Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (German: Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt) (IATA: PAD, ICAO: EDLP) is a minor international airport in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. While the name implies a location within the city of Paderborn or the town of Lippstadt, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around 18 km (11 mi) from Paderborn city centre. It mainly serves flights to European leisure destinations.

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Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH
ServesPaderborn and Lippstadt
LocationBüren, Germany
Elevation AMSL699 ft / 213 m
Coordinates51°36′55″N 008°37′02″E
Websiteairport-paderborn.com
Map
PAD
Location of Airport in North Rhine-Westphalia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 7,169 2,180 Asphalt

History

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opened in 1971.

The terminal offers several facilities for travelers: travel agencies, a restaurant, shops, car rental agencies and a visitors deck. The apron features five stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 of which three are equipped with jet bridges. There are also several stands for smaller general aviation aircraft.

A conference centre with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006. An industrial park with several companies is located in the close vicinity. In 2010, 1.03 million passed through the airport. Ever since, passenger numbers have been decreasing. In September 2015, German leisure airline Condor announced the termination of all operations at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport. All ten year-round and seasonal routes to destinations around the Mediterranean ceased by 26 October 2015.[1]

In January 2019, Adria Airways announced it would end its shortlived operations at the airport which consisted of routes to London (which already ceased in late 2018), Vienna and Zürich.[2] In October 2019, Lufthansa announced the termination of their route to Frankfurt Airport by March 2020, leaving Paderborn/Lippstadt with a sole hub connection to Munich Airport.[3]

In August 2020, the airport company announced its intention to file for insolvency while maintaining business operations in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport:[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Corendon Airlines Antalya
Seasonal: Heraklion
Eurowings Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Lufthansa Munich (suspended)[6]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal: Antalya

The nearest larger international airport is Dortmund Airport approx. 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the west.

Statistics
Aerial overview of Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
Passengers
2008 1,137,043
2009 983,706
2010 1,028,301
2011 974,775
2012 873,244
2013 794,889
2014 760,044
2015 771,749
2016 706,268
2017 738,474
2018 736,158
2019 693,404
Source: ADV[7]

Ground transportation

The airport is located next to the Autobahn A 44 (exit Büren) and can also be reached via Autobahn A 33 (exit Salzkotten). There is a bus shuttle from the main station in Paderborn.[8]

See also

References
  1. airliners.de - "Condor leaves Paderborn Lippstadt Airport" (German) 29 September 2015
  2. "Paderborn announces route termination for Adria" 1 February 2019
  3. nw.de - "Lufthansa terminates Paderborn-Frankfurt connection" (German) 4 November 2019
  4. airliners.de (German) 28 August 2020
  5. airport-pad.com - Flights (German) retrieved 26 September 2020
  6. nw.de 23 September 2020
  7. adv.aero - Download archive traffic statistics (German) retrieved 5 October 2017
  8. airport-pad.com - Getting here retrieved 5 October 2017

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