# Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD / EDLP) **Paderborn Lippstadt Airport** (IATA: PAD, ICAO: EDLP) is a large airport in Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 10 Sep 1971. It has one runway, 2,180 m (7,152 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 709 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PAD / EDLP - Type: Large airport - Serves: Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Opened: 10 Sep 1971 - Elevation: 213 m / 699 ft - Coordinates: 51.6125, 8.6175 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,180 m / 7,152 ft - Passengers: 709,475 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin - Website: https://www.airport-pad.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderborn_Lippstadt_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q685536 - Weather station: EDLP · WMO 10426 - Ident: EDLP ## Timeline - 10 Sep 1971: Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 2,180 m / 7,152 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 057° / 237° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 757,125 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 765,031 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 685,607 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 723,658 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 730,311 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 690,396 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 91,352 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 126,019 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 497,793 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 719,632 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 814,813 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 709,475 | Eurostat | ## Routes 7 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,390 km / 1,485 mi · SunExpress ### Seasonal (5) - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,416 km / 880 mi · Eurowings, Ryanair - [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,646 km / 1,023 mi · Ryanair - [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,956 km / 1,215 mi · Ryanair - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,390 km / 1,485 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,438 km / 2,136 mi · Air Cairo ### Charter (1) - [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,373 km / 853 mi · Trade Air ### Seasonal charter (2) - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,416 km / 880 mi · Air Nostrum - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,284 km / 1,419 mi · Aegean Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PAD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3 · seasonal - A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal - YW [Air Nostrum](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-nostrum) · 1 · seasonal charter - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 - C3 [Trade Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trade-air) · 1 · charter Former hub of [City-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/city-air), [DIX Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dix-aviation), [Elbe Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/elbe-air), [Fairjets](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fairjets). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 709K (2025) | #956 of 3,974 | #226 in Europe | #19 in DE | | Longest runway | 2,180 m / 7,152 ft | #3,376 of 29,858 | #665 in Europe | #50 in DE | | Elevation | 213 m / 699 ft | =23,457 of 43,403 | =2,085 in Europe | =447 in DE | | Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =1,124 in Europe | =223 in DE | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | Paderborn ATIS | 125.730 | | GND | Paderborn Ground / Rollkontrolle | 121.930 | | AFIS | LANGEN INFORMATION | 129.875 | | OPS | DISPATCH | 130.425 | | RDR | LANGEN RADAR | 125.225 | | TWR | Paderborn Tower / Turm | 133.380 | ## Nearby airports - [BFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edli.md) Bielefeld Airport · 39 km / 25 mi - [KSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edvk.md) Kassel Airport · 58 km / 36 mi - [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · 70 km / 44 mi - [FRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethf.md) Fritzlar Army Airfield · 72 km / 45 mi - [ETHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethb.md) Bückeburg Air Base · 81 km / 50 mi - [FMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddg.md) Münster Osnabrück Airport · 86 km / 54 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: “Paderborn Lippstadt Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paderborn_Lippstadt_Airport&oldid=1365335488), revision of 21 Jul 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/edlp/data