Rapla Airfield
Rapla Airfield (ICAO: EERA) (also known as Kuusiku Airfield) is an airfield in Estonia. It's located in Iira village near the town of Rapla, about 50 km (31 mi) from the capital Tallinn. Rapla Airfield is considered as one of the centres of Estonian skydiving and private aviation.
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| Location | Iira, Rapla Parish | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 216 ft / 66 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°59′11″N 024°43′28″E | ||||||||||||||
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The airfield has two 60 m (200 ft) wide parallel grass-covered runways: 15L/33R 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 15R/33L 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[2]
Rapla Airfield is used mainly as a drop zone by skydivers, by small airplane and ultra-light owners, by model plane pilots, by hang-glider and glider pilots and by powered para-glider pilots.
References
- Rapla Airfield at World Flight Planner
- EERA Rapla Lennuväli | Rapla Airfield
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