HAM · Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 53.6304° N, 9.9882° E
Hamburg Airport
Airport in Hamburg, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for HAM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2214; ident EDDH; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
hamburg-airport.de
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Hamburg Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
HAM / EDDH
OurAirports ident
EDDH
GPS / local code
EDDH
ISO region
DE-HH
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
hamburg-airport.de
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q27706
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Berlin · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.9 km
Approximate distance to central Hamburg.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,028 ft / 3,666 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1912
Owner / entity
Hamburg, Hochtief Airport
Hub airlines
Condor
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg's built-up core sits roughly 8.9 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Berlin (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM / EDDH) is at 53.6304° N, 9.9882° E, elevation 53 ft (16 m), serving Hamburg, Germany.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Hamburg is in Germany (capital Berlin); regulated by Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); on Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Hamburg: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HAM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM / EDDH)
Hamburg Airport · Airport in Hamburg, Germany
Known label 1
Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HAM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EDDH · EDDH · DE-HH
hamburg-airport.de · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Hamburg Airport, is a major international airport in Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for HAM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city centre in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a hub for Eurowings and focus city for Condor.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Alsterdorf
alsterdorf · 2.7 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 15,227 · city coordinates 53.6108, 10.0131
2. Niendorf
niendorf · 2.9 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 40,906 · city coordinates 53.6177, 9.9503
3. Hummelsbüttel
hummelsbuettel · 4.0 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 17,365 · city coordinates 53.6477, 10.0415
4. Eppendorf
eppendorf · 4.2 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 24,806 · city coordinates 53.5924, 9.9875
5. Winterhude
winterhude · 4.4 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 56,382 · city coordinates 53.5937, 10.0112
6. Barmbek-Nord
barmbek-nord · 4.4 km from HAM
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 40,261 · city coordinates 53.6052, 10.0399
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven
227 km from HAM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 160 ft (49 m) · airport coordinates 52.1338, 7.6885
2. GRQ EHGG
Groningen Airport Eelde · Groningen
233 km from HAM · Europe/Amsterdam · +0h · elevation 17 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 53.1191, 6.5777
3. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
243 km from HAM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 699 ft (213 m) · airport coordinates 51.6125, 8.6175
4. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin
274 km from HAM · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 157 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 52.3617, 13.5023
5. CPH EKCH
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Copenhagen
280 km from HAM · Europe/Copenhagen · +0h · elevation 17 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 55.6179, 12.6560
Route-time reference set
1. HAM-FMO
Greven · 227 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from HAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HAM-GRQ
Groningen · 233 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Amsterdam · +0h from HAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. HAM-PAD
Büren · 243 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from HAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. HAM-BER
Berlin · 274 km · 1h 11m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from HAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. HAM-CPH
Copenhagen · 280 km · 1h 11m
Europe/Copenhagen · +0h from HAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,028 ft / 3,666 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HAM.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven · 227 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 160 ft (49 m) · 52.1338, 7.6885
2. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren · 243 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 699 ft (213 m) · 51.6125, 8.6175
3. BER EDDB
Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Berlin · 274 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 157 ft (48 m) · 52.3617, 13.5023
4. DTM EDLW
Dortmund Airport · Dortmund · 284 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 425 ft (130 m) · 51.5183, 7.6122
5. DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf · 340 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 147 ft (45 m) · 51.2895, 6.7668
6. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze · 344 km from HAM
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 106 ft (32 m) · 51.6014, 6.1412
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city centre in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a hub for Eurowings and focus city for Condor.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for HAM.
Country and authority
HAM sits in Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), whose capital is Berlin. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German. Currency context: EUR (€). HAM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
HAM is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Hamburg, Germany. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Hamburg Airport, is a major international airport in Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. Location cue: It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city centre in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a hub for Eurowings and focus city for Condor.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q27706 · Hamburg Airport. Owner / owning body: Hamburg · Hochtief Airport. Administrative area: Hamburg-Nord. Named after: Hamburg · Helmut Schmidt
Field and clock profile
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is a near sea-level field at 53 ft (16 m), positioned at 53.6304° N, 9.9882° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,028 ft / 3,666 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Alsterdorf is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.7 km. FMO Greven is the closest retained airport alternative at 227 km.
