Latest Pilot Comments
Bucureşti / Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu Airport (LRBS)
by Gabriel • 2026-10-13 06:44:22 UTC
The airfield is very close to the city and GA friendly. A PPR is required, but you will get it. Avgas 100LL available, too. New handling agent (Alpha Handling) available, pay by card at the aircraft, very responsive and professional service.
Straubing Airport (EDMS)
by Klaus • 2026-10-08 13:33:18 UTC
Very friendly and helpful. During the IFR approach, ATC disagreed with the airfield operations manager about which runway to use. This spared us the circling approach, but we were then definitely too high for the approach to runway 27. Thanks to VFR conditions, however, it was not a problem in the end. The landing fee and approach fees came to 159,34 € (MTOW 2880kg). Refuelling with the air BP Sterlincard was no problem; the price per litre was 3,73 €.
Giebelstadt Airport (EDQG)
by Philipp • 2026-10-08 09:36:08 UTC
Wonderful public airfield south of Würzburg, especially on weekdays. Suitable for IFR training, circuit training and also for visiting the region. You just need to pay a little attention to the opening hours, and if you want to arrive or depart under IFR, you need to bear in mind that this is only possible with PPR at weekends and may not always be possible to arrange even then. On weekdays, however, you can arrive under IFR without any PPR whatsoever (only if you want to make MULTIPLE approaches do you need to obtain PPR from Langen ATC; for just one approach, you do not need that either).
The airfield also has reasonable landing fees, and there is no separate approach fee. On top of that, it has pretty much the lowest Avgas prices in all of southern Germany. Currently 2,70 Euro for 100LL (the current price is always shown very reliably on the website www.edqg.de). JetA-1 is of course also available, likewise at a fairly low price. In addition, there is consistently friendly refuelling service, so you do not even get your hands dirty. The airfield manager also lends a hand himself and is very friendly. A taxi can surely be arranged too, though the trip to Würzburg will certainly cost a few Euro. If you visit frequently, you should set up an account (this is done immediately without any objections); then you do not need to take care of anything at all on site, and fuel stops are possible in 20 minutes.
Mostar International Airport (LQMO)
by Elmar • 2026-10-07 19:39:25 UTC
Everything found as described below.
The slot request is at the bottom of https://mostar-airport.ba/en/home/business/technical-information/. No further PPR for customs etc. is needed. The reply usually comes promptly; the airport may adjust the arrival/departure time to avoid conflicts with scheduled commercial traffic.
The approach is non-radar, and the airport is located in a valley. The various IAPs lead towards the runway at an angle, in some cases followed by a recommended visual track. Apparently, only one aircraft may be on the procedure in the valley at any given time, so be prepared for a short hold. For departures, check the SIDs for the required climb gradient. Overall, ATC are very accommodating.
The ground staff are extremely friendly and efficient. Especially on departure, security, passport control and payment were all completed in well under 10 minutes.
Mostar is a very interesting tourist destination, but during the day the old town can be quite crowded with day-trippers. It becomes considerably quieter in the evening.
Fees for 1315 kg: Landing EUR 14, Handling EUR 15, Parking/night EUR 20.
The ground staff offer a shuttle service to town for EUR 40 round trip.
Colmar Houssen Airport (LFGA)
by Philipp • 2026-10-05 15:00:50 UTC
The level of service is being scaled back further. For some time now, there has been no administrative or refuelling staff at weekends (and even on weekdays, their hours are rather limited).
Now the ATS services are also being scaled back: in the medium term, there will no longer be a TWR, only AFIS; but that too will, of course, have limited operating hours. There is currently a transition phase in which TWR is provided at some times, AFIS at others, and no ATS at all at others. In the latter case, you can still take off and land, but then—as always in France—only using Air/Air radio, and only in French. Certain restrictions then also apply to IFR flights. Overall, the NOTAMs concerning service hours are somewhat confusing.
Avgas and Jet (you should have a BP-Card because of the limited service hours) are also somewhat more expensive than in Germany.
So here too, everything is heading towards "self-service". A pity, but savings have to be made everywhere, and there is a staff shortage.
Noerdlingen Airport (EDNO)
by Markus • 2026-10-04 18:43:00 UTC
I was out in the beautiful Donauries on a Sunday in September 2026, with a flight over the Ipf. The Ipf is a cone-shaped residual hill with a plateau. Nearby is the beautiful medieval town of Nördlingen, with the airfield to the east. A really lovely little airfield. The runway is relatively narrow and has a displaced threshold, but everything is well maintained and the people are very friendly. The club café was open, serving coffee and cake.
Caution is advised with wind from the east, as there are tall trees very close to the runway, causing gusts.
Landing fee up to 1100 kg with noise abatement: 10 €. Fuel is available at the airfield, but prices are currently high.
