Here we provide you with details of the planning and daily performance of the North-Circuit2026 record flight

picture shows the routing status of draft J

Elektra Trainer, the worlds best performing certfied electric airplane is departing from EDJA (Allgäu-Airport Memmingen) to northern Finland and back to EDMK the Allgäu-Airfield Kempten in order to demonstrate its long range capabilities and its suitability to already existing airport charging infrastructure.

With the North-Circuit2026 we also gather information of and check the local electric infrastructure at international and national airports as well as smaller airfields. The results will be published on this websites, too.

Picture of planning draft V shows the current most realistic flight route being updated on daily basis in the table hereinbelow:

As usual it’s planning only and the individual daily circumstances will dictate the real routing and schedule.
The different flight legs and related time-schedules (UTC) of the North-Circuit2026 in detail as planned and finally performed:
[Table W-final; status 2026-07-22 21:00 Z]
LEGEND:„Exyz*„=Time zone OEST; „Exyz„=member of bavarian e-Flight-Route; „Exyz„=major fix-points of the trip
ETD=estimated time of departure; ETA estimated time of arrival ; @=already performed; „Exyz„=deviation from planning

Landing at 08:54 in Herzogenaurach directly connected to the new CEE32A-source „E-Tankstelle EDQH“.

After successfull charging flight to the DLR-research-airport Magdeburg-Cochstedt (EDBC), Landing time 14:30 UTC, first stay overnight at the airport in the „ErsteHilfeZimmer“.

Presently heavy winds after rain; heavy winds forecasted 290°26-35 kts for 03.07.2026

Next stopp was replanned for EDBH (Barth), but due to strong head-winds safety landing performed in the friendly place Guestrow (EDCU) for charging:

As friendly as at ESCU was the charging at EDBH, but with service fees to be payed:

After having put the swimwest on, crossing of the East Sea corridor with 40kts+ from 294°:

Recharging (at hight costs) at closed airfield ESME and 2nd stay overnight (having no hotel room with sleeping bag under the left wing):

Next day (4.7.2026) low level flight with high wind speed to the lonely solar-airfield Hultsfred (ESSF) in the middle of nowhere – only trees and solar panels:

Recharging until 15:00 local time, than lift off to next stop Eskultina (ESSU):

In ESSU nearly the whole Flygklubb was there, performing a grillfestivity on occasion of Elektra Trainer arrival. 4 hours recharging and 3rd overnight stay in the excellent clubhouse of the Flygklubb:

On 05.07.2026 next station ESOL (Storvik airfield) a small airstrip surrounded by thunderstorms. No chance to continue, especially because a lightning strike damaged lokal powergrid in all villages for hours and finally one charger, too.

Safely parked in the hangar for ??? hours until charger will be repaired and VMC.

Now (06.07.2026) good luck, bright weather and new chargers, that’s what ePilots need.

Thanks to the kind welcome of the members of Västra Gästrike Flygklubb, where I could sleep in the „Hilton“-clubhouse and the aircraft in the hangar.

Now 06.07.2026 at 20:00 Z after successfull charging late takeoff to ESUH Härnösand /Myran; landing at midnight on top of a hill in a 800m long forest ride called airfield:

But here too, a vey warm welcome by the local Flygklubb for recharching in front of the hangar and having the rest in the clubhouse for the remaining night hours.

Next 07.07.2026 the lost day was recovered by an early flight to Umea (ESNU) low level along the shoreline – again with strong westwinds:

And after a welcome-media-ceremony and interviews during recharging and heavy rainshowers at Umea airport

the trip continued with a short jump over the finnish strait to Vaasa. The first flight over the gulf of Finland with a full electric aircraft. On board a „trust-bottle“ to be handed over from the mayor of Umea to the mayor of Vaasa in memoriam of the transfer of the first aircraft from Sweden to Finnland in 1918.

By that jump the MEST-Zone was left to the OEST – Zone.

Again a lot of TV- and Press-journalists welcomed the first electric flight from Sweden to Finnland at the Vaasa airport and after recharging D-MESO at parking position 1 at EFVA it went to sleep for a while (position 1 blocked by NOTAM).

