# Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT / EDXW) **Westerland Sylt Airport** (IATA: GWT, ICAO: EDXW) is a medium airport in Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It opened in 1918. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,120 m (6,955 ft). In 2021 it handled 102 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/edxw ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: GWT / EDXW - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - Opened: 1918 - Elevation: 16 m / 51 ft - Coordinates: 54.9132, 8.3405 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,120 m / 6,955 ft - Passengers: 101,991 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin - Website: https://www.flughafen-sylt.de/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylt_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20755 - Weather station: EDXW · WMO 10018 - Ident: EDXW ## Timeline - 1918: Westerland Sylt Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 2,120 m / 6,955 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 142° / 322° | yes | | 06/24 | 1,696 m / 5,564 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 058° / 238° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2006 | 82,940 | Eurostat | | 2007 | 109,632 | Eurostat | | 2008 | 126,728 | Eurostat | | 2009 | 147,220 | Eurostat | | 2010 | 178,133 | Eurostat | | 2011 | 193,109 | Eurostat | | 2012 | 155,910 | Eurostat | | 2013 | 153,985 | Eurostat | | 2014 | 149,812 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 138,151 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 129,562 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 101,991 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 416 km / 258 mi · Eurowings ### Seasonal (8) - [KSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edvk.md) Kassel Airport · Germany · 395 km / 245 mi · MHS Aviation - [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 443 km / 275 mi · Avanti Air - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 544 km / 338 mi · Lufthansa - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 605 km / 376 mi · Luxair - [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 695 km / 432 mi · Eurowings - [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 767 km / 477 mi · Lufthansa - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 829 km / 515 mi · Swiss International Air Lines - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 946 km / 588 mi · Austrian Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GWT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - 7E [Sylt Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sylt-air) ### Passenger (7) - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2 · seasonal - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - ATV [Avanti Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avanti-air) · 1 · seasonal - LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal - M2 [MHS Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mhs-aviation) · 1 · seasonal - LX [Swiss International Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swiss-international-air-lines) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [Friesenflug](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/friesenflug). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 102K (2021) | #1,808 of 3,974 | #386 in Europe | #27 in DE | | Longest runway | 2,120 m / 6,955 ft | =3,544 of 29,858 | =679 in Europe | #53 in DE | | Elevation | 16 m / 51 ft | =39,170 of 43,403 | #5,255 in Europe | #751 in DE | | Age | Opened 1918 | =158 of 15,079 | =128 in Europe | =19 in DE | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =20 in DE | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AFIS | Langen Information | 125.100 | | RDR | BREMEN RADAR | 136.225 | | TWR | SYLT Tower / Turm | 119.750 | | ATIS | Sylt ATIS | 118.400 | | INFO | Sylt Radio | 119.750 | ## Nearby airports - [SKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksp.md) Skrydstrup Air Base · 68 km / 42 mi - [EBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekeb.md) Esbjerg Airport · 69 km / 43 mi - [EKVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvd.md) Kolding Vamdrup Airfield · 86 km / 53 mi - [WBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etns.md) Schleswig Air Base · 91 km / 56 mi - [SGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksb.md) Sønderborg Airport · 93 km / 58 mi - [ETNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etnh.md) Hohn Air Base · 102 km / 63 mi ## In collections - [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #93 ## 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: “Sylt Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sylt_Airport&oldid=1363081277), revision of 7 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/edxw/data