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Leipzig/Halle Airport

Airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany

Field	Value
name	Leipzig/Halle Airport
nativename	Flughafen Leipzig/Halle
image	Leipzig-Halle Airport Logo.svg
image-width	250
image2	Leipzig-Halle Airport Check-in.jpg
image2-width	250
IATA	LEJ
ICAO	EDDP
pushpin_map	Germany Saxony
pushpin_map_caption	Location of airport in Saxony
pushpin_label	LEJ/EDDP
pushpin_label_position	right
type	Public
owner	Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG
operator	Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH
city-served	{{ubl	class=nowrap
location	Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany
opened
hub	{{ubl	class=nowrap
Amazon Air<ref>{{Cite web	url	https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/05/amazon-launches-its-first-amazon-air-regional-hub-in-europe/	title=Amazon launches its first Amazon Air regional hub in Europe	date=5 November 2020 }}
Antonov Airlines<ref name	"airliners.de"
operating_base
elevation-f	470
elevation-m	143
coordinates
website	mdf-ag.com
metric-rwy	Yes
r1-number	08L/26R
r1-length-f	11,811
r1-length-m	3,600
r1-surface	Concrete
r2-number	08R/26L
r2-length-f	11,811
r2-length-m	3,600
r2-surface	Concrete
stat-year	2024
stat1-header	Passengers
stat1-data	2,200,981 +4,7%
stat2-header	Aircraft movements
stat2-data	76,827 -4,6%
stat3-header	Cargo (metric tons)
stat3-data	1,383,319 -0,6%
footnotes	Sources: Statistics at ADV.,
AIP at German air traffic control,
Eurostat.

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Leipzig/Halle Airport is an international airport located in Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, and serves both Leipzig, Saxony, and Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. It is a state-owned enterprise and allows 24 hour take off and landing for cargo flights. It is notable for having the highest number of freight-only movements (arrivals and departures) in the entirety of the European Union.

In terms of cargo traffic, as of 2024 the airport was the second-busiest in Germany after Frankfurt Airport, and the fourth-busiest in Europe, having handled 1,383,319 metric tonnes of cargo. It is Germany's 12th largest airport by passengers and handled more than 2.19 million passengers in 2024 mainly with flights to European leisure destinations. The airport serves as the main European hub for DHL Aviation and the main hub for AeroLogic. This coincides with a notably higher number of pure freight flights despite a lower number of total freight mass than other airports, pointing at a combination of less cargo carried on passenger flights and smaller cargo flights. Military installations have also been built at the airport for NATO and EU military aircraft.

History

Early years

The airport was built new from the ground up at a location between Halle and Leipzig from 1926 and opened in 1927.

The airport structures were expanded in the 1930s, including a restaurant. A new terminal was added in 1936/1937, built in the then-widespread Nazi style. At the beginning of World War II, the airport was the fourth in the country for commercial traffic, with more than 40 takeoffs per day. This ended competely during the war, as the airport was entirely taken by the Luftwaffe and used only for military purposes. On April 16, 1944, it was bombed and mostly destroyed by Allied planes.

During the early years of the German Democratic Republic, the airport was rebuilt though used exclusively as an industrial airport. In 1957-1960 a new, 2500 m-long runway was added as part of plans of commercial air traffic in the country, but traffic in Leipzig remained scarce. Starting from 1963, twice a year the airport was used as the seat of the Leipzig Trade Fair, with regular service from the state's flag carrier Interflug; the structures, however, were dismantled after the fair's end, and only in 1968 a more modern terminal was built. In 1972, for the first time, the airport operated for the whole year.

On 18 March 1986, Air France flew a Concorde to the airport, to coincide with the Leipzig Trade Fair. Two days later British Airways also flew a Concorde to Leipzig/Halle. In the following years, both airlines operated Concorde flights from Paris and London when the trade fair was held in Leipzig. By 1988, traffic had doubled from 1972, reaching some 550,000 passengers per year. The terminal was enlarged including a new immigration hall, completed in 1984. The following year the departure hall was also upgraded.

In 1991, after the Unification of Germany, the current Terminal A was modernized. In 1992 for the first time year's passengers reached 1,000,000. Works for a new Terminal B were completed in 1996, and a new 3,500 m-long runway was added starting from 1998, being completed by 2003. A new control tower was inaugurated in 2000.

