Quick Turn at Augsburg (EDMA)

What changes at Augsburg?

Augsburg sits at 1515 feet elevation, seven kilometres north-east of the city centre. The single runway, 07/25, runs 1594 metres, and traffic is almost entirely general and business aviation with no scheduled airline service. That means ramp access follows business-aviation rhythms rather than airline waves, so turnarounds can usually be slotted without waiting for a stand to clear.

The airport operates Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 21:00 local, and Sundays and public holidays from 09:00 to 21:00. Any movement outside those hours requires a chargeable prior-permission request, so if you need an early-morning departure or an evening arrival with a Quick Turn, the PPR must be arranged with the airport in advance. Customs and border-police clearance are available on site, so international arrivals can clear directly at Augsburg without a diversion.

Hangar space exists—heated and unheated sheds of 75 by 25 metres and 75 by 20 metres, plus a business-aviation hangar added in 2014—but free slots are sporadic. We plan every Quick Turn as an apron job unless you have confirmed indoor access. Augsburg Air Service runs a maintenance base on the field with several hangars for Embraer, Citation, Beechcraft and Hawker types, so aircraft in maintenance are a recurring presence and hangar availability reflects that workload.

Why book a Quick Turn between legs rather than waiting for the next deep clean?

A full exterior wash and cabin detail may be scheduled every two or three weeks, but the aircraft still picks up dust, fingerprints, galley spills and lavatory wear on every leg. A Quick Turn resets the passenger-facing surfaces—cabin carpet and seats, galley counters, lavatory sink and toilet, windows—and removes the visible grime from the nose, leading edges and entry door. The result is a cabin that looks cared-for and an exterior that does not broadcast the last three sectors.

For charter operators and fleet managers, the Quick Turn is the interval service that keeps the aircraft presentable without eating into the schedule. We work to your block time: if you have 90 minutes on the ground, we use 90 minutes; if you have 45, we prioritise the cabin and the entry zone and leave the rest. The scope flexes to match the turnaround, and the booking can be standing—every Thursday inbound, for example—or called in on the day.

What does the waterless exterior wipe actually clean?

We apply a polymer-based rinseless solution to the nose, the leading edges of the wings and horizontal stabiliser, the engine nacelles and the area around the entry door. The solution lifts dust, light oil residue and exhaust staining without water runoff, so it works on the apron under time pressure. We wipe with microfibre cloths in one direction—never circular—to avoid scratching, and we finish with a separate dry cloth to remove any streaks.

The wipe is not a substitute for a full wash, but it removes the film that builds up between proper washes and makes the paint look dull. On a white fuselage the difference is immediate; on darker colours the improvement shows in the leading edges and around the engines, where soot and oil concentrate. If the belly or the gear bays are heavily soiled, we note it in the report but do not attempt to clean them during a Quick Turn—they need a proper wash with the aircraft on jacks or over a pit.

How does the cabin reset work when the aircraft is only on the ground for an hour?

We board as soon as the previous passengers have deplaned and the flight crew have cleared us to enter. One technician vacuums the cabin carpet and seat cushions while another wipes down the galley counters, empties the bins and restocks with your supplies—napkins, cups, bottled water, whatever you have left on board or provided in advance. A third technician resets the lavatory: clean the sink, toilet and mirror, restock paper and soap, empty the waste bin and spray a neutral scent to clear any odour.

Cockpit and cabin windows are cleaned inside with a streak-free glass solution and microfibre cloths; we do not touch the outside of the cockpit glass during a Quick Turn because it requires a ladder and adds ten minutes. If there are visible fingerprints or smudges on cabin sidewalls or overhead bins, we wipe them down. If a seat has a fresh spill, we blot it and note it in the report; anything that needs extraction or a stain treatment is flagged for the next deep clean. The goal is to leave the cabin ready for boarding, not to solve every cosmetic issue on the aircraft.

What documentation do you provide after a Quick Turn at Augsburg?

Every Quick Turn closes with a digital report: timestamped photos of the cabin before and after, a checklist of the work completed, and notes on anything that needs attention—a stain we could not lift, a bin latch that is loose, a galley drawer that will not close. The report goes to the email or WhatsApp number you provided at booking, usually within an hour of the work finishing.

If you are running a fleet program with recurring Quick Turns, the reports stack into a service history that shows the interval between deep cleans and flags patterns—say, a galley counter that stains easily or a lavatory seal that leaks. That history is useful when you are planning the next maintenance input or negotiating a lease return. For one-off work the report is simply a record that the aircraft left Augsburg in the condition you expected.

Can a Quick Turn be added to a turnaround that was not planned in advance?

Yes, if we have a technician available and the airport is open. Augsburg's daytime-only schedule means that any arrival or departure outside 07:00 to 21:00 (09:00 on Sundays and holidays) requires a PPR, so last-minute evening work is only possible if the airport has already granted the permission. Within operating hours, call or message as soon as you know the inbound time and the planned ground stop; we will confirm whether we can meet the aircraft and what scope is realistic given the time available.

For aircraft that operate into Augsburg regularly—once a week, once a month—we recommend a standing Quick Turn order tied to the schedule. That way the work happens automatically, the pricing is fixed, and you do not have to remember to book each time. The standing order can be paused or amended with 24 hours' notice, and it can be combined with a monthly or quarterly deep clean so that the aircraft never goes more than a set interval without a full detail.