Glider Field Castricum

NL-0029 · North Holland, Netherlands

About Glider Field Castricum

ID NL-0029
FIR Amsterdam FIR
Region North Holland
Country Netherlands
Runways 16/34
Type Gliderfield
Coordinates (ARP) 52.53667, 4.62667   523212N 0043736E
Coordinates (Center) 52.53457, 4.62819   523204N 0043741E
Variation 2.4° E (2024)
Timezone Amsterdam (+2 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 21:13

Glider Field Castricum

Glider Field Castricum is a gliderfield in North Holland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 52.53457 and longitude 4.62819. The airport has one runway: 16/34. This airport has no ICAO code, we use NL-0029 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Slootdorp, De Kooy Airfield, Hilversum Aerodrome and Lelystad Airport.

Glider Field Castricum does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which is 26 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Amsterdam.

Glider Field Castricum is in the timezone of Europe/Amsterdam. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:10. This applies to Glider Field Castricum, 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
16 168° 165° 52.5313 4.6293 735 m
34 348° 345° 52.5378 4.6271

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
Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis Heliport NL-0011 6.4 km 165°
IJmuiden Heliport EHYP 7.6 km 198°
Amsterdam Heliport EHHA 18 km 138°
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol EHAM 26 km 160°
Vu Medisch Centrum Heliport NL-0012 27 km 144°
Langeveld Glider Field NL-0033 27 km 196°
Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) EHQN 28 km 298°
Q10-A NL-0093 28 km 261°
Q4-B EHQJ 30 km 312°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Spijkerboor SPY VOR-DME 15 km 087°
Amsterdam AMS VOR-DME 23 km 166°
Schiphol SPL VOR-DME 24 km 159°
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