- Oostwold Airport
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For the international airport near Groningen, see Groningen Airport Eelde.
Oostwold Airport
Vliegveld Oostwold
IATA: none – ICAO: none Summary Airport type Public Operator Stichting Vliegveld Oostwold / Oldambt Serves Winschoten, Netherlands Location Oostwold Elevation AMSL 3 ft / 1 m Coordinates 53°12′29″N 007°01′54″E / 53.20806°N 7.03167°E Website Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 880 2,887 Grass, partial concrete Oostwold Airport (Dutch: Vliegveld Oostwold), also known as Groningen Airport Oostwold, is a small general aviation airport in Oostwold, a village in municipality of Scheemda in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The airport is 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of the city and municipality of Winschoten.[1]
The airport is limited by the Dutch aviation authorities to 4,800 aircraft movements a year (an aircraft movement being either a take-off or a landing) and has limited and irregular opening hours. The ICAO code EHOW has been reserved for the airfield.
It has one runway, 07/25, with a length of 880 meters (2,887) feet. It has a grass surface, with a narrow concrete strip available for the first 600 meters (1,968 feet) in the 25 direction. Except for flights from Schengen countries, no international flights are allowed.
External links
- ^ Distance and heading from Winschoten (53°09'N 07°02'E) to Oostwold Airport (53°12'29"N 007°01'54"E)
External links
- Oostwold Airport, official website
- Photos taken at Oostwold (EHOW) from Airliners.net
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