Räyskälä Airfield

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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.

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Räyskälä Airfield

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OperatorRäyskälä-Säätiö
LocationRäyskälä, Loppi, Finland
Elevation AMSL407 ft / 124 m
Coordinates60°44′41″N 024°06′28″E
Websitewww.rayskala.fi
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Location within Finland
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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]
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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]

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