Airports / Germany / MGL
Mönchengladbach Airport
EDLN / MGLMönchengladbach, GermanyELEV 125 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mönchengladbach Airport (EDLN / MGL) sits in Mönchengladbach, Germany, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 125 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MGL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 10 nm), Geilenkirchen Air Base (GKE, 24 nm), and Nörvenich Air Base (ETNN, 25 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MGL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MGL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
EDLN
IATA
MGL
FAA / Local
EDLN
Elevation
125 ft
Coordinates
51.2303° N · 6.5044° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Germany fields
state range 14–2,231 ft
At 125 ft, MGL sits lower than 83% of the 75 Germany fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmDUSDüsseldorf AirportDüsseldorf
- 24nmGKEGeilenkirchen Air BaseGeilenkirchen
- 25nmETNNNörvenich Air BaseNörvenich
- 26nmNRNWeeze (Niederrhein) AirportWeeze
- 33nmCGNCologne Bonn AirportKöln (Cologne)
- 34nmMSTMaastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht
Location
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