Erfurt-Weimar Airport
| Erfurt-Weimar Airport[1] Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar |
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IATA: ERF – ICAO: EDDE
 ERF
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Flughafen Erfurt GmbH | ||
| Location | Erfurt | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,036 ft / 316 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°58′47″N 010°57′29″E / 50.97972°N 10.95806°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 10/28 | 2,600 | 8,500 | Asphalt |
| Source: German AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] | |||
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (IATA: ERF, ICAO: EDDE) is the national airport of Erfurt, Germany, which was changed from Erfurt Airport in 2011.[3] It was felt that from a marketing point of view the addition of 'Weimar' to the name would better sell the area.
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[edit] Ground transportation
With the extension of tram No. 4[4] ("AirCombino") to the suburb of Bindersleben and a new tram stop having been opened in front of the airport (since June 21, 2005)departing ever 10–20 minutes, you can now reach downtown via Domplatz and the train station in about 20 minutes. The distance between the airport, which is west of the town, and the city centre is 5 km (3.1 mi).[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Air VIA | Seasonal charter: Bourgas, Varna |
| Bulgarian Air Charter | Seasonal charter: Bourgas, Varna |
| Nouvelair | Charter: Enfidha |
| Sky Airlines | Charter: Antalya |
| SunExpress | Seasonal: Antalya |
| Tunisair | Charter: Djerba, Enfidha |
The airport also used to have scheduled service from London Stansted from the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair these ceased on the 19th of January 2005, the airline moved service to Leipzig-Altenburg Airport leaving the airport with no regular low cost flights.
[edit] References
- ^ "Erfurt-Weimar Airport". http://www.flughafen-erfurt-weimar.de/en/. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ "A new season. A new name.". http://www.flughafen-erfurt-weimar.de/en/news/wir-starten-in-den-sommer.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ SWE-EVAG
[edit] External links
- Erfurt Airport
- Current weather for EDDE at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ERF at Aviation Safety Network
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