Development since 2000

Despite its name, the airport is located in the town of Schkeuditz, Nordsachsen. A deal between the city of Leipzig and the Landkreis Delitzsch led to a land exchange. In 2007, Leipzig received land outside the airport while ownership of the airport land was transferred to Delitzsch. The District of Delitzsch, which by now has merged to become part of Landkreis Nordsachsen, owns and claims taxes from the grounds and commercial interest from the airport.

In early 2008, DHL Aviation moved its European hub from Brussels Airport to Leipzig/Halle, leading to a significant increase in cargo traffic at the airport. Leipzig bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and the airport was modernised as a result, even though London was eventually awarded the games.

In spring 2013, Ryanair announced the start of operations to Leipzig/Halle on six routes. However, one year later all of them except the flights to London–Stansted were terminated. In February 2015, Etihad Regional announced the immediate termination of all their Leipzig/Halle operations which had started only two years earlier, due to changes to their operational concept. All three routes were shut down while two newly announced ones did not start.

In September 2016, Pakistan International Airlines announced plans to replace Manchester on their Islamabad - Manchester - New York City route with Leipzig/Halle in 2017 to lower operational costs and save time. As the airline holds Fifth Freedom rights, this would have been Leipzig/Halle's first passenger service to the United States. In October 2017, the airline announced it would end all routes to the United States, so plans to use Leipzig as a layover to New York-JFK never came to be.

In October 2016, DHL inaugurated a major expansion to its freight facilities at the airport. Two new cargo terminals increased handling capacity by 50 percent.

As of April 2018, the largest passenger airline at Leipzig/Halle Airport measured by weekly departures is Condor with 55 outgoing flights per week. For this purpose, three Airbus A321 aircraft are stationed at the airport. The second-largest airline was Small Planet Airlines (Germany) with 18 outgoing flights per week. The airline stationed an Airbus A320 aircraft to serve several leisure destinations for TUI Group. It was followed by SunExpress Deutschland which operated 15 weekly departures and stationed for this a Boeing 737 aircraft at the airport.

In August 2018, DHL announced further expansion of its facilities at the airport. Beside an enlargement of the apron, a new pilot training center was also planned. The number of employees was to increase from 5700 to 6000. At the same time, EAT Leipzig announced that they would add five used Airbus A330 freighters to their fleet, for a total of 36 aircraft. Also in August 2018, the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group announced plans to launch a new German freight subsidiary based at the airport. As of 2021, there were up to 170 nighttime take offs and landings for cargo operations.

In 2018, the airport holding and DHL extended an agreement for the latter to maintain a freight hub in Leipzig/Halle until at least 2019.

In October 2024, Ryanair announced the termination of all routes at three German airports including Leipzig/Halle, citing high operational costs. In October 2025, Condor announced the closure of its base at the airport with immediate effect, handing over a downsized network to sister carrier Marabu.

Facilities

Terminal

The modern airport terminal structure extends over the adjacent motorway and railway. It integrates the main car park as well as the check-in-facilities and is connected to a pier equipped with six jet bridges as well as several apron stands. Due to its compact design, it provides short walking distances. The airport terminal has immigration facilities for international flights but no international transfer area.

Runways

The airport has two runways. Terminal access is south of the railway. Runway 08L/26R runs parallel to the road north of the railway, requiring aircraft to taxi on a bridge over the tracks and roads.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Leipzig/Halle Airport:

Cargo

| AeroLogic | Bahrain, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bengaluru, Brussels, Cincinnati, Delhi, Dubai–International, East Midlands, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Mumbai, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Stavanger, Tokyo–Narita | Amazon Air | Milan–Malpensa | DHL Aviation | Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Belgrade, Bengaluru, Bologna, Bratislava, Brno, Brussels, Budapest, Cincinnati, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Delhi, Dubai–International, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Gdańsk, Geneva, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Katowice, Linz, Ljubljana, London–Heathrow, London–Luton, Los Angeles, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Nantes, New York–JFK, Oslo, Ostrava, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Rome–Ciampino, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Shannon, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Treviso, Turku, Vilnius, Vitoria, Warsaw–Chopin | MNG Airlines | Istanbul, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen

Military

Some US airlines have flown to Leipzig/Halle on behalf of the US Department of Defense, to bring US Army troops and US Marines to Afghanistan and Iraq. Leipzig/Halle is used as a technical stop for refueling on these flights. They do not appear at any official timetable. Marines and soldiers flown via Leipzig/Halle are listed as transit passengers in its traffic statistics. Military charter flights are also operated via Leipzig/Halle, e. g. on behalf of the NATO.

