Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport
nativename = Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach
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IATA = QEF
ICAO = EDFE
type = Public
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operator = Hessische Flugplatz GmbH Egelsbach
location = Egelsbach
elevation-f = 385
elevation-m = 117
coordinates = Coord|49|57|40|N|8|38|37|E|type:airport_region:DE
website = [http://www.egelsbach-airport.com/ Egelsbach-Airport.com]
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r1-number = 09L/27R
r1-length-f = 4,593
r1-length-m = 1,400
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 09R/27L
r2-length-f = 2,198
r2-length-m = 670
r2-surface = Grass
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Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport airport codes|QEF|EDFE is a busy general aviation airport located near the town of Egelsbach in Germany, just south-east of Frankfurt International Airport. It has two runways, both in the 09/27 direction (though no left (L) or right (R) markings or indicators are used), the longest being a 1,400 meter asphalt runway.

History

The airport was opened in 1955 with a single grass runway. It proved popular, and by 1957 already saw 37.000 movements a year. Because of this, in 1966, an asphalt runway was constructed and by 1977 the amount of movements had increased to 126.000 a year. In 2007, about 77.000 movements were made, making it the busiest airport for general aviation in Germany.

To allow for larger aircraft to land, in 2004 construction was started on a runway expansion, which increased the runway length to its current 1,400 meters.

External links

* [http://www.egelsbach-airport.com/ Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport - official website] (German)
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Frankfurt%20-%20Egelsbach%20(EDFE)&distinct_entry=true Airliners.net - Photos taken at Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport]