Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field

DE-0178 · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field

ID DE-0178
FIR Langen FIR
Region North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Runways 8/26
Type Gliderfield
Coordinates (ARP) 51.2649, 6.8539   511554N 0065114E
Coordinates (Center) 51.26398, 6.85207   511550N 0065107E
Variation 3.1° E (2024)
Timezone Berlin (+2 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 23:51

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field is a gliderfield in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The airport is located at latitude 51.26398 and longitude 6.85207. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 8/26. This airport has no ICAO code, we use DE-0178 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Düsseldorf Airport, Meiersberg Airfield, Essen Mülheim Airport, Krefeld-Egelsberg Airfield and Mönchengladbach Airport.

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Düsseldorf Airport, which is 6.6 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Langen.

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field is in the timezone of Europe/Berlin. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:57. This applies to Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap 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
12 115° 111° 51.2623 6.8529 420 m
30 295° 291° 51.2639 6.8474
8 070° 066° 51.2665 6.8613 1,082 m
26 250° 246° 51.2633 6.8467

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
Düsseldorf Airport EDDL 6.6 km 295°
Meiersberg Airfield DE-0204 8.3 km 061°
Duesseldorf-Uniklinik DE-0622 8.8 km 209°
Christoph 9 Emergency Helicopter DE-0450 14 km 340°
Duisburg-Wedau Sana-Klinik DE-0624 15 km 341°
Segelfluggelände Langenfeld-Wiescheid DE-0189 17 km 145°
Essen Mülheim Airport EDLE 17 km 021°
Essen EDZE 17 km 027°
Krefeld DE-0785 21 km 287°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Dusseldorf DUS VOR-DME 7.2 km 287°
Dusseldorf LI NDB 9.6 km 016°
Barmen BAM VORTAC 24 km 072°
Monchengladbach MGB NDB 24 km 260°
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