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Bundeswehr low-level flight over Woggersin: residents are outraged!
Low-level flights by the Bundeswehr over Neubrandenburg cause complaints from residents. Flights as part of an exercise on June 13, 2025.
Bundeswehr low-level flight over Woggersin: residents are outraged!
Yesterday afternoon, a spectacular low-level flight by a Bundeswehr Airbus A400M over Woggersin, near Neubrandenburg, caused a lot of excitement among the residents. The plane, which took off from Wunstorf Air Base in Lower Saxony at 11 a.m., had an exciting route that took it over Eberswalde and Prenzlau before doing a victory lap over Strasburg and finally landing north of Neubrandenburg. The A400M finally landed at Trollenhagen Airport at around 12:25 p.m.
A concerned letter to the editor from Lothar Prehn summed up the concerns of many residents. The noise that such low flights cause and the potentially harmful fine dust pollution for the population should not be underestimated. In addition, the safety of such flights, which often take place below an altitude of 1,500 feet (approx. 457 meters), is repeatedly questioned. The minimum distance of 500 feet (approx. 152 meters) for transport aircraft raises questions about how well the aircraft can actually be controlled.
Bundeswehr flights and their significance
The reason for these special flights lies in the preparations for Bundeswehr Day on June 28th in the Tollense barracks. Last week, three A400M aircraft were spotted over Neubrandenburg, which further unsettled local residents. The Airbus A400M, one of the Bundeswehr's largest and heaviest transport aircraft, has a maximum take-off weight of 141 tons and can transport up to 114 soldiers. The cargo space is also impressive: with a volume of 340 cubic meters, materials such as the Tiger attack helicopter or the Puma armored personnel carrier can be transported.
The Air Force has ordered a total of 53 examples of this modern aircraft, and all are scheduled for delivery by 2026. The latest A400M was only handed over to the Bundeswehr this year. These aircraft replace the old C-160 TRANSALL, which were retired at the end of 2021.
Aircraft noise reduction and modern technology
But it's not just low-altitude flights that are an issue that concerns residents. German air traffic control (DFS) is gradually introducing new satellite-based approach and departure procedures to reduce noise pollution for the population near airports. The aim is to increase the directional stability of the aircraft and to minimize noise, especially when cornering.
The introduction of the international standard for satellite navigation, known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP), enables pilots to fly with high accuracy. This could lead to less noise pollution in the long term if flights are adjusted accordingly. But the technology will not be available across the board immediately, so citizens will have to live with the effects of the low-altitude Bundeswehr flights for the time being.
Overall, it remains to be seen how the situation surrounding low-level flights will develop and whether residents' concerns will diminish in the future. In the meantime, the people in Woggersin, Lebbin, Podewall, Buchhof, Neverin and Glocksin can only wish for a little less German aviation romanticism and more peace and quiet.
For further details about Bundeswehr flights in your region, you can read the articles from SVZ and 24rhine read, or learn more about noise reduction efforts at the DFS experience.