Soest-Bad Sassendorf Airfield

Soest-Bad Sassendorf Airfield (ICAO: EDLZ), located in the Sauerland region close to Soest and the Möhnesee, between the A 44 and B 1, is now a civilian airfield. It is rated/approved as a "special landing site". These are often used by aero clubs. Unlike a commercial airfield, only the operators and (upon request also third parties) may take off and land. There is no obligation to operate, and therefore opening times are not required.

Flugplatz Soest - Bad Sassendorf
View from tower towards fuel-station and windsock
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorFlugsportgemeinschaft Soest e.V
ServesSoest/Bad Sassendorf
LocationSoest (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Opened1 June 1956 (1956-06-01)
Elevation AMSL120 m / 394 ft
Coordinates51°34′41″N 008°12′53″E
Map
EDLZ
Location of airport in Germany
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 820 2,690 Grass

In 2001, the airfield saw the rollout of the Airfisch Ground effect vehicle, designed to fly only two metres above the water's surface. [1] [2]

History

In the latter part of the Cold War (late 1970s and early 1980s until 1993), 3 Regiment Army Air Corps was based here and operated Westland Scout, Westland Gazelle AH1 and Westland Lynx AH7 helicopters. AAC units based there included: 653, 654, 660, 662, and 663 squadrons. 3 Regiment Army Air Corps is currently at Wattisham. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Site/Services

The length of the airfield main runway is 820 meters, while the glider winch launching distance is about 1,000 meters long. They are both grass runways with headings 07/25. The traffic pattern runs south as the northerly air space is reserved for skydivers. The airfield frequency is 122.600 MHz. There is a fuel station at the airfield with Avgas, Mogas and Jet A-1 available.[7]

Flying operations

Two clubs are based here: the Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest e.V[8] (Soest Flying Club) operating powered-aircraft and gliders and the Fallschirmsportclub Soest-Bad Sassendorf e.V[9] (Soest-Bad Sassendorf Skydiving Club). There is also a Gyrocopter-Flying school operating here, run by the Flugdienst Sauerland.[10] Flying is usually on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (occasionally also on normal business days), weather permitting. The gliding season runs regularly from late March / early April to late October / early November. Powered flight takes place year-round.

The small airfield also holds flying days where aerobatics and stunts are presented by professional pilots and aerobatic pilots.[11]

  • Tower
  • An ASK-13 glider ready for a winch launch at Soest

See also

References
  1. Luftfahrt: Fliegender Fisch
  2. Part boat, part plane, the Airfisch about to make its debut
  3. Army Air Corps in Germany
  4. British Army units from 1945 on: Major Units 1 to 4
  5. UK MoD: 3 Regiment Army Air Corps
  6. Helicopter history site: Soest, Bad Sassendorf
  7. airshampoo.de
  8. Soester-Anzeiger
  9. Tandem Skydiving
  10. Flugdienst Sauerland: Impressum|Kontakt|Anfahrt, abgerufen am 5. November 2010
  11. AirVenture
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