# Mainz-Finthen Airfield

> Mainz, DE · ICAO: EDFZ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| ICAO | `EDFZ` |
| City | Mainz |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 232 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 49.96750, 8.14722 |

## Description

Gliders rather than freighters define Mainz-Finthen Airfield (ICAO: EDFZ): a parallel grass strip serves the soaring community by winch and aerotow, while a 1,000-metre asphalt runway (07/25) with PAPI handles flight-school traffic and business jets. The field lies about 5 km southwest of Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate, at roughly 232 metres, and offers training for helicopters, ultralights and gyrocopters. There is no scheduled airline service and no commercial cargo. Air freight for the area is handled at Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA) — Europe's largest cargo airport — about 30 to 40 km to the east, which makes any cargo facility at Finthen unnecessary. Shippers near Mainz simply hand consignments to the handlers at Frankfurt.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mainz-finthen-airport-edfz](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mainz-finthen-airport-edfz)*

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