🇫🇷 Mulhouse-Habsheim Airfield

Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield (LFGB) is a public recreational aerodrome located near the town of Habsheim, France, also situated in the municipality of Rixheim. It is a former military base and is now primarily used for light aircraft, leisure, and tourism activities.

• Location: Habsheim, France, with coordinates 47°44′17″N 007°25′56″E. It is located between the Hardt Forest and the A35 motorway, providing good access to nearby cities like Basel, Fribourg, Belfort, Colmar, and Mulhouse.
• Elevation: 787 ft (240 m) above mean sea level.
• Runways: The airfield features an asphalt runway designated 02/20, which is 1,120 meters (3,675 ft) long. Other sources indicate two primary asphalt runways, each 1000 meters long, and additional grass runways up to 965 meters.
• Usage: It hosts several flying clubs, including Aéro-Club des Trois Frontières, Aéro-Club du Haut-Rhin, Air Alsace, Haute-Alsace Microlight Centre, and Sud Alsace Flying Club. It sees approximately 50,000 movements per year.
• Historical Significance: On June 26, 1988, Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield was the site of the crash of Air France Flight 296Q, the first crash of an Airbus A320 aircraft, which occurred during an airshow.
• Facilities: There is a restaurant, L’Horizon Gourmand, located on the ground floor of the main building. Pilots can use the HABSHEIM information frequency 125.255 for communications.

*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, tourisme-mulhouse.com, learn-atc.com, europeairfields.com, simple.wikipedia.org*