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Oberpfaffenhofen Airport

Weßling, Germany

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Oberpfaffenhofen Airport

Weßling, Germany

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Germany's premier general aviation and aerospace research airport.

Opened

1936

Location

Weßling, Germany

Oberpfaffenhofen Airport (IATA: OBF, ICAO: EDMO) is a general aviation airport located near Weßling in Bavaria, Germany, approximately 25 kilometres west of Munich. It serves primarily business aviation, charter flights, and aerospace-related operations rather than scheduled commercial airline services. The airport is closely associated with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which operates research aircraft and conducts aviation research from the site. It is also home to numerous aviation companies, maintenance facilities, and flight training organizations. Due to ongoing local controversies and community opposition, the airport has faced periodic debates about its future development and potential expansion into limited commercial operations, though it has remained focused on general and business aviation.

Terminals

The airport has no commercial passenger terminal; facilities are oriented toward general aviation, business aviation, and institutional operators.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible primarily by road, with connections to the A96 motorway; there is no direct rail link, but nearby S-Bahn stations serve the broader region toward Munich.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines are based at Oberpfaffenhofen; the airport serves business jets, charter operators, and institutional aviation users.

Notable facts

›Home to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) research campus and its fleet of research aircraft.
›One of the busiest general aviation airports in Germany by aircraft movements.
›The airport has a single runway designated 04/22.
›Local residents and municipalities have long opposed any expansion to commercial scheduled services.
›Several aerospace and aviation companies, including Grob Aircraft, have been associated with the Oberpfaffenhofen area.

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