LEJ

Leipzig/Halle Airport

ICAO EDDP51.4207°N 12.2327°E142 m / 465 ftLarge airport
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Leipzig/Halle Airport (IATA: LEJ, ICAO: EDDP) is a large airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany. It opened in 1927. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It is operated by Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH. In 2025 it handled 2.1 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1927–1975
1927
OpenedLeipzig/Halle Airport opens.
01 SEP 1975
DisasterInterflug Flight 1107.27 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
ZentralterminalGATFlugsteigTerminal BMall
08L/26R086° / 266° · LIT
LENGTH3,600 m11,811 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEConcrete
08R/26L086° / 266° · LIT
LENGTH3,600 m11,811 ftWIDTH60 m198 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
2.3M
2.3M
2.2M
2.3M
2.6M
2.6M
526K
663K
1.5M
2.1M
2.2M
2.1M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

18 destinations · 8 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 301 km / 187 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 482 km / 300 miPMI · Palma de Mallorca Airport · 1,510 km / 938 miDLM · Dalaman International Airport · 2,093 km / 1,301 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 2,179 km / 1,354 miHRG · Hurghada International Airport · 3,246 km / 2,017 miCFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 1,442 km / 896 miMIR · Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · 1,746 km / 1,085 miDJE · Djerba Zarzis International Airport · 1,955 km / 1,215 miBJV · Milas Bodrum International Airport · 1,989 km / 1,236 miKGS · Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · 2,005 km / 1,246 miCHQ · Chania International Airport · 2,006 km / 1,246 miHER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · 2,065 km / 1,283 miRHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 2,088 km / 1,297 miFNC · Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · 3,136 km / 1,949 miFUE · Fuerteventura Airport · 3,351 km / 2,082 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 3,482 km / 2,164 miTFS · Tenerife Sur Airport · 3,537 km / 2,198 miTFSHRGFNCAYTHERKGSDJEMIRPMICFUVIEFRAFUEDLMLPARHOCHQBJVLEJ
Seasonal14
CFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Marabu Airlines1,442 km896 miPMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Marabu Airlines1,510 km938 miMIRMonastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportTunisia · Nouvelair1,746 km1,085 miDJEDjerba Zarzis International AirportTunisia · Nouvelair1,955 km1,215 miBJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · AJet1,989 km1,236 miKGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Marabu Airlines2,005 km1,246 miCHQChania International AirportGreece · Marabu Airlines2,006 km1,246 miHERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Marabu Airlines2,065 km1,283 miRHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Marabu Airlines2,088 km1,297 miFNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Marabu Airlines3,136 km1,949 miHRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Marabu Airlines3,246 km2,017 miFUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Marabu Airlines3,351 km2,082 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Marabu Airlines3,482 km2,164 miTFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Marabu Airlines3,537 km2,198 mi
Most destinationsMarabu Airlines 11SunExpress 2Nouvelair 2Lufthansa 1Austrian Airlines 1Eurowings 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from LEJ. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Leipzig/Halle Airport” (revision of 4 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.1M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#558of 3,974 · #150 Europe · #15 DELongest runway3,600 m11,811 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=383of 29,823 · =46 Europe · #8 DEElevation142 m465 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=27,732of 43,341 · =2,888 Europe · #511 DEAgeOpened 19272026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=280of 15,079 · =204 Europe · =35 DERunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =134 Europe · =20 DE
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPMUNCHEN RADAR124.175
ATISATIS123.950
GNDGND121.800
INFOMUNCHEN INFO125.800
TWRTWR121.100