In the morning of 08.07.26 at 08:30 Z take off towards the next destination EFHP Haapavesi, where a welcome-committee was already waiting.

Haapavesi was the first airfield ever with an AC11kW-Wallbox on the apron; temporarily installed yet in the hangar, but the stationary charging-station already in preparation, see below:

08.07.26 At our todays next station EFOU, Oulu we had a very warm welcome with Media and OAMK-members putting stickers on D-MESO.

Charging inside the future hangar of Elektra Trainer EPC OAMK

09.07.26 we made a short passenger flight northbound from Oulu to Pudasjärvi, EFPU and back in the evening; in the picture background you see Oulu-City.

Look what we saw there in Pudasjärvi:

10.07.2026 10:04Z arrival at the gravel-pist of Kuhmo EFKH, short before the SIA experimental event began.

We made some promotional demo flights there, recharched over night and reached our next target Varkaus EFVR 230 km southbound on 12072026 11:22 Z

After comfortable stay in Pihlas Resort, managed by the owner of the electrified Volvo-oldtimer, the next target was Lappeenranta EFLP 13072026 ATA 10:00Z

After recharging at the TWR-CEE-plug next leg was EFHV Hyvinkää via bad weather (low level above huge forests)

After ATA EFVH 13072026 14:16 Z we got a save charging-place in the hangar of the HYIK aeroclub near to various special aircraft: seaplanes, electric plane, ++

Many interested pilots came to get demo-flights with Elektra Trainer even if (or because) there was already the other electric aircraft (Pipistrel Alfa) available:

On 14072026 nine demoflights have been performed in EFHV; thanks to the local aeroclub we could sleep in the clubhouse and feel at home like many German gliders.

The way home began 15072026 at 07:15Z via EDPR (Redstone), where the mayor of the city and the director regional development welcomed us. We got a bag with greetings to the mayor of Tartu and carried it with us on the crossing of Baltic sea to EETU (Tartu) alongside the FIR-boundary St. Petersburg:

At the edge of the FIR-zones a warship was patrolling many freight cargo ships:

None of the forecasted spoofing of the GNSS-signals was recognized in the Baltic region up to now, even if messages from aeroclub-pilots at EFLP were reporting those. In the daily NOTAMS such warnings appeared recently.

Lot of media and the director of the Lennuakadeemia as well as members of the University and aeroclub were present at the arrival in Tartu (EETU) . D-MESO appeared in the evening-TV-news. In the meantime a nice boat-tour organised by the Akadeemia was made:

From Tartu (EETU) the North-Circuit2026 jumped via southern Estonia alongside Riga to EVAD in the afternoon of 16.07.2026:

where D-MESO was in good neighborhood for charging, performing a short demo-flight with the local organisator Arnis and for resting over night in the most modern aircraft environment, seen up to now:

The next long leg on 17.07.2026 should have ended in EYMM (Sasnava), but due to headwind and activated restricted areas a safety landing was performed at EYKS (Kaunas) and after short recharging the restricted area being surrounded. Sasvana is a very nice and busy airfield with a lot of parachuters and AN2s.

Unfortunately the hot weather and the double charging at that day led to hot batteries, which refused to continue charging (t_max=50°). That again demonstrated the reason, why in further series production we switch to the most modern cell types available on the market and pack the batteries by our own.
Combined with the bad weather-forecast for 18.07. the further North-Circuit steps may be delayed therefore. Let’s wait and see!

The stay in the rooms of the aeroclub Marizone was nearly like in a hotel. Thanks to my own precautions the self made simple breakfast was secured, too:

The initial plan, to reach EPOD (Dajtkik) from EYMM (Sasnava) in the early morning of 18072026 failed due to the forecasted thunderstorms. Nevertheless I tried to reach at least the alternate EPKE (Ketrzyn). But 4 minutes before EPKE (at reporting point ECHO) I had to turn back because the airfiled was completely covered by a huge thunderstorm. On the final 18 of the small grass-strip EDGM (Gizycko-Mazury Residence) nearby I recognized, that nearly no infrastructure was visible besides the grass strip, only residence houses in the vincinity. Therefore I decided to abort the landing there and fly back to the 2nd alternate EPZW (Zawiszyn), where charging infrastructure had been verified beforehand. With less than 20% capacity the landing with strong sidewind-component was successfully managed at 13:25 UTC. No further flight on this evening possible due to rain and low clouds.
The D-MESO got a safe charging-place inside the modern hangar.

