Soest-Bad Sassendorf Airfield

Flugplatz Soest - Bad Sassendorf
View from tower towards fuel-station and windsock
IATA: none ICAO: EDLZ
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Flugsportgemeinschaft Soest e.V
Serves	Soest/Bad_Sassendorf
Location	Soest (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Opened	1 June 1956 (1956-06-01)
Elevation AMSL	120 m / 394 ft
Coordinates	51°34′41″N 008°12′53″E / 51.57806°N 8.21472°E / 51.57806; 8.21472Coordinates: 51°34′41″N 008°12′53″E / 51.57806°N 8.21472°E / 51.57806; 8.21472
Map
EDLZ Location of airport in Germany
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 820 2,690 Grass

Soest-Bad Sassendorf (EDLZ), located in the Sauerland region close to Soest and the Möhnesee, between the A 44 and B 1, is now a civilian airfield. It is rated/approved as a "special landing site". These are often used by aero clubs. Unlike a commercial airfield, only the operators and (upon request also third parties) may take off and land. There is no obligation to operate, and therefore opening times are not required.

In 2001, the airfield saw the rollout of the Airfisch Ground effect vehicle, designed to fly only two metres above the water's surface.

In the latter part of the Cold War (late 1970s and early 1980s until 1993), 3 Regiment Army Air Corps was based here and operated Westland Scout, Westland Gazelle AH1 and Westland Lynx AH7 helicopters. AAC units based there included: 653, 654, 660, 662, and 663 squadrons. 3 Regiment Army Air Corps is currently at Wattisham.

The length of the airfield main runway is 820 meters, while the glider winch launching distance is about 1,000 meters long. They are both grass runways with headins 07/25. The traffic pattern runs south as the northerly air space is reserved for skydivers. The airfield frequency is 122.600 MHz. There is a fuel station at the aerfield with Avgas, Mogas and Jet A-1 available.