Bogsted

57°27'33"N 010°05'21"E

runway: 09/27 - 820x90m - grass

Bogsted glider field (danish: Bøgsted flyveplads also known as Hjørring/Bøgsted or Hjorring/Bogsted airfield) was an airfield 250 kilometers northwest of Copenhagen.
The airfield was completely funded by private means and opened on June 1972. Until 1983, it was mainly used by the Hjørring Flyveklub (flying club). The previous year they were forced to move to Sindal when the North Jutland government prohibited motorised flight from Bøgsted. Thus, the airfield was left to the Hjørring Svæveflyveklub (gliding club).


Gliders in front of their hangar at Bøgsted in 2000 (svaev.dk).


View over the hangar area at Bøgsted in 2000 (svaev.dk).


The 2G "Experimental" glider, OY-AVX, being readied for launch during Veteran Gliders at Bøgsted airfield in October 2001 (vichingo.dk).


Overview of Bogsted during flying activities in 2005 (Google Earth).

Hjørring Svæveflyveklub merged with Nordjysk Svæveflyveklub in 2007. The resulting Hjørring-Nordjysk Svæveflyveklub continued on a joint location west of Sæby called Sæby airfield. Bøgsted was abandoned and their hangar and terrain were returned to agriculture.


The location of Bogstead airfield in 2011 (Google Earth)