The airport was opened in 1968 after its predecessor in the southern suburb Haunstetten had to be closed due to the construction of the new University of Augsburg on the airfield compound.[2]
In 1986, Interot Airways commenced scheduled flight services at Augsburg Airport, initially to Düsseldorf.[3] By the early 1990s, Interot's route network at Augsburg Airport had grown to also include Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Hamburg and Leipzig,[3] so that the airport was considered an alternative for business travellers who wished to avoid busy Munich Airport.[4]
In 1995, Augsburg Airport saw the inauguration of international flights by Interot Airways, most notably to London City Airport.[5]
Following Interot Airways having become a member of Team Lufthansa in 1996, the airline (which by then had been renamed Augsburg Airways) scaled down its presence at Augsburg Airport in favor of Munich Airport; the last routes were terminated in 2002.[6]
After 2005, passenger traffic was relocated to Munich Airport, leaving the Augsburg region without a passenger airport within close reach. Since then, the airport is used almost entirely for general aviation and business airplanes.[7] Passenger flights resumed in 2016 with a once-per-week flight to Salzburg.
Airlines and destinationsedit
As of September 2019, there were no scheduled or charter flights at the airport.
Ground transportationedit
A ground transport connection by road exists to the nearby six-lane motorway A8 Munich (25min) - Stuttgart (1h) (Exit Augsburg Ost).[8] Alternatively, bus 305 runs every hour from Augsburg main train station.[9]
augsburg, airport, iata, icao, edma, regional, airport, affing, northeast, city, augsburg, third, largest, city, german, state, bavaria, used, business, general, aviation, with, very, little, passenger, airline, traffic, flughafen, augsburgiata, agbicao, edmas. Augsburg Airport IATA AGB ICAO EDMA is a regional airport in Affing 7 km 4 3 mi northeast of the city of Augsburg the third largest city in the German state of Bavaria It is used for business and general aviation with very little passenger airline traffic Augsburg AirportFlughafen AugsburgIATA AGBICAO EDMASummaryAirport typePublicOperatorAugsburger Flughafen GmbHServesAugsburg GermanyLocationAffingHub forAugsburg Airways 1996 2002 Interot Airways 1986 1996 Elevation AMSL1 515 ft 462 mCoordinates48 25 31 N 10 55 54 E 48 42528 N 10 93167 E 48 42528 10 93167Websitewww wbr augsburg airport wbr deRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 07 25 5 230 TODA 1 594 TODA AsphaltAIP at German air traffic control 1 View of the main buildings at Augsburg Airport from the east Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Ground transportation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Maintenance facilities at the airport The airport was opened in 1968 after its predecessor in the southern suburb Haunstetten had to be closed due to the construction of the new University of Augsburg on the airfield compound 2 In 1986 Interot Airways commenced scheduled flight services at Augsburg Airport initially to Dusseldorf 3 By the early 1990s Interot s route network at Augsburg Airport had grown to also include Berlin Cologne Dresden Hamburg and Leipzig 3 so that the airport was considered an alternative for business travellers who wished to avoid busy Munich Airport 4 In 1995 Augsburg Airport saw the inauguration of international flights by Interot Airways most notably to London City Airport 5 Following Interot Airways having become a member of Team Lufthansa in 1996 the airline which by then had been renamed Augsburg Airways scaled down its presence at Augsburg Airport in favor of Munich Airport the last routes were terminated in 2002 6 After 2005 passenger traffic was relocated to Munich Airport leaving the Augsburg region without a passenger airport within close reach Since then the airport is used almost entirely for general aviation and business airplanes 7 Passenger flights resumed in 2016 with a once per week flight to Salzburg Airlines and destinations editAs of September 2019 there were no scheduled or charter flights at the airport Ground transportation editA ground transport connection by road exists to the nearby six lane motorway A8 Munich 25min Stuttgart 1h Exit Augsburg Ost 8 Alternatively bus 305 runs every hour from Augsburg main train station 9 See also editTransport in Germany List of airports in GermanyReferences edit AIP VFR online dfs de DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Retrieved 2023 02 21 Augsburger Allgemeine German newspaper on 12 November 2009 Auf dem Flugplatz steht das Univiertel a b World Airline Directory Interot Airways Flight International 89 25 March 1992 Retrieved 1 November 2013 World Airline Directory Interot Airways Flight International 78 25 March 1995 Retrieved 1 November 2013 Interot flies to London City Flight International 8 15 November 1995 Retrieved 1 November 2013 Directory world airlines Flight International 92 16 March 2004 Retrieved 15 December 2013 flughafen augsburg de Augsburg Airport EDMA How to reach us Augsburg Airport 3 December 2019 http efa avv augsburg de avv2 TTB 000076af TP pdf permanent dead link External links edit nbsp Media related to Augsburg Airport at Wikimedia Commons Official website Accident history for AGB at Aviation Safety Network Current weather for EDMA at NOAA NWS Portals nbsp Bavaria nbsp Germany nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augsburg Airport amp oldid 1220564666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
