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Reutte-Höfen is a small private grass airfield tucked into the Tyrolean Alps near the town of Reutte, close to the German border and the Forgensee. Its single short grass runway and mountainous surroundings make it a characterful but demanding stop for visiting VFR pilots, and prior permission is required before arrival.
Reutte-Höfen Airfield (Flugplatz Reutte-Höfen, ICAO LOIR) is a private recreational airfield serving the town of Reutte in Tyrol, Austria. It sits at high elevation in an alpine setting, offering scenic but challenging flying for those heading into the mountains south of the German border.
The airfield lies near Reutte in Tyrol, Austria, close to the Tyrolean-German border and not far from Füssen and the Forgensee to the north. It sits amid alpine terrain, with the Tyrolean mountains rising around the approach.
The airfield has a single grass runway, 04/22, 2,057 feet in length. There is no ILS.
No communications frequency is published for Reutte-Höfen. There is no instrument landing system or other published navigation aid at the field.
Pilots have reported a reporting point known as "November 1" used when approaching Reutte from the north, and the approach to the field has been described as slightly challenging, consistent with its short runway and surrounding high terrain.
The Forgensee, near Füssen, and the Tyrolean mountains to the south serve as useful landmarks when routing towards Reutte. The reporting point "November 1" has been used by visiting pilots as a point of reference on the approach.
Reutte-Höfen is recorded simply as a recreational airfield near Reutte, Tyrol; detailed historical information is not available.
The airfield is privately operated and used for recreational flying. Prior permission (PPR) is required before visiting, and there is a limit on the number of visiting aircraft permitted per day, though this limit is rarely reached in practice.