Klix airfield Flugplatz Klix | |
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| Summary | |
| Serves | Bautzen |
| Location | Grossdubrau |
| Elevation AMSL | 486 ft / 148 m |
| Coordinates | 51°16′42″N14°30′39″E / 51.27833°N 14.51083°E /51.27833; 14.51083 |
| Website | http://www.aeroteam.de |
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Flugplatz Klix is a recreationalaerodrome inGermany's far East (Saxonia), close to theCzech border. It boasts very intensiveglider activity, butultralights and otherlight planes are also accepted.
The aerodrome's history started on October 7, 1955, when the first glider took off. In the communistDDR era, it became an important centre of activity for theGesellschaft für Sport und Technik (GST). Since 1990, it has been operated by thesoaring clubAeroteamKLIX Segelflugclub.
Good thermal conditions and little obstructed airspace made the airfield a popular destination for recreational fliers. It also allows excursions to theLeewellen area of the Zittauer mountains, and the mountains ofAltvatergebirge andRiesengebirge.
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