# Kassel Airport (KSF / EDVK)

**Kassel Airport** (IATA: KSF, ICAO: EDVK) is a large airport in Calden, Hesse, Germany. It opened on 11 Jul 1970. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 116 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KSF / EDVK
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Hesse
- Serves: Calden, Hesse, Germany
- Opened: 11 Jul 1970
- Elevation: 250 m / 820 ft
- Coordinates: 51.4184, 9.3916
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 115,597 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: https://www.kassel-airport.de/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529143
- Weather station: EDVK · WMO 10436
- Ident: EDVK

## Timeline

- 11 Jul 1970: Kassel Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 363 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 276 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 322 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 257 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 265 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 61,020 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 49,154 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 63,918 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 131,817 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 120,712 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 37,544 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 115,597 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal (3)

- [GWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxw.md) Westerland Sylt Airport · Germany · 395 km / 245 mi · MHS Aviation
- [HDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edah.md) Heringsdorf Airport · Germany · 422 km / 262 mi · MHS Aviation
- [BZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipb.md) Bolzano Airport · Italy · 569 km / 354 mi · Sky Alps

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KSF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- M2 [MHS Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mhs-aviation) · 2 · seasonal
- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 116K (2022) | #1,756 of 3,974 | #372 in Europe | #26 in DE |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | =26 in DE |
| Elevation | 250 m / 820 ft | =20,953 of 43,403 | =1,785 in Europe | #409 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =1,103 in Europe | =217 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | LANGEN INFORMATION | 119.825 |
| RDR | BREMEN RADAR | 123.925 |
| TWR | KASSEL TOWER | 118.105 |
| ATIS | KASSEL ATIS | 129.205 |
| GND | KASSEL GROUND | 121.905 |

## Nearby airports

- [FRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethf.md) Fritzlar Army Airfield · 35 km / 21 mi
- [PAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlp.md) Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [BFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edli.md) Bielefeld Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [EIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edge.md) Eisenach-Kindel Airport · 89 km / 56 mi
- [ETHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ethb.md) Bückeburg Air Base · 98 km / 61 mi
- [ETNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnw.md) Wunstorf Air Base · 116 km / 72 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: “Kassel Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kassel_Airport&oldid=1371635695), revision of 27 Aug 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/edvk/data