Erfurt–Weimar Airport

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, formerly Erfurt Airport, IATA: ERF, ICAO: EDDE) serves Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thuringia, and the nearby city of Weimar, both of which form the largest part of the state's central metropolitan area. The airport is 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Erfurt city center^[1] and is mainly used for seasonal charter flights to European leisure destinations.

History

Erfurt Airport in 1979

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 due to its historic importance.

Despite its importance as a state capital and its central location within Germany, the airport features no domestic flights. The only route to Munich Airport offered by Cirrus Airlines ceased by March 2012.^[4] However, the city will become one of Germany's most important long distance railway hubs by 2017, when the newly constructed Munich-Berlin high-speed line will meet the Frankfurt-Dresden line at Erfurt main station. As a result, it will be possible to reach Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich within two hours by rail from Erfurt, making domestic flights redundant.^[5]

Facilities

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 inside the terminal.^[6] The apron also features several additional bus-boarding stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Erfurt-Weimar Airport:^[7]

Cargo

Statistics

The main terminal building

The Check-in hall

	Passengers
2000	481,573
2001	471,624
2002	445,504
2003	464,681
2004	526,241
2005	438,912
2006	356,378
2007	315,759
2008	308,228
2009	270,267
2010	322,073
2011	280,913
2012	183,999
2013	214,948
2014[9]	226,581
2015	230,436
Source: ADV[10]

Ground transportation

Car

The airport can be reached via nearby A71 motorway (Erfurt-Bindersleben exit) which leads from Erfurt to Schweinfurt in Bavaria.^[11]

Tram

Tram line No. 4^[12] to the suburb of Bindersleben stops in front of the airport. 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.^[13]

See also

• Transport in Germany
• List of airports in Germany

References

External links

Media related to Erfurt Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Current weather for EDDE at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ERF at Aviation Safety Network

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