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To get to this location from the terminal you will have to drive in the direction of ''Sector C''. Drive via ''Halifax Avenue B'' and ''Airport Boulevard B'' to the roundabout and take the first exit (right). Follow the ''Victoria Boulevad C'' and turn left after around 750m. It is a little road through the woods. After a sharp turn you will reach a crossroad. Turn right and after 1,9km turn right again. After another around 1,4km turn right in a small left turn into a dirt road. There is a parking spot. Now you have to walk a few meters to the spots.
To get to this location from the terminal you will have to drive in the direction of ''Sector D''. Drive via ''Halifax Avenue B'' and ''Airport Boulevard B'' to the roundabout and take the first exit (right). Follow the ''Victoria Boulevad C'' and turn left after around 750m. It is a little road through the woods. After a sharp turn you will reach a crossroad. Turn right and after 1,9km turn right again. After another around 1,4km turn right in a small left turn into a dirt road. There is a parking spot. Now you have to walk a few meters to the spots.
To get to the ''first spot'', follow the big unpaved path to the gate at the end of the path.
To get to the ''first spot'', follow the big unpaved path to the gate at the end of the path.
To get to the ''second spot'', follow a little path on the left side of the big unpaved path to the large meadow. You can choose your prefered spot on the meadow.
To get to the ''second spot'', follow a little path on the left side of the big unpaved path to the large meadow. You can choose your prefered spot on the meadow.
===Business Aviation===
South of the terminal, there is an extra apron at sector D for business aviation at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. You can take photos of the business jets through a fence or you can use a ladder.
Take account of that the business airlines want to protect the privacy of their customers and therefore they do not like to see planespotters at the fence.
To get to this location from the terminal you will have to drive to ''Sector D''. Drive via ''Halifax Avenue B'' and ''Airport Boulevard B'' to the roundabout and take the first exit (right). Follow the ''Victoria Boulevad C'' and turn right after around 800m. At the end of ''Yellowknife Avenue D'' there is a parking spot for the employees. This parking spot is right at the fence.
Here are a few examples for this spot.
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==Locations to Avoid==
==Locations to Avoid==
Please take note that the wooded area around the airport is a nature reserve. Please respect the nature!
Please take note that the wooded area around the airport is a nature reserve. Please respect the nature!


==Regular Traffic==
==Traffic==
===Regular Traffic===
'''Passengers'''
The airlines listed are operating to or from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport during winter 2017/18.
The airlines listed are operating to or from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport during winter 2017/18.


* '''Eurowings''' ''Airbus A319/A320''
* '''Eurowings''' ''Airbus A319/A320''
* '''FlyEgypt''' ''Airbus A320 / Boeing 737-800''
* '''FlyEgypt''' ''Airbus A320 / Boeing 737-800''
* '''Niki''' ''Airbus A321''
* '''Pobeda Airlines''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''Pobeda Airlines''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''Ryanair''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''Ryanair''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''TUIfly''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''TUIfly''' ''Boeing 737-800''
* '''Wizz Air''' ''Airbus A320''
* '''Wizz Air''' ''Airbus A320''
'''Freight'''
* '''Airest''' ''Saab340F
===Special Traffic===
'''Business Aviation'''
Two business airlines are based at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. That is why many flights with business jets take place.
'''German Air Rescue'''
The German Air Rescure (DRF Luftrettung) has a maintenance hangar for its helicopters at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. Moreover the German Air Rescue has based two Learjet 35A at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport.
'''Training flights'''
Due to the short distance to the [[Frankfurt Main Airport]] Lufthansa often comes to the Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport for training flights. In the past Lufthansa came with the Airbus A380-800, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A320neo, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F.


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==


==External Links==
==External Links==
===Webcam===
[http://www.baden-airpark.de/webcam Webcam]
===Spotter Forum===
===Spotter Forum===
[http://www.fkb-fans.de FKB-Fans]
[http://www.fkb-fans.de FKB-Fans]
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