Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded1983
Ceased operations2014 (merged with FLN Frisia Luftverkehr)
Fleet size8
Parent companyFLN Frisia Luftverkehr
HeadquartersWangerland, Germany

Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle, commonly abbreviated LFH, was[1] a small airline based in Wangerland, Germany, that was established in 1983 and had 30 employees (at March 2007).[2] It operated scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights, linking Harle Airfield (de) to the East Frisian Islands.[2] In 2011, LFH was acquired by FLN Frisia Luftverkehr, which continues to use the brand.[3]

Destinations

As of 2013, LFH operated scheduled services between its base at Harle and Wangerooge, on-demand flights to the other East Frisian Islands of Langeoog, Baltrum, Norderney, Juist and Borkum, as well as to Heligoland.[3] Also, at times, the airline was contracted to operate flights in Estonia.

Fleet

A Cessna 172 of Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle at Langeoog Airfield (2009).

As of August 2013, the LFH fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service
Britten-Norman Islander 5
Cessna 172 3
Total 8

Incidents and accidents

  • On 3 March 2007 at around 16:40 local time, an LFH Britten-Norman Islander (registered D-ILFB) overshot the runway at Ruhnu Airfield in Estonia during a poor-weather landing following a domestic flight from Pärnu. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into trees, but the pilot and the two passengers on board survived the accident.[5]
  • Another one of the company's Islanders, registered D-ILFC, was damaged in a landing incident at Wangerooge on 29 June 2009. The aircraft, with one pilot and five passengers on board, was on a short 5-minute flight from Harle when the pilot had to abort landing twice because he was blinded by the sun. At the second go-around attempt, the aircraft slammed hard into the runway, destroying the left landing gear and substantially damaging the left wing. The pilot managed to get airborne again and performed a successful emergency landing at nearby Jever Air Base. There were no injuries.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version: October 27, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 105.
  3. 1 2 "Die Inselflieger". LFH and FLN. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Die Inselflieger". LFH: Flotte. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ↑ 2007 LFH crash at Ruhnu at the Aviation Safety Network
  6. ↑ LFH 2009 incident at the Aviation Safety Network

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