# Borkum Airport (BMK / EDWR)

**Borkum Airport** (IATA: BMK, ICAO: EDWR) is a small airport in Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It is operated by DB Station&Service. In 2010 it handled 25 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BMK / EDWR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: DB Station&Service
- Serves: Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 1 m / 3 ft
- Coordinates: 53.5964, 6.7092
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,000 m / 3,281 ft
- Passengers: 25 (2010)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: https://stadtwerke-borkum.de/flugplatz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borkum_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323384
- Weather station: EDWE · WMO 10200
- Ident: EDWR

## Timeline

- 1927: Borkum Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Asphalt | 128° / 308° | yes |
| 12/30 | 870 m / 2,854 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 118° / 298° |  |
| 05/23 | 810 m / 2,657 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 045° / 225° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | 75 | Eurostat |
| 2003 | 28 | Eurostat |
| 2004 | 53 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 6 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 13 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 6 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 30 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 6 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 25 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [EME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwe.md) Emden Airport · Germany · 41 km / 25 mi · OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- [OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ofd-ostfriesischer-flugdienst) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25 (2010) | =3,802 of 3,974 | =788 in Europe | #67 in DE |
| Longest runway | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | =13,636 of 29,858 | =1,429 in Europe | =146 in DE |
| Elevation | 1 m / 3 ft | =43,171 of 43,403 | =5,840 in Europe | =800 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =204 in Europe | =35 in DE |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =4 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 128.525 |
| INFO | Borken Radio | 121.210 |

## Nearby airports

- [JUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwj.md) Juist Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [NOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edws.md) Norden-Norddeich Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [NRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwy.md) Norderney Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [EME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwe.md) Emden Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [BMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwz.md) Baltrum Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [EHOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehow.md) Oostwold Airfield · 48 km / 30 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: “Borkum Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Borkum_Airfield&oldid=1371388343), revision of 26 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/edwr/data