Zell am See Airport

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The airfield of Zell am See is an Austrian airfield in the municipal area of ​​the town of Zell am See. On this flight, shall in aircraft up to a maximum of 5.7 tons of land total weight. At the airport, the rescue helicopter Alpin Heli 6 of the operator ÖAMTC / SHS is stationed.

History

In the years 1997 to 2002, the airport has been significantly redesigned and relocated total in southern direction: In 1997, the new, relocated to the south and realigned the start and runway 08 /26 was opened, the old runway was closed. It is now partly used as a parking lot. In September 2002, the offset also south new airport building was opened along with the new air traffic areas. 2008 Expansion of the airport has been suggested on a airport for machines with up to 45 seats. But the proposal was rejected.

Gliding

At the airport, a gliding school and several gliding clubs are located. In addition to the asphalt runway, there is a separate parallel glider airstrip ( grass runway ). The airfield of Zell am See is both Einsteigsmöglichkeit for the putative Pinzgauer walk -haul flight area in Oberpinzgau as well as for Leewellenflüge on the main Alpine ridge.

Incidents

  • On October 17 In 1998, a set with 19 skydivers and two crew members panning machine of type Short Skyvan when taking off in an uncontrolled attitude and crashed on the embankment of the west of the airfield by leading Kaprunerstraße. Here, the aircraft was destroyed, 17 passengers were slightly injured, two seriously.
  • In the near vicinity of the airfield on March 5, 2007, a momentous collision, as a at the airport recently launched light aircraft Diamond DA20 with an approximately the same time not far from the airfield started transport helicopters AS occurred in the traffic pattern 332 Super Puma collided, leaving eight people killed came life.
  • 28 August 2011 collided just before the landing threshold, a Cessna 150 and a Diamond HK36 Super Dimona motor glider, both of which were in the landing approach. Four people were fatally injured.
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code 1934 Fixed-base operator Main chain of the Alps Displaced threshold
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