Hannover Airport Guide
Hannover Airport sits in Langenhagen, 11 kilometres north of Hannover city centre in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is Germany's ninth-largest airport by passenger volume, handling 5.2 million passengers in 2024. The airport operates around the clock, though scheduled passenger and cargo traffic between 23:00 and 04:00 is limited.
The airport has three interconnected passenger terminals on the landside, each with its own separate airside area. Schengen and EU flights depart from Terminals A and B, while non-Schengen international flights use Terminal C. Lufthansa, Eurowings, TUIfly, and Turkish Airlines are among the largest carriers. A dedicated general aviation terminal serves private and business aircraft separately.
The Hannover S-Bahn line S5 connects the airport to Hannover Hauptbahnhof in approximately 17 minutes, running every 30 minutes across most of the day. The airport has a direct motorway connection via autobahn A352 and around 14,000 parking spaces on site.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 5.2M passengers (2024)3 runwaysopened 1952
- Location
- 52.461, 9.685
- Operator
- Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH
Terminals
3 terminalsHannover Airport has 3 passenger terminals — Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C, handling both international and domestic flights for around 17 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Terminal AMixed
Lufthansa, Eurowings, Air France, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Lufthansa City Airlines
- Terminal BMixed
TUIfly, Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, British Airways, SAS
- Terminal CInternational
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, Corendon Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Freebird Airlines
Nearby cities
4 citiesHannover Airport is closest to Hannover (11 km south), and also serves Hildesheim, Hameln and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Hannover11 km south
- Hildesheim49 km south
- Hameln67 km southwest
- Braunschweig68 km southeast
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