Oerlinghausen Airfield , known as Oerlinghausen Segelflugplatz (Oerlinghausen gliding airfield) is a small airfield situated in the town of

Oerlinghausen Oerlinghausen (Low German ''Ankhiusen'') is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 16,700 inhabitants (2013). Geography Geographically, Oerlinghaus ...

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Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the ...

in the

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

region of Germany. With around 25,000 glider take-offs each year it is one of the largest gliding centres, comparable with Lasham Gliding Society in the United Kingdom. It is home to 13 gliding clubs and a gliding school. It is also used by powered aeroplanes, microlights and hot air balloons.

External links

Airport operator's official website
Buildings and structures in Lippe Airports in North Rhine-Westphalia Bielefeld {{NorthRhineWestphalia-struct-stub