Wasserkuppe Airfield

ICAO EDERSmall airfield

Wasserkuppe Airfield is a small airfield near Gersfeld (Rhön) in Hesse, Germany. It is listed as ICAO EDER. The airport is located at 50.4988° / 9.9542° at an elevation of 901 m (2,956 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 619 m. The nearest airport is Huhnrain Airfield, 7.6 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Wasserkuppe Airfield with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Wasserkuppe Airfield — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`EDER`
Identifier	`EDER`
Type	Small airfield
City	Gersfeld (Rhön)
Region	Hesse
Country	Germany
Coordinates	50.49881, 9.95417
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	50° 29′ 55.71″ N 9° 57′ 15.00″ E
Elevation	901 m (2,956 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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