Bindlacher Berg Airport

__NOTOC__Infobox Airport
name = Bindlacher Berg Airport
nativename = Flughafen Bayreuth
nativename-a =
nativename-r =


image-width =
caption =
IATA = BYU
ICAO = EDQD
type = Public
owner =
operator =
city-served =
location = Bayreuth, Germany
elevation-f = 1601
elevation-m = 488
coordinates = Coord|49|59|08|N|11|38|24|E|type:airport_region:DE|display=inline,title
website =
metric-elev =
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 06/24
r1-length-f = 3,550
r1-length-m = 1,082
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year =
stat1-header =
stat1-data =
stat2-header =
stat2-data =
footnotes =

Bindlacher Berg Airport or "Flughafen Bindlacher Berg" Airport codes|BYU|EDQD, also known as Bayreuth Airport or "Flughafen Bayreuth", is an airport in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.

History

German Luftwaffe built this airport in 1936. In 1992 there was a "NFD" flight with ATR 42 (ATR 72) to Frankfurt.

From 1998 to 2001, "Augsburg Airways" flew to Frankfurt.

Bindlacher Berg Airport was host to the World Gliding championship in 1999.

Airlines and destinations

Commercial flights to Frankfurt International Airport ended in 2001.

Ground transport

"Bindlacher Berg Airport" is near "Autobahn" BAB 9 and BAB 70. It is 5 km northeast of Bayreuth. Taxi takes 10 min to the city.

External links

* [http://www.airports.de airports.de with information on Bindlacher Berg Airport] (German)
* [http://www.airport-bayreuth.de City of Bayreuth with some information on the airport] (German)
*