# Helgoland-Düne Airport (HGL / EDXH)

**Helgoland-Düne Airport** (IATA: HGL, ICAO: EDXH) is a small airport in Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It opened in 1962. It has 3 runways; the longest is 480 m (1,574 ft). It is operated by DB Station&Service. In 2016 it handled 25 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HGL / EDXH
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: DB Station&Service
- Serves: Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Opened: 1962
- Elevation: 2 m / 8 ft
- Coordinates: 54.1853, 7.9158
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 480 m / 1,574 ft
- Passengers: 24,724 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: http://www.flughafen-helgoland.de/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland_Airfield (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20739
- Ident: EDXH

## Timeline

- 1962: Helgoland-Düne Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 480 m / 1,574 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 147° / 327° |  |
| 03/21 | 371 m / 1,217 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Concrete | 027° / 207° |  |
| 06/24 | 258 m / 846 ft | 12 m / 39 ft | Concrete | 057° / 237° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | 11 | Eurostat |
| 2003 | 32 | Eurostat |
| 2004 | 212 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 204 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 189 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 218 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 100 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 101 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 1,215 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 21,502 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 24,724 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [HEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxb.md) Heide-Büsum Airport · Germany · 64 km / 40 mi · OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst
- [FCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etmn.md) Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase · Germany · 67 km / 42 mi · OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- [OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ofd-ostfriesischer-flugdienst) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25K (2016) | #2,365 of 3,974 | #490 in Europe | #40 in DE |
| Longest runway | 480 m / 1,574 ft | =27,669 of 29,858 | =2,806 in Europe | =405 in DE |
| Elevation | 2 m / 8 ft | =42,741 of 43,403 | =5,774 in Europe | #787 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =969 in Europe | =180 in DE |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =4 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO | Helgoland Radio | 122.455 |
| AFIS | Langen Information | 128.525 |

## Nearby airports

- [AGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwg.md) Wangerooge Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [PSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxo.md) Sankt Peter-Ording Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [EDXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxp.md) Harle Airfield · 54 km / 33 mi
- [LGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwl.md) Langeoog Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [BMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edwz.md) Baltrum Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [HEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxb.md) Heide-Büsum Airport · 64 km / 40 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))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Heligoland Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heligoland_Airfield&oldid=1363093606), revision of 8 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/edxh/data