Bückeburg is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today situated in the district of Schaumburg at the northern slopes of the Weserbergland mountains. Population: 20,800.

The castle of Bückeburg was once the residence of the princes. Even today the princes of Schaumburg-Lippe live there, but of course without political power. The interior of the castle has impressive furnishing. Nearby is the mausoleum of the princes' family, which was built in 1915. It resembles a smaller copy of the Roman Pantheon.

In Bückeburg there is also a helicopter museum, exposing the early drawings of flying objects by Leonardo da Vinci as well as 40 genuine helicopters.

Pilots who are training on Bo 105's, EC135's, UH-1D's or CH-53G's usually fly to some nearby training fields. This allows them to train in different terrain configurations and avoid helicopter flight concentration being too close to Bückeburg.

© Pierre GILLARD http://www.alouettelama.com

The Alouette II is today the oldest operational helicopter in service at the German Army. In the past, this type of helicopter was used for liaison and observation tasks but nowadays its role is only confined to basic pilot training. It should be replaced soon by the "hi-tec" EC135 in this role.

An era that started in 1958 will end when the last German military Alouette will land after its last flight, but nevertheless the "Heeresflieger" will remain in the memories as the largest non-French customer for both the Artouste and Astazou Alouette II models.

WWW: Bückeburg Military Airfield

More information about this airfield can be found at:
http://www.mil-airfields.de/de/list_b.htm#00047

General Info
Country	Germany
ICAO ID	ETHB
Time	UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude	52.278500 52° 16' 42.60" N
Longitude	9.082167 009° 04' 55.80" E
Elevation	230 feet 70 meters
Type	Military
Magnetic Variation	000° E (01/05)
Beacon	Yes
Operating Agency	GERMAN ARMY
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
International Clearance Status	Airport of Entry
Daylight Savings Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR	42.4 122.1 140.4 270.0 257.8
RADAR	123.3 124.5 139.2 257.0 312.3
BREMEN RADAR	131.325 312.2

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
08/26	6010 x 148 feet 1832 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	-	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
NDB	BYC	BUCKEBURG	-	368	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Jet A1+, Jet A1 with icing inhibitor.
Oil	O-133, 1010, jet Engine Oil (MIL l 6081) O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
JASU

Remarks
CAUTION	Gldr act SR-SS wkends and hol, up to 3500'.
CSTMS/AG/IMG	No cargo.
FUEL	J8
JASU	1(G-10)
LGT	PAPI Rwy 08 GS 3.4 , PAPI Rwy 26 GS 3.2 .
MISC	Fone C05722-9680, extn 3543.
OIL	O-133-156
OPR HOURS	Opr 0700-1600Z++ Mon-Thu, 0700-1100Z++ Fri, clsd hol.
RSTD	PPR 24 hr for RON. Both eastern twy clsd. Practice apch proh Mon-Thu fr 1100-1300Z++ and aft 1900Z++.

Runway 08/26

6010 x 148 feet
1832 x 45 meters

Navaids

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