Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (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 is situated between Hanover and Magdeburg. Braunschweig Airport traditionally has been a major centre of gliding in Germany and is also used for general aviation, especially business traffic.

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..

The airport resides at an elevation of 295 ft (90 m) above mean sea level. It has a runway designated 08/26 with asphalt surface measuring 7,546 ft (2,300 m) in length.

There are no scheduled public passenger or cargo services at the airport, which 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 Group, which is based in nearby 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.

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