# Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL / EDLN)

**Mönchengladbach Airport** (IATA: MGL, ICAO: EDLN) is a medium airport in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 1955. It has one runway, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 34 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MGL / EDLN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Opened: 1955
- Elevation: 38 m / 125 ft
- Coordinates: 51.2303, 6.5044
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 m / 3,937 ft
- Passengers: 33,842 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: http://www.mgl.de/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nchengladbach_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33140
- Weather station: EDLN
- Ident: EDLN

## Timeline

- 1955: Mönchengladbach Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 129° / 309° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | 17,666 | Eurostat |
| 2003 | 320 | Eurostat |
| 2004 | 336 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 150 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 184 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 187 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 225 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 147 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 166 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 38,861 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 33,842 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [City-Flug](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/city-flug), [European Air Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/european-air-express), [Vibroair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vibroair).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 34K (2022) | #2,243 of 3,974 | #468 in Europe | #39 in DE |
| Longest runway | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | =10,151 of 29,858 | =1,163 in Europe | =100 in DE |
| Elevation | 38 m / 125 ft | =36,038 of 43,403 | =4,773 in Europe | =698 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =839 in Europe | =131 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | Moenchengladbach Ground / Rollkontrolle | 121.930 |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 129.875 |
| ATIS | Moenchengladbach ATIS (MHV) | 109.800 |
| TWR | Moenchengladbach Tower / Turm | 120.455 |
| Radar | Langen Radar | 128.555 |

## Nearby airports

- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [GKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etng.md) Geilenkirchen Air Base · 44 km / 27 mi
- [ETNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnn.md) Nörvenich Air Base · 46 km / 28 mi
- [NRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlv.md) Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [MST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehbk.md) Maastricht Aachen Airport · 62 km / 39 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/edln/data