Rapla Airfield

Rapla Airfield
Rapla lennuväli
Summary
Location Iira, Rapla Parish
Elevation AMSL 216 ft / 66 m
Coordinates 58°59′11″N 024°43′28″E / 58.98639°N 24.72444°E / 58.98639; 24.72444Coordinates: 58°59′11″N 024°43′28″E / 58.98639°N 24.72444°E / 58.98639; 24.72444
Map
EERA
Location in Estonia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15R/33L 1,600 5,249 Grass
15L/33R 1,100 3,609 Grass
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Rapla Airfield (ICAO: EERA) (also known as Kuusiku Airfield) is an airfield in Estonia. It's located in Iira village near the town of Rapla, about 50 km (31 mi) from the capital Tallinn. Rapla Airfield is considered as one of the centres of Estonian skydiving and private aviation.

The airfield has two 60 m (200 ft) wide parallel grass-covered runways: 15L/33R 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 15R/33L 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[2]

Rapla Airfield is used mainly as a drop zone by skydivers, by small airplane and ultra-light owners, by model plane pilots, by hang-glider and glider pilots and by powered para-glider pilots.

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