Kassel Calden Airport (German Flughafen Kassel-Calden) (IATA: KSF, ICAO: EDVK) located 1.9 km (1.2 mi) west of Calden, lies 16.7 km (10.4 mi), as the crow flies, northwest of the German city of Kassel. Built on farmland, 908 ft (277 m) ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970. The airport has a single asphalt runway, 04/22 (040°/220°), which is 1,500 by 30 m (4,921 by 98 ft). There is a parallel grass strip north of the main runway, which is 700 by 30 m (2,297 by 98 ft). It has been operated as a public-private partnership since 1991.
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