# Fritzlar Army Airfield (FRZ / ETHF)

**Fritzlar Army Airfield** (IATA: FRZ, ICAO: ETHF) is a medium airport in Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 1,040 m (3,413 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by German Army.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FRZ / ETHF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: German Army
- Owner: Institute for Federal Real Estate
- Serves: Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 172 m / 565 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1146, 9.2860
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,040 m / 3,413 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritzlar_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830551
- Weather station: ETHF · WMO 10439
- Ident: ETHF

## Timeline

- 1938: Fritzlar Army Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,040 m / 3,413 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 119° / 299° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,040 m / 3,413 ft | =13,054 of 29,858 | #1,380 in Europe | #135 in DE |
| Elevation | 172 m / 565 ft | =25,988 of 43,403 | #2,510 in Europe | #482 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =83 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | Fritzlar Tower / Turm | 122.100 |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 119.150 |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 119.825 |

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## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethf/data