Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt Flughafen Kaserne and Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Verkehrslandeplatz / public airfield | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Flugplatz Hildesheim Betriebs GmbH | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Hildesheim, Germany | ||||||||||||||
Location | 3 km NNW Hildesheim city centre | ||||||||||||||
Opened | January 1, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
Built | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
In use | 1920- | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 293 ft / 89 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°10′47″N009°56′45″E / 52.17972°N 9.94583°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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The airfield is home to the M'era Luna Festival. [1]
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