# Debrecen International Airport (DEB / LHDC)

**Debrecen International Airport** (IATA: DEB, ICAO: LHDC) is a large airport in Debrecen, Hajdu-Bihar County, Hungary. It opened in 1930. It has one runway, 2,498 m (8,196 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 186 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DEB / LHDC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Debrecen, Hajdu-Bihar County, Hungary
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 109 m / 359 ft
- Coordinates: 47.4895, 21.6163
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,498 m / 8,196 ft
- Passengers: 186,100 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Budapest
- Website: https://www.debrecenairport.com/en
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrecen_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903138
- Weather station: LHDC · WMO 12882
- Ident: LHDC

## Timeline

- 1930: Debrecen International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04R/22L | 2,498 m / 8,196 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete | 048° / 228° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 145,709 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 172,212 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 284,959 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 318,342 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 376,041 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 601,231 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 122,742 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 75,164 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 248,238 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 306,092 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 272,981 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 186,100 | Eurostat |

## Routes

13 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 738 km / 459 mi · Lufthansa
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 892 km / 554 mi · Wizz Air
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · Netherlands · 1,250 km / 777 mi · Wizz Air
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,398 km / 869 mi · Tailwind Airlines
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi · Wizz Air
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,055 km / 1,277 mi · Wizz Air, Israir Airlines

### Seasonal (2)

- [VAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbwn.md) Varna Airport · Bulgaria · 677 km / 421 mi · Wizz Air
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,721 km / 1,069 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal charter (6)

- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 692 km / 430 mi · Smartwings
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 1,346 km / 836 mi · Smartwings
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,383 km / 859 mi · Smartwings
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,398 km / 869 mi · Smartwings
- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,583 km / 984 mi · Smartwings
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · Smartwings

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 6 · seasonal charter
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 6
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- TI [Tailwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tailwind-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 186K (2025) | #1,565 of 3,974 | #340 in Europe | #2 in HU |
| Longest runway | 2,498 m / 8,196 ft | =2,583 of 29,858 | #481 in Europe | #5 in HU |
| Elevation | 109 m / 359 ft | =29,969 of 43,403 | =3,417 in Europe | #58 in HU |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =244 in Europe | =3 in HU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =9 in HU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 125.900 |
| INFO | BUDAPEST INFO | 133.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [OMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrod.md) Oradea International Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsm.md) Satu Mare International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [LHSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhsn.md) Szolnok Air Base · 112 km / 69 mi
- [KSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzkz.md) Košice International Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [UDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uklu.md) Uzhhorod International Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [BAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbm.md) Maramureș International Airport · 140 km / 87 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: “Debrecen International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debrecen_International_Airport&oldid=1368224637), revision of 7 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/lhdc/data