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Koblenz-Winningen Airfield (EDRK) lies in the Moselle valley a few kilometres south-west of Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a busy general-aviation field with a single lit hard-surfaced runway, home to a long-established aeroclub, a flight school and the Rhineland-Palatinate police helicopter squadron.
Koblenz-Winningen is a general-aviation airfield in Rhineland-Palatinate, a few kilometres outside Koblenz near the village of Winningen. It grew out of the loss of the old Koblenz-Karthause airfield to housing development and has since become one of the busier GA fields in Germany, combining club and training flying with a permanent police helicopter presence.
The airfield sits in the Moselle valley close to Koblenz, within the area served by Langen Information on 123.525 MHz and Langen Radar on 125.6 MHz. Local traffic is worked by Koblenz Radio on 122.655 MHz. Pilots should expect the surrounding terrain of the Moselle valley to shape both routing and circuit work in the vicinity of the field.
The airfield has one hard-surfaced, lit runway aligned 06/24. The published length is 3200 feet for runway 06 and 3883 feet for runway 24. There is no ILS.
Local traffic is handled on Koblenz Radio, 122.655 MHz, as an aerodrome flight information/advisory frequency. Wider area information is available from Langen Information on 123.525 MHz, with Langen Radar available on 125.6 MHz. The field has no instrument landing system.
The airfield lies in the Moselle valley about 5 km (3 nm) from the city of Koblenz, close to the district of Winningen, making the river valley and the town itself useful landmarks for pilots inbound to the field.
The current airfield was established in 1970 after the previous Koblenz-Karthause airfield, which dated back to the Second World War, was given up in 1965 to make way for expanding residential development in the city. The Aero-Club Koblenz e.V., founded in 1951, lost its base as a result but was among the first users of the new Winningen site when it opened. A new main building incorporating a tower and restaurant was built at the same time. The Rhineland-Palatinate police helicopter squadron has been based at the field for many years, flying first Bo 105 helicopters and later Eurocopter EC135 and Airbus Helicopters H145 types. A major taxiway apron built at the threshold of runway 05 in 2003, said to be the largest of its kind in Europe, was completed alongside an extension of the runway to a maximum length of 1,210 metres, which used up the site's remaining room for expansion given the constraints of the Moselle valley.
Koblenz-Winningen remains one of the busiest general-aviation airfields in Germany, with over 35,000 aircraft movements a year. It is home to the Aero-Club Koblenz, a commercial flight school, and the Rhineland-Palatinate police helicopter squadron. A fuel station on site stocks all aviation fuels in quantity, making the field a popular stopover, particularly at weekends, for pilots travelling from across Germany and beyond.