The airfield EPZW belongs to the historic „Gut Catharinenhof“, being completely refurbished by the owner in 2000 and serving me as first-class residence.

19.07.2026 was planned to reach Berlin. The first step to EPOD (Dajtki) went fine.

But the weather made further planning obsolet, again. Instead of reaching EPPI (Pila) a safety landing due to rain / headwind was necessary at EPPS (Smilowo) 5 min before EPPI. Nobody there on this nice company-airfield on Sunday. No contact by tel. No visible CEE-sockets, taxiway obstructed by mini-tank and stone stelae, which i had to remove first.

Fortunately a lonely CEE64A-socket at the antenna mast was accessible with my own adapter, so I could charge 20℅ on top, take off again and pass over to EPPI (Pila). No time left at that day to recharge completely and to continue to EDDB.

In EPPI a flat rear tire was detected and the weather app forecasted a new frontline on 20.07.2026 with rain, strong winds, low ceiling and thunderstorms. Decision to stay a further night was easily taken and necessary actions assisted by aeroclub be performed (thanks to the spare tube taken along). SAFETY FIRST

Comfortable room for three, now waiting at EPPI for the acceptable weather:

21.07.2026 The trip to EDDB (Berlin) was heavy work due to strong wind and thermals/turbulence. Finally welcome at position E05 on the big BER-apron by BER-management and media and a 44m long (oversized & heavy) CEE16-cable.

After recharging 34 kWh with 6,4kW the next target was EDQM today, where the „E-Flugstrecke“-charging station was already prepared and reserved for us:

Thenafter the remaining 4 stations of the „E-Flugstrecke Bayern“ were visited one after the other. Each with local TV-/Press- Interviews and short recharging. EDMS with its preliminary charging station:

EDML pictures and videos can be downloaded at BR-mediathek.

EDMA provided access to its preliminary „E-Flugstrecke“-charging station, too:

At the end of the Nort-Circuit 2026 a warm welcome with „Dorf Musik“, the CEO of EDMK, the mayor of Durach in Kempten-Durach and many spectators:

Major statements concerning the North-Circuit2026:
# the Elektra Trainer demonstrated, that long navigational trips can easily be performed by small electric aircraft already now, if they are designed properly.
# the Elektra-Solar company-decision to use existing EU-standards of electric power supply/charging-stations and onboard-chargers enables airfields to provide the charging infrastructure being required by small electric aircraft without expensive investment, already.
# The decision to carry long cables, all kind of CEE-adapters and the mobile wallbox onboard enabled Elektra Trainer to be recharged everywhere as long as electric power is available.
# All visitors on the airfields of the tour were impressed by the low noise-level, the high performance and the easy ground-handling/recharging of Elektra Trainer.
# The extremly low direct operating costs of Elektra Trainer surprised every pilot.
# Flying with an electric aircraft is no stress, if properly planned like in electric cars. The pilot could enjoy the beautifull landscape of the different countries, while navigating and controlling all aircraft parameters.
# Wind an rain are no obstacles to electric flight, provided VMC prevail.
# Flying electric is the correct answer to protect the climate and avoid noise.
# The friendly welcome and helpfulness of the fellow aviators at all airfields was impressive.

Historic Records Set for Electric UL Aircraft

• First Baltic Sea Crossing: From Barth (EDBH) to Eslöv (ESME), covering 215 km.
• Longest Flight in Sweden: From Storvik/Lemstanas to Myran (279 km).
• Kvarken Sea Crossing: Replicated the historic 1918 flight path from Umeå (ESNU) to Vaasa (EFVA) across open sea (123 km).
• Gulf of Finland Crossing: Flown directly from Pyhtää to Tartu (270 km).

More details hereinbelow in the links to media reports of TV, Radio, Press, Books.

