Gedern Glider Field

DE-0144 · Hesse, Germany

About Gedern Glider Field

ID DE-0144
FIR Langen FIR
Region Hesse
Country Germany
Runways 2/20
Type Gliderfield
Coordinates (ARP) 50.4326, 9.195   502557N 0091142E
Coordinates (Center) 50.43395, 9.19609   502602N 0091146E
Variation 3.7° E (2024)
Timezone Berlin (+2 h)
Local time May 5, 2024 14:30

Gedern Glider Field

Gedern Glider Field is a gliderfield in Hesse, Germany. The airport is located at latitude 50.43395 and longitude 9.19609. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 2/20. This airport has no ICAO code, we use DE-0144 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Hoherodskopf Airfield, Schotten Airfield, Nidda Airfield, Fulda-Jossa Airport and Reichelsheim Airport.

Gedern Glider Field does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Frankfurt Airport, which is 65 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Langen.

Gedern Glider Field is in the timezone of Europe/Berlin. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:49. This applies to Gedern Glider Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
5 047° 043° 50.4344 9.1979 687 m
23 227° 223° 50.4302 9.1908
2 021° 017° 50.4366 9.1985 245 m
20 201° 197° 50.4346 9.1972

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Hoherodskopf Airfield DE-0149 7.8 km 013°
Schotten Airfield DE-0164 12 km 342°
Nidda Airfield DE-0168 15 km 257°
Fulda-Jossa Airport EDGF 18 km 075°
Reichelsheim Airport EDFB 25 km 244°
Gelnhausen Airport EDFG 26 km 184°
Gießen-Reiskirchen Airport EDGR 27 km 302°
Langenselbold Airfield DE-0155 30 km 197°
Lauterbach Airport EDFT 32 km 028°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Gedern GED VORTAC 4.5 km 123°
Metro MTR VOR 30 km 234°
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