Räyskälä Airfield
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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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 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]References
[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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