Allgäu-Airport Memmingen, Germany:
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/uwe-n-0b560a96_elektra-trainer-elektra-activity-7473109297854611457-OYKX
Herzogenaurach, Germany:
# https://www.infranken.de/lk/gem/bamberg/elektroflugzeug-auf-dem-weg-nach-finnland-art-6381852
Magdeburg-Cochstedt, Germany:
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/von-den-alpen-%C3%BCber-cochstedt-bis-nach-finnland-ugcPost-7478874407784886272-mCEk/?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAIqNggB0TdSOaBX1WWjXOppWQiQFKXPPQw&utm_campaign=share_via
Hultsfred, Schweden
# https://aopa.se/forsta-elflygplanet-har-landat-i-hultsfred/
# https://www.dagensvimmerby.se/nyheter/e/321563/forsta-eldrivna-planet-har-landat-pa-hultsfreds-flygplats-jattekul/
Eskilstuna, Schweden:
# https://www.cyberphoto.se/bloggen/2026/6/se-elflygplanet-elektra-trainer-over-sverige-den-3-6-juli
Storvik, Schweden:
# https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/gavleborg/elflygplan-landade-for-forsta-gangen-i-storvik
UMEA, Schweden:
# Historiskt elflyg landade i Umeå
# https://www.kvarken.org/en/crossing-the-kvarken-on-electric-power-a-first/
Vaasa, Finland:
# https://yle.fi/a/74-20233453
# https://yle.fi/a/7-10101702
# https://www.facebook.com/groups/387746445121/posts/10175235430190122/
Haapavesi, Finland
# https://www.haapavesi-lehti.fi/artikkeli/sahkolentokone-ja-sen-lentaja-saivat-hyvan-vastaanoton-katso-video
Oulu, Finland
# https://oamk.fi/en/projects/saihke/north-circuit-aerial-tour/
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raphaelgiesecke_elektra-trainer-north-activity-7480718313371668481-dYu8
Pudasjärvi, Finland
# https://www.pudasjarvi.fi/tapahtuma/sahkolentokone-saapuu-pudasjarvelle/
Kuhmo, Finnland:
# https://www.flyfinland.fi/view/59473/
Varkaus, Finland:
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pihlasresort_pihlasresort-airspacefinland-electricaviation-activity-7482481155364118528-gAJQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAIqNggB0TdSOaBX1WWjXOppWQiQFKXPPQw
Lappeenranta, Finland:
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/most-advanced-electric-aircraft-of-europe-ugcPost-7482736999779708928-rEpo?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAIqNggB0TdSOaBX1WWjXOppWQiQFKXPPQw&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=whatsapp
# https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dake3GIjisK/?igsh=eWlqdDM2cG5hdW4z
# https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da48RnUzXtV/
Hyvinkää, Finland
# https://www.tiktok.com/@aamuposti/video/7663004493537381634
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da3PAP0gW68/
Redstone-Aero, Finland
# https://www.instagram.com/p/Daz8EE3CoHw/
Tartu, Estonia:
# https://travelblog.lv/the-first-all-electric-aircraft-arrived-in-tartu/
# https://www.imago-images.de/st/0861805909?searchID=963fd343-6e25-4db1-8997-b974899131eb
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raphaelgiesecke_elektra-trainer-north-activity-7482874804304297984-VNBW
# https://www.instagram.com/p/DbAWrJoAahd/
# https://news.err.ee/1610078716/a-first-for-estonia-fully-electric-aircraft-lands-at-tartu-airport
# https://www.instagram.com/p/DbAWrJoAahd/
Berlin, Germany:
# https://corporate.berlin-airport.de/de/unternehmen-presse/corporate-news/2026-07-21-e-flugzeug.html
# https://www.instagram.com/p/DbDuloSF8Mq/?img_index=2&igsh=azUwNnhhbHhpMXky
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/an-electric-premiere-at-ber-today-ugcPost-7485339570058907649-0qhV?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAIqNggB0TdSOaBX1WWjXOppWQiQFKXPPQw&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=whatsapp
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elektra-solar_fia2026-elektra-trainer-activity-7485713393807618050-evdE
Hof-PLauen:
# https://www.tvo.de/mediathek/video/erstes-elektroflugzeug-auf-hof-plauen-gelandet-zukunft-der-luftfahrt-nimmt-fahrt-auf/
# https://vogtlandstreicher.de/top-story/5-600-kilometer-von-steckdose-zu-steckdose-was-uwe-nortmanns-elektroflug-ueber-hofs-zukunft-verraet/
# https://www.idowa.de/regionen/straubing-bogen/straubing/elektrischer-rekordflug-mit-5600-kilometern-landet-in-straubing-art-406378
# https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGTWY0o5W5/
Straubing:
# https://www.idowa.de/regionen/straubing-bogen/straubing/elektrischer-rekordflug-mit-5600-kilometern-landet-in-straubing-art-406378
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGqhnxDPsK/
Landshut:
#
Augsburg:
#
Kempten:
# https://www.xn--allgu-jra.tv/mediathek/video/allgaeu-tv-nachrichten-donnerstag-23-juli-2026 ab12:30min

