Düsseldorf Airport Guide
Düsseldorf Airport is the largest airport serving the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Germany's most populous conurbation. Located in the Lohausen district, about 8 km north of the city centre, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Germany and handled 20 million passengers in 2024 across two runways. The airport is operated by Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH, owned equally by the City of Düsseldorf and Airport Partners GmbH.
Eurowings uses the airport as its primary hub, accounting for over 30% of passenger volume and operating more than 100 destinations from Terminal A. Lufthansa and Star Alliance partners also base significant operations here, while Terminal C handles long-haul and non-Schengen services from carriers including Emirates and Etihad Airways.
The airport is directly connected to the German rail network via two stations — Düsseldorf Airport Terminal and Düsseldorf Airport — linking it to Cologne, Dortmund, and the broader NRW regional network. It opened commercially in 1927, making it one of the older continuously operating airports in Germany.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 20M passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 1927
- Location
- 51.290, 6.767
- Operator
- Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH
Terminals
3 terminalsDüsseldorf Airport has 3 passenger terminals — Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C, handling both international and domestic flights for around 21 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
Eurowings, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Croatia Airlines
- Terminal BMixed
Air France, British Airways, KLM, Finnair, Iberia, ITA Airways, Condor, TUIfly, Aegean Airlines
- Terminal CInternational
Emirates, Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways
Nearby cities
5 citiesDüsseldorf Airport is closest to Düsseldorf (8 km south), and also serves Duisburg, Essen and other nearby areas. With 5 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.
- Düsseldorf8 km south
- Duisburg18 km southwest
- Essen29 km northwest
- Cologne60 km south
- Dortmund64 km northeast
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