following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Mannheim City Airport: The low number of scheduled operations is explained by the very good connection of Mannheim to several international airports. Frankfurt Airport can be reached by ICE train in just 30 minutes; other airports nearby are Frankfurt Hahn Airport, Stuttgart Airport, Strasbourg Airport, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport and Saarbrücken Airport which can be reached within maximum 90 minutes by car or train. The airport is mainly used for general aviation. Several companies, such as SAP SE, Roche Diagnostics, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen or Bilfinger SE base their corporate jets at MHG, which cover routes mainly within Europe. Business jet charter operators serving Mannheim regularly are EAS Executive AirService, ATB Flugdienst and Business Wings. The aerodrome also serves as an important heliport for medevac or VIP transports. DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht, e. V.) is present with a 24h/365days medevac helicopter. A flying school (LGM) and two Aero Clubs (Badisch Pfälzischer Flugsportverein and Segelflugverein Mannheim) are established at Mannheim. There is also seasonal glider activity. Ground transportation A carpark is available for passenger arriving at the airport via federal road B38a, the Rhine-Neckar Expressway. The tram lines 5 and 6 as well as bus line 50 connect the airport with the city center within 10 minutes. Accidents and incidents 12 November 1937: ten people were killed and two passengers survived seriously injured in a Deutsche Lufthansa Heinkel He 111 (registered D-AXAV) crash, the cause of which remained unknown. 7 June 1940: A Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 crashed at take-off, killing one crew member. 11 September 1982: a Chinook CH-47C helicopter of the U.S. Army crashes onto highway A656 during an airshow, killing 46 people. 19 March 2008: Cirrus flight 1567 from Berlin-Tempelhof overshot runway 27 and came to rest on a wall close to a highway. 5 of the 27 people on board were slightly hurt, and the aircraft, a Dornier 328 (D-CTOB), was severely damaged. See also List of airports in Germany Transport in Germany References External links Official website Airports established in 1911 Buildings and structures in Mannheim Transport in Mannheim 1911 establishments in Germany Airports in Baden-Württemberg