Oerlinghausen Airfield
Oerlinghausen Airfield Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Flugplatzgemeinschaft e.V. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Oerlinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 m / 557 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°56′35″N 8°40′12″E / 51.94306°N 8.67000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | flugplatz-oerlinghausen | ||||||||||||||
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Oerlinghausen Airfield (ICAO: EDLO), known as Oerlinghausen gliding airfield (German: Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz) is a small airfield situated in the town of Oerlinghausen, close to Bielefeld in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. With around 25,000 glider take-offs each year it is one of the largest gliding centres globally,[1] comparable with Lasham Gliding Society in the United Kingdom. It is home to over 10 gliding clubs and a gliding school. It is also used by powered aeroplanes, microlights and hot air balloons.
References
- ^ "The Oerlinghausen Airfield Association". Flugplatz Oerlinghausen. 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
