Achmer Airport
| Achmer Airport Flugplatz Achmer Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-110 | |||||||||||
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Glider airfield at Achmer | |||||||||||
| IATA: none – ICAO: EDXA | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Osnabrücker Verein für Luftfahrt e.V. | ||||||||||
| Location | Bramsche, Lower Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 177 ft / 54 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°22.65′N 007°54.81′E / 52.37750°N 7.91350°ECoordinates: 52°22.65′N 007°54.81′E / 52.37750°N 7.91350°E | ||||||||||
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  EDXA Location of airport in Lower Saxony, Germany | |||||||||||
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Source: Osnabrücker Verein für Luftfahrt e.V.[1] | |||||||||||
Achmer Airport (German: Flugplatz Achmer) (ICAO: EDXA) is a regional airport located 4 km (2 nautical miles) southwest of Bramsche,[1] a town in the district of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the British Royal Air Force as Advanced Landing Ground B-110 Achmer.[2]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 177 feet (54 m) above mean sea level. It has a grass runway designated 07/25 which measures 940 by 30 metres (3,084 ft × 98 ft).[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Anflug – Achmer EDXA" (in German). Osnabrücker Verein für Luftfahrt e.V. Retrieved 14 August 2012. (English translation via Google)
- ↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
External links
- (German) Flugplatz Achmer / Osnabrücker Verein für Luftfahrt e.V.
- Airport information for EDXA at Great Circle Mapper.
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