Country airport peers
HAM is compared with FMO Greven at 227 km, PAD Büren at 243 km, BER Berlin at 274 km, DTM Dortmund at 284 km, DUS Düsseldorf at 340 km inside the retained Germany airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
HAM-FMO Greven: 227 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. HAM-GRQ Groningen: 233 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. HAM-PAD Büren: 243 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. HAM-BER Berlin: 274 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDDH backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. hamburg-airport.de is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Condor
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,028 ft / 3,666 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 15/33
OurAirports classifies HAM as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
HAM (EDDH) is a near sea-level field at 53 ft (16 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HAM also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as eurowings and focus city for condor.
HAM's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,028 ft / 3,666 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Civil aviation oversight for HAM runs through Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city centre in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a hub for Eurowings and focus city for Condor.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at hamburg-airport.de, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for HAM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
HAM uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is about 8.9 km from central Hamburg; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
FMO Greven is the closest retained alternate at 227 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
hamburg-airport.de is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place HAM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
HAM ranks #10 in the curated Germany airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
HAM shares Europe/Berlin with BER Berlin DE · CGN Köln (Cologne) DE · DRS Dresden DE · DTM Dortmund DE · DUS Düsseldorf DE · FKB Rheinmünster DE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
HAM is 53 ft (16 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include AGP 53 ft (16 m) (0 ft delta) · BEL 54 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · HUN 52 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · NOU 52 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · OGG 54 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
HAM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are FMO 227 km +0h · GRQ 233 km +0h · PAD 243 km +0h · BER 274 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greven | FMO | 227 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Groningen | GRQ | 233 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Büren | PAD | 243 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Berlin | BER | 274 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Copenhagen | CPH | 280 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
HAM to FMO
Greven
Distance 227 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from HAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HAM to GRQ
Groningen
Distance 233 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Europe/Amsterdam is +0h from HAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HAM to PAD
Büren
Distance 243 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from HAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Hamburg is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Hamburg is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HAM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Alsterdorf
alsterdorf · 2.7 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Niendorf
niendorf · 2.9 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hummelsbüttel
hummelsbuettel · 4.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eppendorf
eppendorf · 4.2 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Winterhude
winterhude · 4.4 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barmbek-Nord
barmbek-nord · 4.4 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Langenhorn
langenhorn · 4.4 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hamburg-Nord
hamburg-nord · 4.6 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Schnelsen
schnelsen · 4.6 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Steilshoop
steilshoop · 5.2 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hoheluft-Ost
hoheluft-ost · 5.2 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Harvestehude
harvestehude · 5.7 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is associated in the current source trail with Condor, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Greven (FMO), Groningen (GRQ), Büren (PAD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Eurowings and focus city for Condor.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,028 ft / 3,666 m; identifiers 05/23, 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1912.
- Network role: Condor.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HAM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Münster Osnabrück AirportFMO
Greven · large airport
- Distance
- 227 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 160 ft (49 m)
Compare against FMO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Groningen Airport EeldeGRQ
Groningen · large airport
- Distance
- 233 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
Compare against GRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Paderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD
Büren · large airport
- Distance
- 243 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 699 ft (213 m)
Compare against PAD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Berlin Brandenburg AirportBER
Berlin · large airport
- Distance
- 274 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
Compare against BER when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Copenhagen Kastrup AirportCPH
Copenhagen · large airport
- Distance
- 280 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
Compare against CPH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) in?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport uses IATA code HAM and ICAO code EDDH.
Where is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport located?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is located in Hamburg, Germany at coordinates 53.6304° N, 9.9882° E, with an elevation of 53 ft (16 m) (near sea-level field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from central Hamburg?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport sits roughly 8.9 km from the nearest mapped city center for Hamburg.
Which route reference is most useful from HAM?▾
Greven (FMO) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 7m, destination timezone Europe/Berlin, and a +0h difference from HAM.
Which authority regulates HAM?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to HAM?▾
HAM's curated peers in Germany on this site include FMO Greven, PAD Büren, BER Berlin, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport have?▾
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,028 ft / 3,666 m; identifiers include 05/23, 15/33.