Freiburg Airport Flugplatz Freiburg | |||||||||||
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Operator | Flugplatz Freiburg-Breisgau GmbH | ||||||||||
Location | Freiburg, Germany | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 797 ft / 243 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°01′21.55″N 7°49′57.30″E / 48.0226528°N 7.8325833°E | ||||||||||
Website | freiburg-airport | ||||||||||
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Source: Information for pilots |
Freiburg Airport is an airport situated in the northwestern part of Freiburg, in the southwest of Germany. It is one of the oldest aerodromes in Germany.[1] The airport is approved for powered aircraft, motor gliders, helicopters, gliders, hot air balloons, for parachuting and under certain restrictions also for ultralight aircraft and gyrocopters. In addition, it is the base of Christoph 54, the emergency rescue and intensive care helicopter of the DRF Luftrettung, which is part of the German air medical services.
It is used for private and commercial purposes. Among those are flights for exhibitors and visitors of the Messe Freiburg, for guests on TV-Shows or sporting events, and also for the transport of organs of the university hospital. The EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, which is situated 46 km away from Freiburg, is used for international commercial flights.