on the airport (German)
- Accident history for BYU at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for EDQD at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for EDQD at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for EDQD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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