Erfurt–Weimar Airport

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Erfurt–Weimar Airport
Flughafen Erfurt–Weimar
IATA: ERF – ICAO: EDDE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Flughafen Erfurt GmbH
Serves Erfurt and Weimar
Location Erfurt, Germany
Focus city for Germania
Elevation AMSL 1,036 ft / 316 m
Coordinates 50°58′47″N 010°57′29″E / 50.97972°N 10.95806°E / 50.97972; 10.95806Coordinates: 50°58′47″N 010°57′29″E / 50.97972°N 10.95806°E / 50.97972; 10.95806
Website flughafen-erfurt-weimar.de
Map
EDDE
Location of the airport in Thuringia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Source: German AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Erfurt–Weimar Airport[2] (German: Flughafen Erfurt–Weimar, IATA: ERF, ICAO: EDDE) is the airport of Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thuringia and also serves the nearby well-known city of Weimar. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Erfurt city centre[1] and is mainly used for seasonal charter flights.

History

The airport used to have scheduled service from London Stansted Airport from Ryanair which ceased on 19 January 2005 when the airline moved services to Leipzig–Altenburg Airport leaving the airport with no regular flights operated by a low-cost carrier.

The airport's name was changed from Erfurt Airport in 2011,[3] it was felt that from a marketing point of view the addition of Weimar to the name would better sell the area.

Facilities

The check-in hall

The airport consists of the two passenger terminal buildings A and B, but only the new Terminal B is currently in use. It features two aircraft parking positions and four boarding gates on two levels, the upper ones are equipped with jet bridges. There are also some shops and restaurants, a visitors terrace as well as travel and rental car agencies located inside the terminal.[4] The apron also features several additional bus-boarding stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air VIA Summer seasonal charter: Burgas, Varna
Bulgarian Air Charter Summer seasonal charter: Burgas, Varna
Croatia Airlines Summer seasonal charter: Pula, Split
Germania[5] Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, London-Gatwick, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South
Summer seasonal: Antalya, Heraklion, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Rhodes
Summer seasonal charter: Hévíz-Balaton
Winter seasonal: Hurghada
Nouvelair Charter: Enfidha
Tunisair Charter: Djerba, Enfidha

Ground transportation

With the extension of tram line No. 4[6] to the suburb of Bindersleben a new stop has been opened in front of the airport at June 21, 2005. The trams depart every 10–20 minutes and connect the airport with Erfurt's main train station via the city centre in about 20 minutes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ "Erfurt–Weimar Airport". Retrieved 20 December 2011. 
  3. ↑ "A new season. A new name.". Retrieved 20 December 2011. 
  4. ↑ http://www.flughafen-erfurt-weimar.de/flughafen/an-und-abreise/lageplaene.html
  5. ↑ http://www.flygermania.de/en/destinations_and_timetables/flight_plan/
  6. ↑ SWE-EVAG

External links

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