Unlike a commercial airfield, only the operators (and upon request also third parties) may take off and land.

Following the drawdown of British Forces Germany (BFG), 3 Regiment Army Air Corps subsequently relocated to Wattisham Airfield, Suffolk, England.

The traffic pattern runs south, as the northerly air space is reserved for skydivers.

There is also a gyrocopter flying school operating here, run by the Flugdienst Sauerland.

[10] Flying is usually on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays (occasionally also on normal business days), weather permitting.