# Eisenach-Kindel Airport (EIB)

> Hörselberg-Hainich, DE · IATA: EIB · ICAO: EDGE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `EIB` |
| ICAO | `EDGE` |
| City | Hörselberg-Hainich |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 339 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 50.99160, 10.47973 |

## Description

A 1,720 by 55 metre concrete runway (10/28), inherited from the field's military past, is the defining feature of Eisenach-Kindel Airport (EIB/EDGE) and considerably more than its current traffic requires. The airfield sits in the municipality of Hörselberg-Hainich in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia at roughly 340 m elevation, directly on the A4 motorway corridor between Eisenach and Gotha. Licensed for public use, it handles business, charter and sport flying plus flight training and light-aircraft ground handling; there are no scheduled services, no cargo airlines, no freight terminal and no customs office. Operating hours are limited: 07:30 to 17:00 UTC daily in summer and 08:30 to 18:00 UTC in winter, with prior permission required outside those windows. Air freight from western Thuringia, including the automotive supplier base around Eisenach, therefore travels by road on the A4 to Erfurt-Weimar (ERF) just over 40 km east for smaller consignments, to Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) about 180 km east as one of Europe's largest cargo airports and home to the DHL Express European hub, or to Frankfurt (FRA) roughly 200 km south-west, Germany's biggest air cargo gateway. For shippers, EIB is a useful business-aviation and training field, not a freight option.

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