Hamburg Airport (EDDH)
by Jeroen • 2026-09-30 06:26:13 UTC
Day visit on 29 September: For landing and handling of an SR 22 with 2 pax, approx. € 141 (same-day departure). The GAT can also arrange for a taxi to be ordered for you. Slot time for arrival and departure is mandatory. Easy to arrange via the previously mentioned phone number.
Ozzano Guglielmo Zamboni Airport (LIKO)
by Timo • 2026-09-29 09:26:39 UTC
Nice uncontrolled airfield. Asphalt runway and taxiway in great condition.Watch out for nearby Bologna CTR (LIPE). Approach is flown in 1500 feet and departure in 100 feet. There is instruction video at the website: https://www.flyozzano.com/en/location/
Radio coms are really good for Italian circumstances. Be prepared for lot of flight school traffic (7 days a week on 363 days a year I was told) and keep in mind that they are students. Act accordingly.Self service fuel station with Mogas and Avgas 100LL. Transaction limit using credit card is limited to 100 EUR per transaction. So be prepared to swipe your card more often. :-)Mogas on 26.09.2026 was quite expensive at 2,65 EUR per liter.
No landing fee.
Restaurant for lunch was really good. Unfortunately the famous pool was closed during our stay.
Thiene Airport (LIDH)
by Timo • 2026-09-29 09:20:08 UTC
Great uncontrolled airfield for lunch and fuel stop. Approx. 1200 m gras strip is in perfect condition. Approach to each runway side is easy. Radio coms for Italian circumstances are very good and friendly.
Self service fuel station with Mogas, AvGas 100LL and JetA1. Transaction limit using credit card is limited to 100 EUR per transaction. So be prepared to swipe your card more often. :-)
Mogas on 29.09.2026 was at 2,31 EUR per liter. No landing fee if you take fuel.Do not forget to write down your flight details (landing time. departure time etc.) in the book at C office. It is self service and you find it on the counter desk.
Restaurant has great Italian food with a very friendly service. Even during lunch they will serve great steaks.
Sant Illuminato Airport (LIAL)
by Timo • 2026-09-29 09:07:15 UTC
Went to unctrolled LIAL on short notice and requested PPR via Whatsapp. Marco (the host) replied within minutes. Marco is a GA enthuiast and picked us up at the airfield. We stayed at his Agriturismo for 1 night. Which is 3 minutes by car oder 10 minutes by foot.
Agriturismo is beautiful restored with several apartments and a pool. Each apartment can host several people.
Marco provides dinner which was really amazing. He is a great cook.
Approach is quite demanding. Gras strip is long (approx. 900m) but is divided by a small dirt track (which you can easily roll over) in the middle. But I was not prepared for it and it created a illusion in my head that the strip seemed shorter than I thought on short final. :-)
If you land on 04 keep right on the runway and landing on 22 keep left. Less bumby and strip is in a better conditon.
No landing fee. No fuel but Marco probably can organize some fuel if requested.
Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (LFKC)
by Markus • 2026-09-28 13:13:01 UTC
Experienced a really friendly handling on-site.
Booking via https://www.touchngo.fr/
Regarding parking, they were worried upon extending a stay, that the parking is full. Truth is, max 50% of the parking area was used while I was there. But they were very friendly on the phone and rearranged and found a solution.
Security seems easier (again): for private GA, no (extended) security screening is necessary. They just take and bring you to your aircraft.
Car rental available within walking distance.
Fees (incl. VAT) for M20P:
30,35 EUR / landing
4,30 EUR / night
69,90 EUR (handling fee, additional CCI fee, and fee for handling the fees...)
6,00 EUR / weekend surcharge
8 night stay came up to 140,60 EUR
AVGAS available with AirBP card. (Maybe also via truck, not tested however)
Muenster/Osnabrueck Airport (EDDG)
by Michael • 2026-09-26 19:32:56 UTC
One of the 24/7 airports in Germany which truly like and support General Aviation.
Landed with a C-172, paid 15EUR for a quick turnaround and everything went absolutely hassle-free.
The tower is truly supportive and the pilot facilities decent.
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport (EDLP)
by Michael • 2026-09-26 19:28:04 UTC
Great GA Airfield, especially for VFRN Practice.
With a C-172, I paid less than 9EUR per Touch & Go or Landing. The tower was very friendly and accommodating, I parked straight in front of the GAT.
For payment of your landing fees, follow the sign “C” and don’t exit via the GAT as you’d otherwise leave the airside and have to walk through security again.
There are pretty decent pilot facilities available with e.g. a fussball table and a snack vending machine (which comes in particularly handy when the rest of the airport is more or less closed at night).
Karlsruhe/Baden Baden Airport (EDSB)
by Koen • 2026-09-25 17:14:41 UTC
After landing ground provided us with Taxi instructions to ACM instead of GAT.
