Eggersdorf Airport (EDCE)

Eggersdorf is the perfect flying idyll near Berlin. A few years ago I was there with a friend to rebuild an aircraft. Die Fliegende Kiste was our base. The host, Olaf, and his wife were very hospitable, and the facilities were entirely adequate for an airfield restaurant with lodging. He even let me borrow his scooter. The airfield also has its own Fliegerdorf, reportedly the first in Germany. Part of the well-kept runway is still asphalt before transitioning to grass. Back in the day, MiGs flew there. Operations without a Flugleiter have been possible for a very long time. An automated announcement system provides the preferred takeoff and landing direction. The landing fee is simply dropped in the mailbox. At the time, the fuel station was selling reasonably priced 100LL. There are also nice hangars with spaces still available. If I lived in Berlin, this would be my home base. The place is best imagined as a Swedish airfield. This is how flying in Germany should be. Hopefully there will soon be more airfields of this kind.