Civil airports closed for ultralights

[wp]

How many civil airports in Europe are closed for ultralight aircrafts?
If so, what's the common cause?

Example NOTAM (EPKK):

A3465/07
AD NOT AVBL FOR CIVIL ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT DUE TO LACK OF PARKING
POSITIONS AND GROUND STAFF SHORTAGE.
FROM: 30 APR 2007 09:09 TO: 30 OCT 2007 23:59 EST
SCHEDULE: 0800-1600

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[Stefan]

wp schrieb:

> How many civil airports in Europe are closed for ultralight aircrafts?
> If so, what's the common cause?

When it come to ultralight aircraft, there is no such thing as "Europe".
Each country is different. And the situation in each country is different.

[Denny]

> The categories of aircraft allowed on a given airport are listed in the
> AIP, and "UL" will be listed. Those who allow microlights are also
> marked with a specific symbol on VFR charts.
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When are you folks in "europe" going rise up and throw those socialist
monstrosity governments that believe that they OWN you from birth to
death, off the continent?



denny - ugly, capitalist, revolutionary spawn - and proud of it...

[Stefan]

Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:

>> denny - ugly, capitalist, revolutionary spawn - and proud of it...

> Not really, just a bit uninformed.

Don't feed the troll. Not worth the effort.

[wp]

> How many civil airports in Europe are closed for ultralight aircrafts?
> If so, what's the common cause?

To be more precise: which international airports you are aware of are
closed for ultralights? I wonder if this is common practice or just an
exception?

In terms of ultralight in mean LSA/VLA of MTOW 495/600kg.

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[Stefan]

wp schrieb:
>> How many civil airports in Europe are closed for ultralight aircrafts?
>> If so, what's the common cause?
>
> To be more precise: which international airports you are aware of are
> closed for ultralights? I wonder if this is common practice or just an
> exception?

Again: When it comes to ultralights, there is no such thing as "Europe".

> In terms of ultralight in mean LSA/VLA of MTOW 495/600kg.

Even this definition is not unified in Europe.

[Snowbird]

One variation on the theme is those large airports that require a
transponder to enter the control zone. That tends to keep out most ULs, as
it's difficult to fit a transponder within the (in this case) 450 kg MTOM
limit.

Another variant is the significantly higher landing fees charged at the
large airports.

Neither one is of course directly shutting out ultralights, but the end
result is practically the same.

And as already mentioned, each country is different.

[wp]

> One variation on the theme is those large airports that require a
> transponder to enter the control zone. That tends to keep out most ULs, as
> it's difficult to fit a transponder within the (in this case) 450 kg MTOM
> limit.

Transponder weights only 1.5kg or even less so it's not a problem.

> Another variant is the significantly higher landing fees charged at the
> large airports.

The money is not a problem as well. ;)

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[Snowbird]

"wp" wrote
> The money is not a problem as well. ;)
>

Then buy a certified airplane, for example the inexpensive Aero AT-3, which
presumably can be operated at your airport ;-)

[wp]

> Then buy a certified airplane, for example the inexpensive Aero AT-3, which
> presumably can be operated at your airport ;-)

It's not an option because it's way too slow! :)

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