How about a sightseeing flight? Discover what Eastern Styria and southern Burgenland look like from above in a motorized aircraft. Or enjoy a thermal flight on board a glider or a breathtaking aerobatic flight. If you love a special thrill - we also offer tandem parachute jumps for daredevils.
The dream of flying is as old as mankind itself. You can realize your own dream of flying at the Fürstenfeld thermal airfield. The Sportflieger-Club Fürstenfeld operates this unique facility in the heart of the Thermenland region of south-eastern Styria and Burgenland with over 180 members in the powered flight, gliding, parachute jumping and model flying sections.
The airfield has been a popular excursion destination for young and old for decades, with a wide range of sightseeing flights over Eastern Styria or the Alps, as well as tandem parachute jumps as a special adrenaline rush.
The Sportflieger-Club Fürstenfeld has been known for decades as the home of numerous aviation sports enthusiasts - flight training to become a glider pilot, motor pilot or parachutist can be started before the age of 16. The “Approved Training Organization (ATO) Fürstenfeld”, certified to the highest international standards, guarantees the best level of training for private and professional pilots.
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Fürstenfeld airfield is usually open at weekends and on public holidays from 09:00 local time until ECET (= end of civil twilight, approx. 30 minutes after sunset).
New: From Easter to the beginning of October, the campsite is also open on Fridays from midday.
You can see the exact time on the “Dates” page at the top left under the heading “Twilight”. Please note that the twilight times are given in UTC. This is standard time in London, which is 1 hour behind our time zone (even 2 hours behind during summer time). So if a twilight time of 17:00 is displayed there, this means 18:00 according to our time, and 19:00 local time from April to October.
The airfield remains closed in bad weather. There are no regular flight operations at Christmas and All Saints' Day. Information without guarantee.
Extended opening hours are also possible by prior arrangement by telephone. Please also visit our “Dates” page, where different opening hours or closures of the airfield are listed.