Strasbourg Airport (SXB/LFST) is located north of the village Entzheim and about 15km west of the city with a single runway. With only 1,3 Mio. passengers in 2018 it is only a small airport with decent spots for planespotters. Most of the passengers use domestic flights (~ 865.000) with Volotea, HOP, Ryanair and Twinjet. International flights are offered by Volotea, HOP, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Tassili Airlines (!), Air Arabia Maroc, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia/Air Nostrum, Tarom, Aegean Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Tunisair. Seasonal flights are mostly operated by Travel Service/Smartwings, TUI Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France and Arkia. From time to time French Air Force is using Strasbourg for low approaches and training flights.

The members of the european parliament are for 12 weeks per year in Strasbourg and during this time you can expect more flights.

Written by Gerrit Griem Last update October 2019.

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Airport Information
Runways
05/23	2.400 m Concrete
Terminals	One terminal handling all flights
Spotting Information
Ladder	Needed at spot 1 and 2.
Car/Public Transport	Car is highly recommended. There is a bus running between the airport and Entzheim (line 42 from airport). From the village can you can walk to the locations.
Restrooms	There is nothing around directly at the spots except some bushes and trees.
Drinks/Food	Nothing directly at the spots. Restaurants, a gas station and a supermarket are in Entzheim.
Hotels	Two hotels are in Entzheim but Straßburg is not far and there you can find a lot of hotels.
Season	During summer and sessions weeks of european parliament.
Runway Usage
05/23	Used in both directions, depends on the wind.

	Spot #1 – Rue de Hangenbieten – runway
WHERE	The spot is at the end of the street “Rue de Hangenbieten” which is in the city of Entzheim (follow signs to cemetery). Drive till the end and park there. Position yourself all along the fence to find the prefered angle. If 23 is active stay to the right or left for 05.
WHAT	Runway 05/23 all movements.
TIME	~ 08:00 – 14:00 all year round.
MISC.	Only a bench to relax and a bin. You need a ladder with at least two steps. During July/August the grass might be too high and parts of the plane are cutted of.
FOCAL LENGTH	70mm A321, 110mm CRJ2

SXB - Spot 1

SXB - Spot 1

SXB - Spot 1

SXB - Spot 1

SXB - Spot 1

SXB - Spot 1

	Spot #2 – 05 departures, 05 evening arrivals
WHERE	It is not so easy to get here. From Entzheim coming drive D392 (“Route de Schirmeck”) and turn right before the gas station (Total). Continue on the small dirty road as long as you can. Park you car on the left side so you dont disturb farmers. The parking spot is not really correct in the map. You can continue with a left turn for another small distance. The last ~ 500 metres you have to walk without a path. For 05 departures stay at the fence and for the arrivals step back a few meters as shown on the map.
WHAT	05 departures and arrivals.
TIME	05 departures from ~ 15:00 till sunset and 05 arrivals from ~ 18:00 till sunset (summer only).
MISC.	Absolutely nothing. For 05 departures you need a ladder with at least three steps to clear the fence. During July/August the grass might be too high and parts of the plane are cutted of.
FOCAL LENGTH	Arrivals: 100mm ATR-42, Departures: 80mm B717, 120mm ATR-42

SXB - Spot 2

SXB - Spot 2

SXB - Spot 2

SXB - Spot 2

SXB - Spot 2

SXB - Spot 2

	Spot #3 – 05 departures and arrivals
WHERE	From the city of Entzheim continue on the “Rue Jean Bugatti” till its end and park here.
WHAT	05 departures and arrivals.
TIME	~ 08:00 – 14:00 all year round.
MISC.	There is absouletly nothing nearby. During summer heat haze is a problem for 05 departures. A ladder is not needed but might be helpful for departures.
FOCAL LENGTH	110mm A321, 140mm A319

SXB - Spot 3

SXB - Spot 3

SXB - Spot 3

SXB - Spot 3

SXB - Spot 3