For for an overnight we had a bill of 400 euro+ that was quite unexpected.
Lodrino Airport (LSPR)
by Euro Aviators • 2026-09-22 08:41:28 UTC
Very well-maintained aerodrome in the impressive Valle Riviera. Home to RUAG with PC-6 and PC-7 maintenance. Since 2023, the military aerodrome LSML has received civil certification and the new ICAO identifier LSPR, and is now also open to visiting pilots on a PPR basis.
Our visit took place during the "Riviera Fly-In", with about 50 visiting aircraft and a RUAG tour. Friendly AFIS tower and ground marshallers. Due to the event, no landing fees were charged; instead there were various free souvenirs for all pilots participating in the fly-in - similar to the nearby Ambri Fly-In - as well as a donation box. Absolutely excellently organized, with a great BBQ.
On a regular basis, there is a staff restaurant on the RUAG premises and a snack bar/pizzeria on the southwest side of the aerodrome, "Helibar", reachable via a separate grass taxiway. Another pizzeria and the bus stop "Cresciano, Stazione" are on the eastern side of the river, a 10-minute walk away. Ideal for local excursions and culinary variety.
Aosta Airport (LIMW)
by Laurent • 2026-09-21 11:14:26 UTC
Flight from & to CH
- easy customs process (send Flightplan in advance, according AIP)
- friendly contact via email
- Cessna 172, fee below Euro 40.00 for landing and parking (approx 3 hours)
- quick handling, including marshaller for parking. Organised taxi
- plan extra time for departure due to check by Guardia di Finazia (wait was about 30 min)
Aosta:
- approx 10 minutes by taxi
- nice old town, lots of restaurants and coffees
Maribor/Orehova Vas Airport (LJMB)
by Patrick • 2026-09-21 10:02:30 UTC
Best GA airport ever. Davor and Team are rare examples of professional, helpful and practical ground handling staff.
A quick note ahead is appreciated via load@mbx-airport.si.
Fuel always quick and good price (cheaper than LOWG, Jet A and Avgas).
5+1 Landings training package available.
Rental car via Sixt Maribor available.
For best Taxi in area call/whatsapp Kaja +386 40 603 603 or +386 41 910 510
Insider tip: Tell ATC you taxi to Letalski and find a nice Aeroclub Cafe open almost always with nice atmosphere.
Uetersen/Heist Airport (EDHE)
by Philipp • 2026-09-21 08:30:59 UTC
Since April 2026, this aerodrome also allows flying during the absolute off-peak hours without an aerodrome operations manager on duty; PPR required during those times. Details: see https://edhe.jimdofree.com/f%C3%BCr-piloten/%C3%B6ffnungszeiten-fob/. Arrivals and departures are generally to/from the southwest. However, the flight path runs directly over 800 ft masts, which isn’t ideal in the typically poor weather. Depending on the light, you may only acquire the runway fairly late on final; there are strobe lights, at least. The runway is level but almost always quite soft (applies to all areas). An asphalt runway will probably never happen because opponents of the airfield would kick up a storm. But plastic reinforcement would really be useful—at least on the parking stands. In September, with an SR22, everything was still just about OK, but I think from early October well into spring it’s a gamble: you’ll at least get the aircraft very dirty, and with bad luck you may bog down somewhere. The hi-vis vest requirement at a day-VFR-only field is pretty silly, but they blame the licensing authority. 100LL currently costs a painful 2,95€/l, though at Hamburg EDDH it’s reportedly 3,60€. Landing fees are OK, parking is inexpensive. In total (2 nights) just under 40 euros (Hamburg would be over 200€ incl. DFS). Very friendly operations manager on both arrival and departure. Lots of traffic, especially on weekends and in the evening, even in rather poor weather. If you have a pickup, the field is fine; driving time is a good 30 minutes to central Hamburg. So it’s fine for the summer months; overall, however, due to day-VFR-only and especially the soft surfaces, it’s not really suited as the GA aerodrome for the world city of Hamburg. Let’s see when the instrument approach at Itzehoe finally arrives.
Lachen Speyerdorf Airport (EDRL)
by Gunter • 2026-09-21 07:22:41 UTC
Huge grass field that was in pretty good shape when we visited. The installations seemed a bit run-down but apparently the club that runs the field is about to renovate the buildings.
In contrast to many other grass fields in the area, they have published opening hours on summer weekends, so no PPR. We paid 8€ for landing, AerOps is possible. Avgas seems to be available but we didn’t refuel.
There is no Café on-site but there is a good ice cream shop in easy walking distance.
Bolzano Airport (LIPB)
by Bernd • 2026-09-20 19:06:14 UTC
PPR mandatory! Don’t be surprised if they don’t reply for half a day — 'were very busy' —, it’s still a 75€ penalty. For spontaneous visits, go to Trento from now on.
