Bindlacher Berg Airport
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| Bindlacher Berg Airport Flughafen Bayreuth |
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| IATA: BYU - ICAO: EDQD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Bayreuth, Germany | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1601 ft (488 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 3,550 | 1,082 | Asphalt |
Bindlacher Berg Airport or Flughafen Bindlacher Berg (IATA: BYU, ICAO: EDQD), also known as Bayreuth Airport or Flughafen Bayreuth, is an airport in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Commercial flights to Frankfurt International Airport ended in 2001.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- airports.de with information on Bindlacher Berg Airport (German)
- City of Bayreuth with some information on the airport (German)
- Airport information for EDQD at World Aero Data
