Heringsdorf Airport

Heringsdorf Airport (German: Flughafen Heringsdorf) (IATA: HDF, ICAO: EDAH) is a regional airport located near Garz on the island of Usedom in Germany. It used to be an East German airbase and today features summer leisure routes from cities in Germany and Switzerland as well as general aviation.

Heringsdorf Airport

Flughafen Heringsdorf
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Heringsdorf GmbH
ServesUsedom
LocationGarz, Germany
Elevation AMSL94 ft / 29 m
Coordinates53°52′43″N 014°09′08″E
Websiteflughafen-heringsdorf.de
Map
HDF is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HDF
HDF
Location of the airport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HDF is located in Germany
HDF
HDF
HDF (Germany)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,562 2,305 Asphalt
10R/28L 1,969 600 Grass

The airport takes its name from the nearby municipality of Heringsdorf, located some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north. The largest town on the island however is Świnoujście in Poland, immediately to the east of the airport.

Facilities

Heringsdorf Airport features a single small terminal building equipped with check-in facilities and an information desk. The apron features one stand for mid-sized-aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and several stands for smaller aircraft such as the Cessna 172. By winter 2015, the airport has been equipped with renewed firefighting and security facilities as well as a refurbished check-in area.[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines currently operate seasonal flights at Heringsdorf Airport:[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Rhein-Neckar Air Seasonal: Mannheim[6]
Seasonal charter: Kassel[7]

The nearest major international airport is Berlin, approx. 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the south.

Statistics
Check-in area
Annual passenger traffic at HDF airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

Usedomer Bäderbahn busline 286 runs from Heringsdorf to the airport from Monday to Friday; there is no direct public transport connection to Świnoujście.[8] Rental cars and taxis are also available.

See also

References
  1. "Airport information for EDAH". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for HDF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "AIP VFR online". dfs.de. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. aero.de - Neue Sicherheitstechnik für Flughafen Heringsdorf 30 December 2015
  5. flughafen-heringsdorf.de - Flugplan (German) retrieved 19 June 2021
  6. "Summer 2023 timetable - Rhein-Neckar Air" (PDF).
  7. "Usedom ab Kassel Airport buchen".
  8. Usedomer Bäderbahn Regionalbuslinie Fahrplan 2022 (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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