Oerlinghausen Airfield
| Oerlinghausen Airfield Oerlinghausen Segulfluplatz | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: EDLO | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Flugplatzgemeinschaft e.V. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Oerlinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 m / 557 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°56′35″N 8°40′12″E / 51.94306°N 8.67000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.flugplatz-oerlinghausen.de | ||||||||||||||
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Oerlinghausen Airfield (ICAO: EDLO), known as Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz, German for Oerlinghausen gliding airflield, is a small airfield situated in the town of Oerlinghausen close to Bielefeld in the North Rhine-Westphalia German region. With around 25,000 glider take-offs each year it is one of the largest gliding centres, comparable with Lasham Gliding Society. It is also used by motor planes, microlights and hot air balloons. The airfield is home to 13 gliding clubs and to a gliding school.