Baden Airpark (IATA: FKB, ICAO: EDSB), or officially Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, is an international airport located in Rheinmünster in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, 40 km (25 mi) south of Karlsruhe, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Baden-Baden and 25 km (16 mi) north of Strasbourg, France.
In 2010, it was the second-largest airport in Baden-Württemberg (after Stuttgart Airport), and the 18th-largest in Germany with 1,192,894 passengers per year.
KARLSRUHE BADEN-BADEN AIRPORT HISTORY
The construction of a military airfield began in December 1951 at a location between the Black Forest and the Rhine River under the supervision of French Air Force. The runway and associated facilities were completed by June 1952. The airfield was granted to Canadian forces and became a military base, RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen, later renamed CFB Baden-Soellingen, from 1953 until 1993.
The newly founded Baden Airpark GmbH took over the airport in 1995 and the first commercial flight took place on May 17, 1997, to Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
KARLSRUHE BADEN-BADEN AIRPORT LOCATION
Baden Airpark (IATA: FKB, ICAO: EDSB), or officially Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, is an international airport located in Rheinmünster in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
KARLSRUHE BADEN-BADEN AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: FKB/EDSB
Lat: 48.77939987182617
Long: 8.08049964904785
Elevation: 408 ft.
Runway length available: 03/21 9787×148 ft.
