Allendorf Airport is a public airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) north of Allendorf (Eder) in Hesse

Hesse

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, Germany

Germany

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, run by the energy company Viessmann

Viessmann

The Viessmann Group is an international heating systems manufacturer headquartered in Allendorf , Germany. The group controlls 23 production and project management divisions in 11 countries, its products are available in 74 countries, owns 32 subsidiaries and 120 sales offices around the world...

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The airport was upgraded in 2005 at a cost of €

Euro

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10 million. The runway was lengthened from 1090 m (3,576.1 ft) to its present 1240 m (4,068.2 ft); and in January 2006 a GPS

Global Positioning System

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 instrument approach

Instrument approach

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 landing system was installed.

External links

• Official website
• Allendorf Airport at Viessmann.de
  Viessmann
  The Viessmann Group is an international heating systems manufacturer headquartered in Allendorf , Germany. The group controlls 23 production and project management divisions in 11 countries, its products are available in 74 countries, owns 32 subsidiaries and 120 sales offices around the world...