Social-Media-Beiträge:
# https://oamk.fi/en/projects/saihke/north-circuit-aerial-tour/
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/calin-gologan-b741b610_north-circuit2026-activity-7478519572426395648-hjxw
# https://www.facebook.com/groups/387746445121/posts/10175235430190122/
# https://www.facebook.com/groups/ilmailuryhma/posts/35029921053318593/
# https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dake3GIjisK/
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raphaelgiesecke_north-circuit-tour-activity-7486336601086930944-LjKD
# https://www.linkedin.com/posts/calin-gologan-b741b610_north-circuit2026-activity-7486712024689913857-4AFP
# https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da48RnUzXtV/
# https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW1iwMKDJy4/

Sonstige:
# https://www.fliegermagazin.de/termine/elektroflug-finnland-und-zurueck/
# https://www.airliners.de/elektra-trainer-legt-rundflug-nordfinnland-5600-kilometer-ueck/89224
#https://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/5600_kilometrin_pituinen_north_circuit_2026_tuo_electra_trainer_s_hk_lentokoneen
# https://zwack.org/uwe-nortmann-north-circuit-2026-elektra-trainer/
# Vesterbottens-Kuriren (Sweden): Historisk elflygning från Alperna till Arktis: ”Jag har batterier i stället för passagerare”
# Ilkka-Pohjalainen (Finland): Sähkölentokone ylitti ensimmäistä kertaa Merenkurkun – “ ­Miet­ti­kää, mitä ta­pah­tuu 15 vuoden ku­lut­tua”
# Ilkka-Pohjalainen (Finland): Yksi lensi yli Merenkurkun
# Yle Pohjanmaa (Finland): Historiallinen lento: sertifioitu sähkölentokone ylitti avomeren
# Yle News (Finland): Electric aircraft makes historic flight from Sweden to Finland
# Yle Pohjanmaa (Finland): Erikoistutkija Timo Hyvönen kertoo Oamkin sähköisen lentämisen kiertueesta.
# Lentoposti (Finland): Elektra Trainer saapui Vaasaan – sähkölentokoneen 5600 km lentomatka edelleen lähes aikataulussa
# Keskipohjanmaa (Finland): Sähkölentokone kävi Haapavedellä, lentäjä yllättyi vastaanotosta – Katso video
# Iijokiseutu (Finland): Säh­kö­len­to­lii­ken­teel­le Pu­das­jär­vel­lä hyvät edel­ly­tyk­set – Am­mat­ti­kor­kean tes­ti­ko­ne herätti huo­mio­ta ken­täl­lä
# Kainuun Sanomat (Finland): Fly In lennähtää jälleen Kuhmoon – sähkölentokone tulee Saksasta asti
# Kuhmolainen (Finland): Tulevaisuus tuli Kuhmoon sähkölentokoneen siivin
# Yle Kainuu (Finland): Kuhmon lentokentän kiitorata sai pidennyksen, päällystystä pitää vielä odottaa
# Joroisten lehti / Savon Sanomat (Finland): Joroisissa tehtiin savolaista ilmailuhistoriaa
# Kymen Sanomat (Finland): Sähkölentokone laskeutui ensimmäistä kertaa Pyhtäälle

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