Statistics

General plan of the airport

Concourse connecting the check-in and airside areas

Passengers	Movements	Freight (in t)	1990
274,878	9,549	366
634,424	26,089	4,372
1,073,378	42,960	8,611
1,521,436	48,510	17,482
1,901,797	52,590	23,189
2,104,822	53,807	25,225
2,186,649	50,298	22,410
2,248,852	47,284	17,220
2,108,779	43,778	12,866
2,162,769	47,944	15,220
2,288,931	47,030	17,086
2,185,130	42,408	15,799
1,988,854	41,209	16,882
1,955,070	40,303	17.559
2,041,046	39,316	12,575
2,127,895	37,905	15,641
2,348,011	42,417	29,330
2,723,000	50,972	101,364
2,462,256	59,924	442,453
2,421,382	60,150	524,082
2,348,597	62,247	663,024
2,266,743	64,097	760,344
2,286,151	62,688	863,665
2,240,860	61,668	887,101
2,331,399	63,569	910,708
2,321,975	65,061	988,240
2,192,145	64,492		1,052,372
2,365,141	69,815		1,138,477
2,571,119	79,218		1,221,429
2,618,772	78,980		1,238,343
530,221	64,483	1,383,485
667,784	76,104	1,591,618
1,558,602	80,902	1,510,575
2,101,425	80,536	1,393,747
2,200,981	76,827	1,383,319
Source: Leipzig/Halle Airport Traffic statistics

Ground transportation

Train

Leipzig/Halle Airport railway station is located directly under the passenger terminal and has Intercity connections on the Dresden-Magdeburg-Hanover-Cologne route. Two lines of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland connect directly to Leipzig and Halle, and onwards to Altenburg and Zwickau with connections to most parts of Central Germany.

Car

The airport is connected to two motorways: the A14 connecting to Dresden (130 km), Halle (20 km) and Magdeburg (130 km), and the A9 connecting to Munich (430 km), Nuremberg (280 km), and Berlin (180 km).

Coach

Flixbus connects in both directions twice per day to Dresden, Göttingen, and Kassel and once per day to Dortmund and Cologne.

In popular culture

The airport's facilities have been featured in major films and TV shows during recent years:

In December 2004, Leipzig/Halle Airport was a filming location for Flightplan starring Jodie Foster and Peter Sarsgaard. According to the film, Jodie Foster's flight departs from Berlin but all shots showing Berlin's supposed airport were actually taken at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
In 2010, the check-in area of Leipzig/Halle was a filming location for Unknown starring Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger.
The airport's terminal and apron were featured heavily in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's live-action film Captain America: Civil War (2016). Branded equipment featuring the airport's logo was shown several times during the scenes.
The airport's hallway between the check-in area and the public departure/arrival area was featured in the Netflix series Inventing Anna, which tells the story of Anna Sorokin. In the series, an American journalist flies to Berlin to conduct research on Anna's upbringing for her next article but all airport scenes were shot at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 September 1975, Interflug Flight 1107 crashed on approach to the airport when the Tupolev TU-134 descended too quickly, not following the proper approach path, while the crew failed to monitor their altitude, leading to a CFIT. 27 of the 34 people on board perished.

Criticism

The airport is owned by the Mitteldeutsche Flughafen Holding AG, a state-owned enterprise. According to public records for 2005 to 2014, its operating losses totalled almost 570 million € and from 2000 to 2020 they were 800 million €. The main reason for the losses have been take-off and landing fees, which do not cover operating costs. DHL has been profiting from these low prices; its particular subsidy DHL-Hub Leipzig GmbH does not publish its own figures, but as part of the DHL Express division, it has been making profits for many years, with 2.04 billion in 2019 alone.

Residents in the Saale district have been complaining about the noise pollution for years and have been asking to adapt start and landing fees, pricing up night flights.

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