Airports in Germany.

This page is classified as a multi-gateway national network. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.

These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.

The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.

Time-zone span

Single-zone airport clock for Germany

All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Europe/Berlin, UTC+02:00 CEST with DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.

These ranks reflect passenger volumes quoted in the curated airport-facts file; airports without a quoted figure are excluded from this card even if they may be locally busier.

Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.

German airports handled 211.92 million passengers in 2024 per the ADV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen), +7.5% year-on-year but only ~85% of the 2019 peak. Frankfurt (FRA) led with 61.5 million; Munich (MUC) followed at 41.5 million; Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Düsseldorf (DUS), and Hamburg (HAM) round out the top five. Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa, Eurowings, Discover) and Condor are the principal carriers. The German market remains structurally below pre-pandemic levels because of high air-traffic taxes and slow point-to-point recovery, per ADV.

Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.

Frequently asked

Germany airport questions

How many airports does Germany have in this index?

This index retains 15 airport records for Germany (15 large and 0 medium). It is a curated reference set with usable IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates, not a complete national aviation registry.

What is the busiest airport in Germany?

Based on the curated airport-facts file, the busiest retained record for Germany is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt am Main at 65 million passengers. Other airports in the country may carry more traffic; this reflects only retained records with quoted passenger figures.

Which timezone is Germany in?

All retained airport records in Germany resolve to Europe/Berlin. The zone observes a seasonal DST shift, so local-clock math around transition weekends needs care.

Are these airports served by scheduled airlines?

15 of 15 retained records in Germany carry the OurAirports "scheduled service" flag. That flag is a structural tag from the OurAirports dataset, not a real-time schedule check.

How does Germany compare with regional peers for airport count?

Among same-continent peers with similar retained-record counts, Germany has 15 records vs. France (15), United Kingdom (15), Russia (14). The comparison covers only retained records on this site, not full national aviation inventories.

These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.