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Farkashegy Airfield is a small grass gliding strip in the wooded hills south of Budakeszi, just west of Budapest, and is one of Hungary's oldest gliding sites. It has a single grass runway aligned 14/32 and is home to two gliding clubs, Aeroklub Farkashegye and the MÁV Repülőklub, making it an interesting stop for simulator pilots wanting a quiet general aviation/glider-only field close to a major capital city.
Farkashegy Airfield sits in the hills just south of Budakeszi and west of Budapest, and is used exclusively for gliding and light sport flying. It is a private grass airfield operated jointly by two clubs, Aeroklub Farkashegye and the MÁV Repülőklub, and offers a scenic, low-key alternative to Budapest's larger aerodromes for a VFR sortie in the sim.
The airfield lies in Pest County, Hungary, in hilly terrain west of Budapest and south of the town of Budakeszi. No specific controlled airspace boundaries, FIR sector or ATZ details are given in the available material, so pilots should treat the field as an uncontrolled private strip and cross-check current Hungarian aeronautical charts before planning a flight in the vicinity.
Farkashegy has a single physical grass runway aligned 14/32, measuring 3,530 feet in length. There is no ILS or other instrument approach aid at the field, and the elevation is 679 feet.
No published communications frequency is recorded for Farkashegy Airfield; it is listed as an uncontrolled facility with no known air-ground or ATC frequency and no navaids. Visiting pilots should expect self-announced, see-and-avoid operations typical of a glider field and coordinate directly with the resident clubs before flying in.
No specific joining or circuit procedures, circuit heights or noise abatement rules are given in the available material. Given the airfield's use as an active glider site, pilots should anticipate winch or aerotow launching and glider traffic in the local area and fly accordingly.
The airfield is located in the hills immediately south of Budakeszi, west of Budapest, and can be identified from the air by its grass strip and hangars set among wooded, hilly terrain. No formal published visual reference points are given in the available material.
Farkashegy is home to the MÁV Repülőklub, one of the oldest gliding clubs in Hungary, which took its name from the former Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) that once sponsored it. Support from the State Railways ended after the close of the communist era, but the club retained its traditional name and, following a period of fleet and operational restructuring, became the operator of the Farkashegy Airfield.
Today the airfield is the home base of two gliding clubs, Aeroklub Farkashegye and the MÁV Repülőklub, which run flight training and promote air sports, particularly among young pilots. The main gliding season runs from late April to October, with flying typically taking place at weekends; visiting pilots are welcome but should make arrangements with the resident club before arriving, as the field is designated as a private airfield.