Kassel Calden Airport
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Kassel Calden Airport located 1.9 km (1.2 mi) west of Calden
, lies 16.7 km (10.4 mi), as the crow flies
, northwest of the German
city of Kassel
. Built on farmland, 908 ft (276.8 m) ASL
lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg
, the airport
was opened on 11 July 1970. The airport
has a single asphalt runway
, 04/22 (040°/220°), which is 1500 by. There is a parallel grass strip north of the main runway, which is 700 by. It has been operated as a public-private partnership
since 1991.
, sports, and helicopter flights. There is also a flight school
, an ultralight flying school, and a parachuting
school based on site.
Calden
Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 12 kilometers northwest of Kassel.- References :...
, lies 16.7 km (10.4 mi), as the crow flies
As the crow flies
"As the crow flies" or beelining is an idiom for the shortest route between two points; the geodesic distance.An example is the great-circle distance between Key West and Pensacola, at either end of the U.S...
, northwest of the German
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...
city of Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. Built on farmland, 908 ft (276.8 m) ASL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg
Hoher Dörnberg
Hoher Dörnberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. It is 579 m high. It is located in the Habichtswald around 11 km northwest of the city of Kassel in Kassel district.- Geography :...
, the 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...
was opened on 11 July 1970. The 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...
has a single asphalt runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
, 04/22 (040°/220°), which is 1500 by. There is a parallel grass strip north of the main runway, which is 700 by. It has been operated as a public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
since 1991.
Future development
There are current plans to enlarge the airport to a full regional airport, with a projected increase in the runway length to approximately 8200 ft (2,499.4 m) and width to approximately 150 ft (45.7 m) to accommodate commercial chartered and scheduled carriers. This plans are highly controversial.Airlines and destinations
The main runway is currently too short for most commercial (charter and scheduled) jet-powered and the larger turboprop aircraft, and most of the 35,000 annual aircraft movements are general aviationGeneral aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, sports, and helicopter flights. There is also a flight school
Flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills....
, an ultralight flying school, and a parachuting
Parachuting
Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is the action of exiting an aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal...
school based on site.