Räyskälä Airfield

Räyskälä Airfield

Räyskälän lentokenttä
Pik-23 Towmaster at Räyskälä Airfield
Summary
OperatorRäyskälä-Säätiö
LocationRäyskälä, Loppi, Finland
Elevation AMSL407 ft / 124 m
Coordinates60°44′41″N 024°06′28″E / 60.74472°N 24.10778°E / 60.74472; 24.10778
Websitewww.rayskala.fi
Map
EFRY is located in Finland
EFRY
EFRY
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08L/26R 800 2,625 Asphalt
08R/26L 1,020 3,346 Asphalt/gravel
12L/30R 1,270 4,167 Asphalt/gravel
12R/30L 480 1,575 Asphalt
Source: VFR Finland[1]

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Directions: Loppi → Räyskäläntie 311, Loppi". Fonecta.fi. Fonecta Oy. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Directions: Forssa → Räyskäläntie 311, Loppi". Fonecta.fi. Fonecta Oy. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Räyskälä – EFRY". Räyskälä-Säätiö. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  5. ^ "2 German pilots killed when WWII-era airplane crashes after takeoff in southern Finland". Associated Press. October 17, 2024.
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