# Essen-Mülheim Airport (ESS / EDLE)

**Essen-Mülheim Airport** (IATA: ESS, ICAO: EDLE) is a small airport in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 1925. It has one runway, 1,553 m (5,095 ft) long, asphalt. In 2010 it handled 196 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/edle

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESS / EDLE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Opened: 1925
- Elevation: 129 m / 424 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4023, 6.9373
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,553 m / 5,095 ft
- Passengers: 196 (2010)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: http://www.flughafen-essen-muelheim.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essen/M%C3%BClheim_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585059
- Weather station: EDDL · WMO 10400
- Ident: EDLE

## Timeline

- 1925: Essen-Mülheim Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,553 m / 5,095 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | 564 | Eurostat |
| 2003 | 370 | Eurostat |
| 2004 | 264 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 399 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 390 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 346 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 513 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 499 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 196 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- BID [Bin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bin-air)
- WH [WDL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wdl-aviation)

Former hub of [VHM Schul- und Charterflug](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vhm-schul-und-charterflug).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 196 (2010) | #3,572 of 3,974 | #728 in Europe | #54 in DE |
| Longest runway | 1,553 m / 5,095 ft | #6,162 of 29,858 | #944 in Europe | #72 in DE |
| Elevation | 129 m / 424 ft | =28,575 of 43,403 | =3,061 in Europe | #522 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1925 | =244 of 15,079 | =178 in Europe | =27 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 129.875 |
| INFO | Essen Muelheim Radio | 119.755 |

## Nearby airports

- [DE-0204](https://dromopedia.com/airports/de-0204.md) Meiersberg Airfield · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [DE-0178](https://dromopedia.com/airports/de-0178.md) Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field · 16 km / 10 mi
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [EDLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlk.md) Krefeld-Egelsberg Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [EDLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edld.md) Dinslaken-Schwarze Heide Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [DE-0176](https://dromopedia.com/airports/de-0176.md) Dorsten-Am Kanal Airfield · 29 km / 18 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)
- [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/edle/data