Fowlmere Airport (EGMA)
by Michael • 2026-09-16 09:16:49 UTC
Lovely airfield. There’s a self-service petrol station for Avgas, accepting the usual credit cards. The soil is very firm after rain, so it’s no problem even with a piston-engined Malibu. Payment for landing and parking may be made in advance via the online PPR system. The approach and radio communications take some getting used to because Duxford is right next door, but everything is described very well on the webpage.
Lyon Bron Airport (LFLY)
by Gunter • 2026-09-15 08:16:00 UTC
In addition to Philipp‘s comprehensive comment (things change quickly): Fees were about 50€ for landing and two nights parking which we paid online before leaving (see website). The lady behind the counter in the terminal seemed very pleased.
There are two Avgas pumps, one by Total and one by BP. Price was exactly the same.
We came from the north and were told to enter right downwind directly.
Bressaucourt Airport (LSZQ)
by Gunter • 2026-09-15 07:51:16 UTC
Some of the staff speak very good English and German, others not so much but they are all really friendly. Normally no PPR but there was a NOTAM in place when we visited because of an event. It was immediately granted.
We paid around 50€ for landing and one night parking. If coming from/going to a place outside Switzerland but within the Schengen area, a customs form has to be sent two hours in advance. See the website.
On their website they advertise a concierge service that would take you to town for 20SFR. However, when we asked for it, nobody on the ground had heard of it. The radio operator apparently felt responsible and pointed at a guy entering the office at that moment and said “this is your driver“. The guy seemed a bit bewildered but took us to town immediately. He was also very friendly and gave a few tips what to see and do and wouldn’t accept any payment.
The town of Porrentruy is nice and offers nice restaurants but an afternoon is plenty to see its sights.
Epinal Dogneville Airport (LFSE)
by Euro Aviators • 2026-09-14 22:06:37 UTC
Nice grass aerodrome in the Grand Est region, located right on the Mosel and at the edge of the Vogesen. The grass runway is wide and in good condition. Taxiways as well, though there are some loose stones in places, so a bit of caution is advised. The field has no dedicated frequency; 123.5 is therefore quite busy, much of it unrelated to the aerodrome itself. Although English is theoretically permitted, it is better to transmit in French. No landing or parking fees. There is plenty of parking area to leave your aircraft. The clubhouse was locked, but I was warmly welcomed by friendly fellow pilots. On a Saturday there was some UL (ultralight) activity, but not much. About a 15 min walk away, in the village of Dogneville at the town hall (next to the church), rental bicycles are available; they can be unlocked and paid via the Vivolt app. With those you can ride leisurely along the Mosel to the town of Épinal, 5 km away. For lunch, the pizzeria Le Capri is recommended; it can be reached on foot over the aqueduct in 10-15 min. Besides pizza, there are other Italian and French specialties at fair prices. On-site accommodation will reportedly be available soon above the new hangars. There is a bus stop next to the aerodrome, but it is currently not served by any scheduled bus route.
Schoenhagen Airport (EDAZ)
by Philipp • 2026-09-14 11:19:27 UTC
Brief update September 2026: still very good. All AFISOs and other staff always friendly. Everything sleek and modern; that really stands out compared to, e.g., Egelsbach, where lots of old hangars and buildings are kind of cobbled together. As at practically all larger aerodromes, unfortunately there are exorbitant prices for 100LL here too, but at least a notch less expensive than in Egelsbach and clearly less expensive than in Augsburg. IFR departure is straightforward. In most cases you receive further climb clearance before reaching the initial 2000 ft. If Avgas were 50 cents cheaper and the field were 15 km closer to Berlin, it would be the best in Europe. ;-)
Very good aerodrome website with all conceivable information. The crosswind runway 12/30 no longer exists. IFR arrival and IFR departure no longer require separate PPR. When flying the SID, pay close attention to the maximum altitude of 2000 ft. Often very heavy traffic in the circuit. VFR, approach from the south, west and east is quite easy; from the north a bit tricky due to the airspace structure including the nature reserve. Friendly AFISOs. Guest parking areas are conveniently close to the fuel station. Fuel prices, however, are not particularly attractive. App2Drive is available as well as aerodrome-owned rental cars. There is also a shuttle service to/from Trebbin station for €15 per leg. You should request it with a bit of lead time. Also try to time your arrival, as trains run only hourly (departure in Trebbin between :20 and :26 past the hour). But then it’s only 20 minutes to Südkreuz and 30 minutes to Hauptbahnhof. By car from the field to Berlin unfortunately takes just under an hour, as the field is quite remote. The landing coupon booklet saves €30 in landing fees for an SR22 at 1542 kg. Parking fee €15 per night. IFR approach now costs a hefty €40 extra, but that is almost standard at German AFIS aerodromes these days. You can easily look up all fees here: https://gat.aerops.com/prices/calculator/EDAZ