Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport
Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport () is a general aviation airport located near Egelsbach, a town in the German state of Hesse. It is located southeast of Frankfurt Airport. History. The airport was opened in 1955 with a single grass runway. It proved popular, and by 1957 was already seeing 37,000 movements a year. Because of this, in 1966, an asphalt runway was constructed and by 1977 the number of movements had increased to 126,000 a year. In 2007, about 77,000 movements were made, making it the busiest airport for general aviation in Germany. To allow for larger aircraft to  land, in 2004 construction was started on a runway expansion, which increased the runway length to its current . In May 2009, NetJets Europe announced that they intended to purchase the airport. Today NetJets owns 80% of the aerodrome (the other 20% being owned by local communities) and intends to establish IFR procedures at the airport, including an ILS approach. There are also plans to extend the runway by another and to increase the width by . Facilities. The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways, both in the 08/26 direction (though no left (L ) or right (R) markings or indicators are used): a asphalt runway and a grass runway. Airlines and destinations. There are no scheduled services to and from Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport.