Federal Police to Conduct Night Flight Training Oct 6 - Dec 19, 2025
The Federal Police Aviation Group, based in Sankt Augustin, will conduct essential night flight training from October 6 to December 19, 2025. This training is mandatory for pilots and crucial for safe night flights. Residents in several federal states may experience increased helicopter delta and noise disturbances during evenings.
The Aviation Group operates 93 helicopters, making it the second-largest civilian aircraft operator in Germany after Lufthansa. It provides air transport capacity for federal police intervention forces on weekends and supports daily tasks such as border, rail, and sea surveillance. During the training period, increased flight activities are expected from Monday to Thursday between 18:00 and 22:00, particularly over Brandenburg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia. The night flight training will take place at the flight school for police service in Sankt Augustin-Hangelar during this period.
The Federal Police Aviation Group's night flight training is necessary for maintaining high safety standards. Residents in the affected areas should expect increased helicopter google flights activity and noise disturbances in the evenings from October 6 to December 19, 2025.
