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Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport

*Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg*
Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport; Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
	IATA: BWE; ICAO: EDVE;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Private
Operator	Airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg GmbH
Serves	Braunschweig and Wolfsburg
Hub for	Volkswagen Air Services
Elevation AMSL	295 ft / 90 m
Website	flughafen-braunschweig-wolfsburg.de
Map
	EDVE Location of the airport in Lower Saxony
Runways
	ILS for Runway 08/26 only.

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Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport (‹See Tfd›German: Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg) (IATA: BWE, ICAO: EDVE) is an airport in Braunschweig, Germany. Originally constructed by the German Air Ministry in the 1930s, it is located on the northern edge of Braunschweig, which situated between Hanover and Magdeburg. Braunschweig Airport traditionally has been a major centre of gliding in Germany.

The headquarters of the German Federal Aviation Office, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt are located at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport. Also, the Braunschweig University of Technology has some of the aeronautical departments on site.

Infrastructure

Its main runway is 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It also has a parallel grass runway of 900 metres (2,953 ft) by 30 m.

In May 2009 the extension of the runway from 1,680 metres (5,512 ft) to 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) had received its final legal go-ahead.^[1] Some €38 millions were envisaged for the airport upgrade. Despite strong resistance from local action groups,^[2] both Volkswagen and DLR pushed forward with the project in order to be able to use bigger than regional jets under all weather conditions in the future. While the DLR will fly a research Airbus A320 within their flight control and supervision programme from the airport, Volkswagen intends to utilise narrow body aircraft on its business routes instead of its current regional aircraft types. No plans to intensify commercial traffic from and to the airport have been made public yet.

Airlines and destinations

There are no scheduled public passenger or cargo services at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg. The airport is used for unscheduled traffic with business-jets, as well as by the German Aerospace Center, e.g. with their special mission aeroplanes to discover phenomena in the atmosphere.

The car manufacturer Volkswagen AG of Wolfsburg is a major shareholder, and uses the airfield as home base for their own airline fleet operated by Volkswagen Air Services. Volkswagen AG operates regular services to other European sites of the company and its subsidiaries, such as Škoda, Audi and SEAT.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ "Ausbau des Flughafens Braunschweig-Wolfsburg im Wesentlichen zulässig (Expansion of the airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg essentially allowed)" (Press release) (in German). Flughafen-Braunschweig.de. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
^ "Homepage of the leading initiative in German". www.bi-flughafen-bs.de (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2009.

External links

Braunschweig Airport Template:De icon
Accident history for BWE at Aviation Safety Network
Airport information for EDVE at Great Circle Mapper.
Current weather for EDVE at NOAA/NWS
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[1] "Ausbau des Flughafens Braunschweig-Wolfsburg im Wesentlichen zulässig (Expansion of the airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg essentially allowed)" (Press release) (in German). Flughafen-Braunschweig.de. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

[2] "Homepage of the leading initiative in German". www.bi-flughafen-bs.de (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2009.

