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Wasserkuppe Airfield

50.4988°N 9.9542°E901 m / 2,956 ftSmall airport
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Wasserkuppe Airfield is a small airport in Gersfeld (Rhön), Hesse, Germany. It opened in 1924. It has 2 runways; the longest is 619 m (2,030 ft).

Timeline

1 event · 1924–1924
1924
OpenedWasserkuppe Airfield opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
06/24 · SLOPE 4.7%
LENGTH619 m2,030 ftWIDTH14 m46 ftSURFACEAsphalt
08R/26L
LENGTH366 m1,200 ftWIDTH76 m250 ftSURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway619 m2,030 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=24,123of 29,823 · #2,444 Europe · #352 DEElevation901 m2,956 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=5,589of 43,341 · #181 Europe · #2 DEAgeOpened 19242026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=231of 15,079 · =170 Europe · =24 DERunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =20 DE
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

2 channels
INFOWasserkuppe Radio120.130
AFISLangen Information119.150