Heringsdorf Airport
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Heringsdorf Airport is a regional airport located near Garz
on the island of Usedom
in Germany
. It takes its name from the nearby municipality of Heringsdorf
, located some 10 km to the north. The largest town on the island is Świnoujście
(population 41,000), located in Poland
, immediately to the east of the airport. The airport served 30,754 passengers in 2005 and at present has only seasonal scheduled service. Nonetheless, with its 2300-meter paved runway and a sizable terminal, it is a natural commuter airport for all of Usedom, German or Polish.
Garz (Usedom)
Garz is a small municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald landkreis in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.Adjacent to the town is the regional Heringsdorf Airport, before border controls between Poland and Germany were abolished in 2007 in accordance with the...
on the island of Usedom
Usedom
Usedom is a Baltic Sea island on the border between Germany and Poland. It is situated north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the River Oder in Pomerania...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It takes its name from the nearby municipality of Heringsdorf
Heringsdorf (Pomerania)
Heringsdorf is a municipality and a seaside resort town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The municipality was formed in January 2005 out of the former municipalities of Heringsdorf, Ahlbeck and Bansin...
, located some 10 km to the north. The largest town on the island is Świnoujście
Swinoujscie
Świnoujście is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Uznam and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by a Piast...
(population 41,000), located in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, immediately to the east of the airport. The airport served 30,754 passengers in 2005 and at present has only seasonal scheduled service. Nonetheless, with its 2300-meter paved runway and a sizable terminal, it is a natural commuter airport for all of Usedom, German or Polish.