Westerland Sylt Airport

IATA GWTICAO EDXWMedium airport

Westerland Sylt Airport is a medium airport near Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is listed as IATA GWT and ICAO EDXW. The airport is located at 54.9132° / 8.3405° at an elevation of 16 m (51 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,120 m. The nearest airport is Rømø Beach Airstrip, 27 km (17 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Westerland Sylt Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Westerland Sylt Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`GWT`
ICAO code	`EDXW`
Identifier	`EDXW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Sylt
Region	Schleswig-Holstein
Country	Germany
Coordinates	54.91320, 8.34047
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	54° 54′ 47.52″ N 8° 20′ 25.69″ E
Elevation	16 m (51 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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