Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site

Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site is an aerodrome in Büren, Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site is situated nearby to the hamlet Keddinghausen, as well as near Luchten.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Aerodrome
Description: glider airfield in Germany
Also known as: “Segelflugplatz Bueren” and “Segelflugplatz Büren”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tuffstein bei Büren and St. Nikolaus.

Tuffstein bei Büren

Nature reserve

Photo: Ath, CC0.

Tuffstein bei Büren is a nature reserve.

St. Nikolaus

Church

Photo: Mattis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Nikolaus is a church.

Sakramentskapelle

Church

Photo: Bubo bubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sakramentskapelle is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kneblinghausen and Meiste.

Kneblinghausen

Village

Photo: Volker.Ramsloh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kneblinghausen is a village.

Meiste

Village

Photo: THWler 33142, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meiste is a village.

Bad Wünnenberg

Town

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Bad Wünnenberg is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Aabach, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn. Bad Wünnenberg is situated 9 km east of Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site.

Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site

Categories: glider airfield, sports location, and transportation
Location: Büren, Paderborn, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.54276° or 51° 32′ 34″ north

Longitude

8.5811° or 8° 34′ 52″ east

Elevation

272 metres (892 feet)

Operator

Aero-Club Büren e. V.

Open location code

9F3CGHVJ+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1525688497

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=aerodrome

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=gliding

GeoNames ID

11153982

Wikidata ID

Q1259688

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In Other Languages

“Büren/Am Schwalenberg gliding site” goes by many names.

German: “Segelfluggelände Büren/Am Schwalenberg”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Keddinghausen and Luchten.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sportcenter Fit + Aktiv and Kampfsportschule.

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