# Bayreuth Airport (BYU)

> Bindlach, DE · IATA: BYU · ICAO: EDQD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BYU` |
| ICAO | `EDQD` |
| City | Bindlach |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 488 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 49.98500, 11.64000 |

## Description

1,034 metres of asphalt and a standard 5.7-tonne maximum take-off weight: Bayreuth Airport (BYU/EDQD) is a general aviation field and handles no commercial air freight at all. It sits on the Bindlacher Berg some six kilometres north-east of Bayreuth, directly at the A9/A70 motorway interchange, with additional grass strips for gliding. Aircraft up to 10 tonnes need prior permission (PPR), and the Northern Bavaria aviation authority can approve up to 20 tonnes in exceptional cases. There is no cargo terminal, no freighter traffic and no customs clearance for air freight on site; movements are business, corporate and sport aviation plus occasional light courier and air ambulance flights. Upper Franconian shippers therefore route air cargo through Nuremberg (NUE, about 80 motorway kilometres away, with cargo handling and customs), and intercontinental consignments via Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC) or Leipzig/Halle (LEJ). Direct A9 access makes the road feeder service leg to Nuremberg quick and predictable.

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