Eggersdorf

52°29'00"N 014°05'15"E


Runway 06/24 - 2100x30m - Grass (CLOSED)
Runway 06/24 - 2100x40m - Grass (CLOSED)
Runway 06/24 - 2350x40m - Asphalt/Grass/Asphalt
(runway has two asphalt extensions: the first 400m in the 24 direction, and 100 in the 06 direction
taxi tracks are fully hardened (asphalt))


Airfield Eggersdorf (German: Flugplatz Eggersdorf or Fliegerhorst Müncheberg-Eggersdorf , ICAO: EDCE) is a an airfield in Märkisch-Oderland, east of Berlin, Germany.
The airfield was founded in 1936 as a military training and reserve airfield.
At the end of World War II in May 1945 it was used for two years by the Soviet occupying army in Germany.
When they left it lay unused for 5 years, until the airfiedl was reactivated as a training centre for glider flying and parajumping.
Motorised flying returned to the airfield in 1957.
The use by glider aircraft ended in 1961 when the airfield was turned into an NVA Forward Operating Location.
To allow for this role the airfield got three grass runways, of which one received hard surfaced thresholds on both ends.
It also received three aircraft dispersals for four aircraft each and mobile fuel tanks.
Navigation/landing aids were only available in the 24 direction.
From 1968 the airfield was used for exercises of MiG pilots of Jagdgeschwader 8 (JG-8) of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Democratic Republic (East-Germany).
The airfield was also used by the Soviet air force from time to time.
Between 1978 and 1990 the airfield was exclusively used by the East German Forces.


When the two Germanies were reunited in 1990 a new gliderclub (1990) and an Ultralight Flying School (1991) were set up at the airfield.
In 1993 the airfield was certified as a civilian operated airfield.
Aside from the use as a civilian airfield it is also used for the assembly of ultralight aircraft.
It is also the first (and so far only) flying vilage in Germany; the "Fliegerhorst" with 8 hangars and integrated living area.




Overview of Eggersdorf in 2000, when the airfield still had one grass parallel runway available





Appearantly the asphalt/grass runway was not in use in 2007 as indicated by the large 'X' symbol on the runway in this image from fotos-aus-der-luft.de.





Eggersdorf approach map from airfields.de