Räyskälä Airfield is an airfield in Räyskälä, Loppi, Finland,[1] about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Loppi centre[2] and 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of Forssa town centre.[3] It is the largest sports aviation centre in the Nordic countries,[4] and one of the busiest general aviation airfields in Finland. It is also home to the Finnish Sports Aviation Academy.
Räyskälä Airfield Räyskälän lentokenttä | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Pik-23 Towmaster at Räyskälä Airfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator | Räyskälä-Säätiö | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Räyskälä, Loppi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 407 ft / 124 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°44′41″N 024°06′28″E / 60.74472°N 24.10778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.rayskala.fi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  EFRY Location within Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Räyskälä Airfield hosted the World Gliding Championships in 1976 and 2014, the Junior World Gliding Championships in 2009, and the European Gliding Championships in 1996 and 2005.[4]
Accidents and incidents
editOn 16 October 2024, a World War II-era North American T-6 Texan trainer aircraft crashed into a forest near the airfield shortly after takeoff, killing its two German pilots.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Räyskälä, Finland – EFRY". VFR Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Directions: Loppi → Räyskäläntie 311, Loppi". Fonecta.fi. Fonecta Oy. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Directions: Forssa → Räyskäläntie 311, Loppi". Fonecta.fi. Fonecta Oy. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Räyskälä – EFRY". Räyskälä-Säätiö. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "2 German pilots killed when WWII-era airplane crashes after takeoff in southern Finland". Associated Press. October 17, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Räyskälä Airfield at Wikimedia Commons- Räyskälä Airfield
- VFR Suomi/Finland – Räyskälä Airfield
- Lentopaikat.net – Räyskälä Airfield (in Finnish)
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