Erfurt–Weimar Airport

Erfurt–Weimar Airport Flughafen Erfurt–Weimar
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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
Website	flughafen-erfurt-weimar.de
Map
EDDE is located in Thuringia 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

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

History

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Erfurt Airport in 1979

The airport's name was changed from Erfurt Airport in 2011, 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 the central location within Germany, Erfurt features no domestic flights. The only route to Munich Airport offered by Cirrus Airlines ceased by March 2012. 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 with the Frankfurt-Dresden line at Erfurt main station. Thereby, Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich will all be reached within two hours by rail from Erfurt, making domestic flights redundant.

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 located inside the terminal. 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:

Airlines	Destinations
Bulgarian Air Charter	Seasonal charter: Varna
Croatia Airlines	Seasonal: Split
Freebird Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya
Germania	Antalya, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South Seasonal: Corfu, Funchal, Heraklion, Lanzarote, Paphos, Rhodes
Onur Air	Seasonal: Antalya
Small Planet Airlines	Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca
SunExpress	Seasonal: Antalya
Tailwind Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
TNT Airways operated by Bluebird Cargo	Liège, Katowice

Statistics

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The main terminal building

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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	226,581
Source: ADV

Ground transportation

Car

The airport can be reached via nearby motorway A71 (Exit Erfurt-Bindersleben) which leads from Erfurt to Schweinfurt in Bavaria.

Tram

With the extension of tram line No. 4 to the suburb of Bindersleben a new stop has been opened in front of the airport at 21 June 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

• Transport in Germany
• List of airports in Germany

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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