As early as the 1930s, the Weinberg (Wingerte) north of today's airfield was used by the local Hitler Youth and the National Socialist Air Corps for gliding training.
After the end of the Second World War, former pilots and aviation enthusiasts from the surrounding areas formed a community of interests and used the meadows south of Langenselbold for model flying. With the re-approval of gliding by the Allies, the newly formed club began gliding operations on a site between the neighboring towns of Rückingen and Niederrodenbach. Due to the laying of a high-voltage line and the immediate proximity to the Langendiebach air base, the move to the site in Langenselbold, which is still used today, took place in 1953.
Over time, the infrastructure of the airfield has been steadily expanded. In addition to a canteen building, which serves as a clubhouse with a workshop, a tower and two hangars were built. In 1979 one of the halls was destroyed by arson and completely rebuilt in the following years.
Numerous flight days took place on the site from 1953 to 2010.
For Hessentag 2009, the western part of the airfield was used as the "Hessentagsarena" for concerts by Peter Maffay and Die Toten Hosen. As part of my service as a service group leader for the Hessentagswache, I was lucky enough to experience the Maffay concert live. After the stage was dismantled, the radio station Hit Radio FFH organized a flying day under the motto "The Hessentag takes off", which attracted around 60,000 visitors. The performances included in-flight displays by the Royal Jordanian Falcons and aerobatic glider pilot Martina Kirchberg.