Bit Air Flug GmbH

About Bitburg Airfield

Bit Air Flug GmbH operates Bitburg Airfield (ICAO: EDRB), a special airfield with night flight permission located on the grounds of the former US Air Base Bitburg. The airfield features a runway of 1,230 m x 23 m (TORA 1,200 m) and a taxiway. The offer includes flight operations for guests upon telephone registration, tandem skydiving, sightseeing flights with fixed-wing aircraft, gyrocopters and historic aircraft, as well as the Blue Sky Bar directly on the taxiway. More than 160 companies from various industries are located on the 484-hectare converted site. The airfield regularly hosts open days and fly-ins.

Site

Bitburg

Processes

Airfield operation (special airfield), Tandem skydiving, Sightseeing flights (fixed-wing aircraft, gyrocopters, historic aircraft), Blue Sky Bar (gastronomy), Events (open day, fly-in)

Certificates

Special airfield (EDRB)

Industries

Aviation, Leisure/Tourism, Gastronomy

1. 01

   Airfield operation (special airfield)

2. 02

   Tandem skydiving

3. 03

   Sightseeing flights

4. 04

   Gastronomy (Blue Sky Bar)

5. 05

   Events

Location

Bitburg

DE

Airfield operation, special airfield EDRB, runway 1,230 m x 23 m

Offer

Inside the production

License & Operation

The airfield is licensed as a special airfield (EDRB) with night flight permission; guests are received after prior telephone arrangement.

History

1. 1952

   Opening of the US Air Base Bitburg; stationing of the 36th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force

2. 1994

   Withdrawal of the US Air Force on 30 September 1994, conversion to civilian use

3. 1997

   Temporary use by the 52nd Fighter Wing during runway repairs at Spangdahlem

4. 2024

   Filming of the music video 'Immer weiter' (Monalex) at the airfield

5. 2025

   Fly-In on 21–22 June 2025; new runway markings, runway 1,200 m, status as special airfield