Note: Overflights of the island below 2,000 ft. are to be avoided to reduce noise. Watch out for flocks of seabirds south and east of the RWY.
The airfield on Baltrum is approved for:
The airfield area itself is not a national park area, but especially when taking off on the 09, you fly over a sensitive area (breeding area). So quickly gain height and after the start on the 09 turn right as quickly as possible. The published traffic pattern is designed very generously.
When starting on 27 (climb straight ahead), please turn off only after you have flown over the south beach. When landing on the 09, please fly high enough over the harbor road; there are quite high lampposts, but nobody has hit them yet; stand far enough apart.
Even if the runway/RWY is not really long, matching our island, there are safety reserves (grass areas). (Good training for Helgoland visitors)
The airfield is located on the so-called Heller, which is easily flooded at higher water levels and during storm surges (see photo). The parking areas are higher than the slopes and do not soften as easily due to precipitation and flooding. The taxiways should also be used with great caution after floods or precipitation. That's why, if the volume of flights allows, we do all taxiing movements on the fixed runway, or one is sent to the "holding" from time to time.
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