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Airport Stuttgart (Germany) - Echterdingen
| Stuttgart Airport Flughafen Stuttgart |
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| Aerial photograph of the airport | |||
| IATA: STR ICAO: EDDS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH | ||
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Hub for | Germanwings | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,276 ft / 389 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°4124N 009°1319E / 48.69000°N 9.22194°ECoordinates: 48°4124N 009°1319E / 48.69000°N 9.22194°E | ||
| Website | |||
| Maps | |||
| Map of the Airport | |||
| Location within Baden-Württemberg | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 3,345 | 10,974 | Concrete |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| H1 | 30 | 98 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 9,226,546 | ||
| Source: German AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] | |||
Stuttgart Airport (in German Flughafen Stuttgart, formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen) (IATA: STR, ICAO: EDDS) is an international airport located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) (10 km (6.2 mi) in a straight line) south[1] of Stuttgart, Germany.
The airport lies on the boundary between the nearby town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Filderstadt and Stuttgart itself. It is the 7th most important airport in Germany and the main airport of the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg with 9,226,546 passengers in 2010.
It is an important hub for the German low cost carrier Germanwings and global headquarters for car parking company APCOA Parking. Two intercontinental nonstop destinations are offered by Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and United (Newark).
In 2007, the Stuttgart Trade Fair the ninth biggest exhibition centre in Germany moved to grounds directly next to the airport, raising the profile of the airport and strengthening calls for a second runway.
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History [edit]
The airport was built in 1939 to replace Böblingen airport. In 1945, the United States Air Force took over the airport until returning it to German authorities in 1948.
For the duration of the Cold War the runway and facilities were shared with the United States Army who operated helicopters, the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk and other fixed wing aircraft at Echterdingen Army Airfield on the southern portion of the facility.[2] The U.S. Army still maintains a small helicopter base on the southern side of the airport, which it shares with the Baden-Württemberg State Police helicopter wing. The police helicopter wing falls under the control of Stuttgart Police Department and has six modern helicopters based at Stuttgart and two in Söllingen.
The airport was expanded after World War II. The runway was extended to 1,800 m (5,906 ft) in 1948, then to 2,250 m (7,382 ft) in 1961 and finally to 3,345 m (10,974 ft) in 1996.
The original 1938 terminal was finally replaced in 2004 and there are now four terminals with a maximum capacity of approximately 12 million passengers.
Expansion [edit]
Politicians, town planners and nearby residents have been arguing for years about the construction of a second runway. However, on 25 June 2008 Minister-President Günther Oettinger announced that for the next 812 years no second runway will be built and that the restrictions for night operations stay in place.[3][4]
Terminals, airlines and destinations [edit]
Statistics [edit]
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| Rank | Airline | % |
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| 1 | Air Berlin | 22,1% |
| 2 | Germanwings | 19,8% |
| 3 | Lufthansa | 15,8% |
| 4 | TUIfly | 7,2% |
| 5 | Condor Flugdienst | 5,1% |
| 6 | SunExpress | 3,3% |
| 7 | Air France | 2,8% |
| 8 | Turkish Airlines | 2,6% |
| 9 | Swiss International Air Lines | 2,1% |
| 10 | KLM | 2,0% |
Ground transportation [edit]
Stuttgart Airport can be easily reached within 30 minutes from the city's central railway station using the Stuttgart suburban railway S2 or S3 from Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe station. The airport lies right next to the A 8 Autobahn that connects the cities of Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Munich.
From the cities of Esslingen am Neckar, Reutlingen and Tübingen exists a connection by bus.
A large car park belonging to Stuttgart Messe spans the A 8 leading to the airport.
Accidents and incidents [edit]
- On 19 January 2010, BinAir Swearingen SA-227-C Metro D-CKPP was damaged when the right main undercarriage collapsed on landing.[6]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ http://www.mil-airfields.de/de/stuttgart-echterdingen.htm
- ^ Flughafen bekommt keine zweite Startbahn. Stuttgarter Zeitung online vom 25. Juni 2008 (in German).
- ^ Das Versprechen gilt nur auf absehbare Zeit. Stuttgarter Zeitung online vom 25. Juni 2008 (in German).
- ^ a b c d http://www.flughafen-stuttgart.de/sys/pdf/jahresbericht.pdf
- ^ "Accident: BinAir SW4 at Stuttgart on Jan 19th 2010, right main gear collapsed on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
External links [edit]
Media related to Stuttgart Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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