Airports / Germany / GWT
Westerland Sylt Airport
EDXW / GWTSylt, GermanyELEV 51 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Skrydstrup Air Base (SKS) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Sylt, Germany, Westerland Sylt Airport (EDXW / GWT) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 51 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, GWT is a home base: Sylt Air GmbH operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Skrydstrup Air Base (SKS, 37 nm), Esbjerg Airport (EBJ, 38 nm), and Kolding Vamdrup Airfield (EKVD, 46 nm).
Trip costs from GWT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GWT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EDXW
IATA
GWT
FAA / Local
EDXW
Elevation
51 ft
Coordinates
54.9132° N · 8.3405° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Germany fields
state range 14–2,231 ft
At 51 ft, GWT sits lower than 93% of the 75 Germany fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmSKSSkrydstrup Air BaseVojens
- 38nmEBJEsbjerg AirportEsbjerg
- 46nmEKVDKolding Vamdrup AirfieldKolding / Vamdrup
- 49nmWBGSchleswig Air BaseJagel
- 50nmSGDSønderborg AirportSønderborg
- 55nmETNHHohn Air BaseHohn
Location
Open the full mapEDXW · Westerland Sylt Airport · Sylt, Germany