EDLA - Arnsberg-Menden (ICAO code)
QRL - Arnsberg-Menden (IATA code)
EDLN - Mönchengladbach (ICAO code)
MGL - Mönchengladbach (IATA code)

Departure time parking stand 19h26
Runway dep time EDLN 19h29
Runway arr time EDLA 20h20
Arrival time parking stand 20h27



The terminal building at Arnsberg-Menden airfield


Walking back after lunch to our parked aircraft at Arnsberg-Menden airfield


Taxiing to the head of runway 23 at Arnsberg-Menden airfield


Sauerland landscape shortly after taking off at Arnsberg-Menden

Sadly the restaurant in Arnsberg-Menden airport proved to be be quite disappointing, with over salted average food. There wasn't much time to linger, so Tek and I gobbled up dinner (eating fast didn't help, but it does take talent to screw up a Schnitzel) and then we hurried back out onto the apron to prepare the aircraft for the flight back to Mönchengladbach. Taking off from Arnsberg-Menden was a lot less scary than landing there, fortunately!



Another look at the cockpit control panel in the Piper 28 plane


Early evening over the forested hills of the Sauerland


Tek is fully in control of the aircraft as we soar above the forested Sauerland


I need to slip in just one selfie for this trip report!

The flight over the northern Sauerland and once again over the Ennepetal Sperre lake with its dam was very scenic and a lot of the landscape below looked highly interesting, probably due to the longer shadows of the mid evening sun. In fact, Mönchengladbach airport closes at 20h30 which is absurd in the summer months given that people are out flying and doing their loop-the-loops in the late afternoon and evening. Crossing the Rhine south of Dusseldorf was spectacular, as usual, with the meanders of the huge river illuminated by the evening sunshine. The short distance to Mönchengladbach Flugplatz was as interesting as ever, flying over the towns and villages below. When the landing strip came into view we quickly approached for a fairly smooth landing. Afterwards, Tek and I remained for some time in the airport private terminal, talking about the flight.

Rating: excellent!
Aircraft P28
Seat 2F
Registration D-EARN
03.07.25



Crossing the timeless river Rhine once again, as we approach Mönchengladbach


Countryside on short final before landing at Mönchengladbach airport


The plane gets pulled into its kennel - sorry, hangar - by ground staff at Mönchengladbach airport