# Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ / EDDP) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LEJ / EDDP - Type: Large airport - Operator: Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH - Serves: Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany - Opened: 1927 - Elevation: 142 m / 465 ft - Coordinates: 51.4207, 12.2327 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft - Passengers: 2,111,512 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin - Website: https://www.mdf-ag.com/reisende-und-besucher/flughafen-leipzig-halle/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig/Halle_Airport (37 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668382 - Weather station: EDDP · WMO 10469 - Ident: EDDP ## Timeline - 1927: Leipzig/Halle Airport opens. - 1 Sep 1975: Interflug Flight 1107. 27 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08L/26R | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 086° / 266° | yes | | 08R/26L | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 60 m / 198 ft | Concrete | 086° / 266° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 2,294,944 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 2,303,984 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 2,176,580 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 2,347,318 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 2,554,866 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 2,605,651 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 525,991 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 663,151 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 1,549,494 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 2,093,452 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 2,195,121 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 2,111,512 | Eurostat | ## Routes 18 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 301 km / 187 mi · Lufthansa - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 482 km / 300 mi · Austrian Airlines - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,510 km / 938 mi · Eurowings - [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 2,093 km / 1,301 mi · SunExpress - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,179 km / 1,354 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,246 km / 2,017 mi · Air Cairo, BH Air ### Seasonal (14) - [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,442 km / 896 mi · Marabu Airlines - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,510 km / 938 mi · Marabu Airlines - [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,746 km / 1,085 mi · Nouvelair - [DJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttj.md) Djerba Zarzis International Airport · Tunisia · 1,955 km / 1,215 mi · Nouvelair - [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 1,989 km / 1,236 mi · AJet - [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,005 km / 1,246 mi · Marabu Airlines - [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,006 km / 1,246 mi · Marabu Airlines - [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,065 km / 1,283 mi · Marabu Airlines - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,088 km / 1,297 mi · Marabu Airlines - [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 3,136 km / 1,949 mi · Marabu Airlines - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,246 km / 2,017 mi · Marabu Airlines - [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 3,351 km / 2,082 mi · Marabu Airlines - [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,482 km / 2,164 mi · Marabu Airlines - [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,537 km / 2,198 mi · Marabu Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LEJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - 3S [AeroLogic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerologic) - Q7 [DHL Air Austria](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-air-austria) - QY [European Air Transport Leipzig](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/european-air-transport-leipzig) ### Passenger (10) - DI [Marabu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/marabu-airlines) · 11 · seasonal - BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 2 · seasonal - XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 2 - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 - TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1 · seasonal - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 - 8H [BH Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bh-air) · 1 - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [European Air Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/european-air-transport). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.1M (2025) | #558 of 3,974 | #150 in Europe | #15 in DE | | Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =46 in Europe | #8 in DE | | Elevation | 142 m / 465 ft | =27,762 of 43,403 | =2,890 in Europe | #511 in DE | | Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =204 in Europe | =35 in DE | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =20 in DE | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | MUNCHEN RADAR | 124.175 | | ATIS | ATIS | 123.950 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | INFO | MUNCHEN INFO | 125.800 | | TWR | TWR | 121.100 | ## Nearby airports - [AOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edac.md) Leipzig–Altenburg Airport · 52 km / 33 mi - [EDUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eduz.md) Zerbst Airfield · 65 km / 40 mi - [ETSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etsh.md) Holzdorf Air Base · 75 km / 47 mi - [ERF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edde.md) Erfurt-Weimar Airport · 101 km / 63 mi - [DRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddc.md) Dresden Airport · 111 km / 69 mi - [HOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edqm.md) Hof-Plauen Airport · 129 km / 80 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Leipzig/Halle Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leipzig/Halle_Airport&oldid=1373122911), revision of 4 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp/data