Räyskälä Airfield
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Räyskälä Airfield is an airfield in Räyskälä, Loppi
, Finland
, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Loppi centre and 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of Forssa
town centre. It is the largest sports aviation centre in the Nordic countries
. and one of the busiest general aviation
airfields in Finland. It is also home to the Finnish Sports Aviation Academy.
Räyskälä Airfield hosted World Gliding Championships
in 1976, Junior World Gliding Championships in 2009, and European Gliding Championships
in 1996 and 2005. It will host World Gliding Championships again in 2014.
Loppi
Loppi is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. Loppi was founded in 1632. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Loppi centre and 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of Forssa
Forssa
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland , in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
town centre. It is the largest sports aviation centre in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
. and one of the busiest general aviation
General 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...
airfields in Finland. It is also home to the Finnish Sports Aviation Academy.
Räyskälä Airfield hosted World Gliding Championships
World Gliding Championships
The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the summer in the Southern Hemisphere....
in 1976, Junior World Gliding Championships in 2009, and European Gliding Championships
European Gliding Championships
The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so.Gliding is a competitive sport and was even a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics. It was due to become an official Olympic sport in the Helsinki Games in 1940. However since the war, gliding has not...
in 1996 and 2005. It will host World Gliding Championships again in 2014.