Juist Airfield

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Juist Airfield

Flugplatz Juist
Aerial image of the Juist airfield.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVerkehrslandeplatz Juist Betriebs-GmbH
Location Juist, Germany
Opened1934 (1934)
Elevation  AMSL 8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 53°40′52″N7°03′23″E / 53.68111°N 7.05639°E / 53.68111; 7.05639
Website edwj.de
Map
Lower Saxony location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
EDWJ
Location in Lower Saxony
Juist Airfield
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/245001,640Grass
07/257002,297Clinker bricks
08/264281,404Grass
12/304751,558Grass
Statistics (2021)
PassengersIncrease2.svg 40,328
Freight (in kilograms)Increase2.svg 436,423
Aircraft movementsIncrease2.svg 19,828
Source: AIP VFR Germany, [1] Statistischer Bericht Luftverkehr [2]

Juist Airfield (German: Flugplatz Juist, IATA : JUI, ICAO : EDWJ) is an airfield on the island of Juist in Lower Saxony, Germany. The airport serves regular flights to Norden-Norddeich Airfield on the mainland. [3] As of 2013, the airfield had up to 500 takeoffs and landings on weekends, the second most aircraft movements in the state of Lower Saxony, after Hannover Airport. [4] The airfield is a critical piece of infrastructure for the island, due to ferry traffic being dependent on the tides. [4]

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History

Construction of the airfield started in 1932, finishing with an opening ceremony in 1934. At the time, most traffic was bringing guests to the island's seaside resort. During World War II, control of the airfield was assumed by the Wehrmacht , and anti-aircraft artillery was used to fortify the airfield, though no fighter planes were stationed there. At the end of the war, the airfield was abandoned. [4]

In July 1952, the airfield was reactivated. In 1973, the airfield became the first on the East Frisian Islands to receive a paved runway. [4]

In 2025, FLN Frisia Luftverkehr announced it would end flights to Norddeich due to decreasing passenger numbers as a result of newly-established express ferry services. [5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights from Juist Airfield: [3]

AirlinesDestinations
OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst Emden [6]

References

  1. ↑ "EDWJ Juist 2". AIP VFR Deutschland. Deutsche Flugsicherung. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Statistischer Bericht - Luftverkehr 2021 (Report) (in German). Statistisches Bundesamt. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Norddeich - Juist - Norddeich". inselflieger.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Stünkel, Rolf (April 2013). "Flugplatz Juist - EDWJ". fliegermagazin (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ juistnews.de - FLN ends route to Juist (German) 28 January 2025
  6. ↑ airliners.de - OFD übernimmt Flugverbindung für Insel Juist – Flüge ab Emden (German) retrieved 20 February 2025


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