Located directly between Munich and Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin, Thuringia is located right in the heart of Germany and Eur ... ope. Thanks to its central location, Thuringia today enjoys the highest employment rate in the former East German states, as well as a strong industry. Consisting mostly of medium-sized businesses, the state suffered very little in the 2009/10 economic crisis. The International Airport in Erfurt can look back to the birth of scheduled aviation. Today a state-of-the-art airport with a 2600 m runway, ILS Cat. IIIb and direct high-way access to the A4 and A71, connecting Central Germany with Northern Bavaria, Hessia and Saxony, the airport has been developed to support up to 1,6 million passengers, about five times as many as today. According to a study by ADV, Erfurt-Weimar Airport offers one of the lowest cost per landing ratios in Germany, existing hangar facilities for several A320s or 737s, as well as expansion areas for further development. The Erfurt’s Main Railway Station, an ICE-station served by German Rail, is only 15 minutes away by tram; downtown can be reached in 10 – 15 minutes by tram or taxi; Weimar and Oberhof are reachable within 30 minutes – everything in Thuringia is within easy reach. Thanks to its quick access – the distance from the car or tram to the aircraft is less than 200 m – ERF’s catchment area expands far towards Frankfurt and towards Wuerzburg. Operating 24/7 with a 2.600 m runway and with own slot coordination, ERF is the perfect location for flights on a European scale. Other than during the ash cloud incident, Erfurt-Weimar Airport has not been closed for air traffic during 2010/11, so it certainly achieves reliable operations. read more