Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Kassel District
Landkreis Fulda
Gersfeld (Rhön)
Wasserkuppe Airfield
Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Kassel District
Landkreis Fulda
Gersfeld (Rhön)
Wasserkuppe Airfield
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 1165 out of 1253 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessische Rhön
Location: Gersfeld (Rhön), Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany
The airport on the Wasserkuppe is located at the place where gliding was - as they say - "invented". As early as 1911, gliding pioneers started their first flight tests with gliders on the treeless Wasserkuppe in the Hessian Rhön. Over time, the site became a busy airport for gliders and smaller powered aircraft.
January 25, 2020
The airfield is located on the northern slope of 950.2 meters above sea level high Wasserkuppe about five kilometers north of Gersfeld. Poppenhausen is located about five kilometers west-southwest and Wüstensachsen (main town of Ehrenberg) about five kilometers east. The airfield itself is located at 902 m above sea level. NN and is the highest of the approximately 400 airfields in Germany. It is classified as a special landing site and, with up to 18,000 aircraft movements a year, is one of the busiest special landing sites in Germany. (... from Wiki)
August 25, 2019
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