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+| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of the airport in Lower Saxony
 | metric-rwy   = yes
 | r1-number    = 08/26
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-| footnotes    = ILS for Runway 08/26 only. <br> Runway 08/26 to be extended to 2,300m (7,546ft).
+| footnotes    = ILS for Runway 08/26 only.
 }}
-'''Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport''' ({{lang-de|Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg}}) {{airport codes|BWE|EDVE}} is an [[airport]] in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]]. Originally constructed by the German Air Ministry in the 1930s, it is located on the northern edge of Braunschweig, which situated between [[Hanover]] and [[Magdeburg]].
+'''Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport''' ({{lang-de|Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg}}) {{airport codes|BWE|EDVE}} is an [[airport]] in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]]. Originally constructed by the German Air Ministry in the 1930s, it is located on the northern edge of Braunschweig, which situated between [[Hanover]] and [[Magdeburg]]. Braunschweig Airport traditionally has been a major centre of [[gliding]] in Germany.
+The headquarters of the German Federal Aviation Office, the [[Luftfahrt-Bundesamt]] are located at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport. Also, the [[Braunschweig University of Technology]] has some of the aeronautical departments on site.
-Braunschweig airport traditionally has been a major centre of [[gliding]] in Germany.
 ==Infrastructure==
+Its main [[runway]] is {{convert|2300|m|0}} long and {{convert|30|m|0}} wide. It also has a parallel grass runway of {{convert|900|m|0}} by 30&nbsp;m.
-According to the German version of this page (and latest aviation charts) Runway length is now 2300m. (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_Braunschweig-Wolfsburg)
+In May 2009 the extension of the runway from {{convert|1680|m|0}} to {{convert|2300|m|0}} had received its final legal go-ahead.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Ausbau des Flughafens Braunschweig-Wolfsburg im Wesentlichen zulässig (Expansion of the airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg essentially allowed)|publisher=Flughafen-Braunschweig.de|date=2009-05-25|url=http://www.flughafen-braunschweig.de/presse2000.asp?Anzeige=Yes&Index1=47|language=German|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref>  Some €38 millions were envisaged for the airport upgrade. Despite strong resistance from local action groups,<ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage of the leading initiative in German|url=http://www.bi-flughafen-bs.de|date= |work=www.bi-flughafen-bs.de|language=German|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref> both Volkswagen and DLR pushed forward with the project in order to be able to use bigger than regional jets under all weather conditions in the future. While the DLR will fly a research [[Airbus]] [[Airbus A320 family|A320]] within their flight control and supervision programme from the airport, Volkswagen intends to utilise narrow body aircraft on its business routes instead of its current regional aircraft types. No plans to intensify commercial traffic from and to the airport have been made public yet.
-Its main [[runway]] is short {{convert|1680|m|0}} and narrow {{convert|30|m|0}}, and it also has a parallel grass runway of {{convert|900|m|0}} by 30&nbsp;m.
-As of May 2009, the extension of the runway to {{convert|2300|m|0}} has received its final legal go-ahead.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Ausbau des Flughafens Braunschweig-Wolfsburg im Wesentlichen zulässig (Expansion of the airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg essentially allowed)|publisher=Flughafen-Braunschweig.de|date=2009-05-25|url=http://www.flughafen-braunschweig.de/presse2000.asp?Anzeige=Yes&Index1=47|language=German|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref>  Some €38 millions are envisaged for the airport upgrade.  Despite strong resistance from local action groups,<ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage of the leading initiative in German|url=http://www.bi-flughafen-bs.de|date= |work=www.bi-flughafen-bs.de|language=German|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref> both Volkswagen and DLR pushed forward with the project in order to be able to use bigger than regional jets under all weather conditions in the future.  While the DLR will fly a research [[Airbus]] [[Airbus A320 family|A320]] within their flight control and supervision programme from the airport, Volkswagen intends to utilise narrow body aircraft on its business routes instead of its current regional aircraft types. No plans to intensify commercial traffic from and to the airport have been made public yet.
 ==Airlines and destinations==
-Braunschweig-Wolfsburg is used for unscheduled traffic with business-jets, as well as by the [[German Aerospace Center]], e.g. with their special mission aeroplanes to discover phenomena in the atmosphere.  Also, the [[Braunschweig University of Technology]] has some of the aeronautical departments on site. The [[automobile|car]] [[automotive industry|manufacturer]] [[Volkswagen AG]] of [[Wolfsburg]] is a major shareholder, and uses the airfield as home base for their own airline fleet - [[Volkswagen Air Services]].  Volkswagen AG operate regular services to other European sites of the company and its subsidiaries, such as [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]], [[Audi]] and [[SEAT]].
+There are no scheduled public passenger or cargo services at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg. The airport is used for unscheduled traffic with business-jets, as well as by the [[German Aerospace Center]], e.g. with their special mission aeroplanes to discover phenomena in the atmosphere.
+The [[automobile|car]] [[automotive industry|manufacturer]] [[Volkswagen AG]] of [[Wolfsburg]] is a major shareholder, and uses the airfield as home base for their own airline fleet operated by [[Volkswagen Air Services]]. Volkswagen AG operates regular services to other European sites of the company and its subsidiaries, such as [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]], [[Audi]] and [[SEAT]].
 ==See also==