PAD · Büren, Germany
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 51.6125° N, 8.6175° E
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
Airport in Büren, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PAD
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 2244; ident EDLP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
airport-pad.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 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
PAD / EDLP
OurAirports ident
EDLP
GPS / local code
EDLP
ISO region
DE-NW
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
airport-pad.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q685536
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
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, 7:09 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
80 km
Approximate distance to central Büren.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
7,152 ft / 2,180 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1971
Owner / entity
Q685536
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Büren, Germany. Büren's built-up core sits roughly 80 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.
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD / EDLP) is at 51.6125° N, 8.6175° E, elevation 699 ft (213 m), serving Büren, 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.
Büren 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 Büren: 80 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 PAD.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD / EDLP)
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Airport in Büren, Germany
Source identifiers
EDLP · EDLP · DE-NW
airport-pad.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Despite its name, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around 18 km (11 mi) from Paderborn city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Salzkotten
salzkotten · 6.7 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 24,561 · city coordinates 51.6717, 8.6009
2. Büren
bueren · 7.9 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 22,263 · city coordinates 51.5511, 8.5596
3. Geseke
geseke · 8.0 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 20,602 · city coordinates 51.6409, 8.5109
4. Paderborn
paderborn · 15 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 142,161 · city coordinates 51.7191, 8.7544
5. Delbrück
delbrueck · 17 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 29,884 · city coordinates 51.7650, 8.5622
6. Erwitte
erwitte · 19 km from PAD
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 16,081 · city coordinates 51.6127, 8.3384
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DTM EDLW
Dortmund Airport · Dortmund
70 km from PAD · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 425 ft (130 m) · airport coordinates 51.5183, 7.6122
2. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven
86 km from PAD · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 160 ft (49 m) · airport coordinates 52.1338, 7.6885
3. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
132 km from PAD · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 302 ft (92 m) · airport coordinates 50.8659, 7.1427
4. DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf
133 km from PAD · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 147 ft (45 m) · airport coordinates 51.2895, 6.7668
5. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze
171 km from PAD · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 106 ft (32 m) · airport coordinates 51.6014, 6.1412
Route-time reference set
1. PAD-DTM
Dortmund · 70 km · 55m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PAD-FMO
Greven · 86 km · 57m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PAD-CGN
Köln (Cologne) · 132 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PAD-DUS
Düsseldorf · 133 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. PAD-NRN
Weeze · 171 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from PAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 7,152 ft / 2,180 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PAD.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DTM EDLW
Dortmund Airport · Dortmund · 70 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 425 ft (130 m) · 51.5183, 7.6122
2. FMO EDDG
Münster Osnabrück Airport · Greven · 86 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 160 ft (49 m) · 52.1338, 7.6885
3. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne) · 132 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 302 ft (92 m) · 50.8659, 7.1427
4. DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport · Düsseldorf · 133 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 147 ft (45 m) · 51.2895, 6.7668
5. NRN EDLV
Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Weeze · 171 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 106 ft (32 m) · 51.6014, 6.1412
6. FRA EDDF
Frankfurt Main Airport · Frankfurt am Main · 176 km from PAD
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 364 ft (111 m) · 50.0267, 8.5584
Country and authority
PAD 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 (€). PAD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Büren, 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
Location cue: Despite its name, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around 18 km (11 mi) from Paderborn city centre.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q685536 · Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport. Administrative area: Büren
Field and clock profile
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is a low-elevation field at 699 ft (213 m), positioned at 51.6125° N, 8.6175° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 7,152 ft / 2,180 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
Salzkotten is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.7 km. DTM Dortmund is the closest retained airport alternative at 70 km.
Country airport peers
PAD is compared with DTM Dortmund at 70 km, FMO Greven at 86 km, CGN Köln (Cologne) at 132 km, DUS Düsseldorf at 133 km, NRN Weeze at 171 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
PAD-DTM Dortmund: 70 km, about 55m, +0h. PAD-FMO Greven: 86 km, about 57m, +0h. PAD-CGN Köln (Cologne): 132 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. PAD-DUS Düsseldorf: 133 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDLP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. airport-pad.com 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
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 7,152 ft / 2,180 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies PAD as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
PAD (EDLP) is a low-elevation field at 699 ft (213 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PAD sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PAD's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 7,152 ft / 2,180 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for PAD runs through Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at airport-pad.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PAD
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
PAD uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is about 80 km from central Büren; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DTM Dortmund is the closest retained alternate at 70 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
airport-pad.com 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 PAD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PAD ranks #14 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
PAD 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
PAD is 699 ft (213 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CGQ 706 ft (215 m) (7 ft delta) · LHE 712 ft (217 m) (13 ft delta) · VKO 685 ft (209 m) (14 ft delta) · LBA 681 ft (208 m) (18 ft delta) · OSL 681 ft (208 m) (18 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PAD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DTM 70 km +0h · FMO 86 km +0h · CGN 132 km +0h · DUS 133 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dortmund | DTM | 70 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Greven | FMO | 86 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Köln (Cologne) | CGN | 132 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Düsseldorf | DUS | 133 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Weeze | NRN | 171 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PAD to DTM
Dortmund
Distance 70 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from PAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PAD to FMO
Greven
Distance 86 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from PAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PAD to CGN
Köln (Cologne)
Distance 132 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from PAD. 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
Because the airport sits well outside central Büren, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Dortmund 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.
Paderborn Lippstadt 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 PAD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Salzkotten
salzkotten · 6.7 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Büren
bueren · 7.9 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Geseke
geseke · 8.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Paderborn
paderborn · 15 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Delbrück
delbrueck · 17 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Erwitte
erwitte · 19 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lippstadt
lippstadt · 20 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hövelhof
hovelhof · 23 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marsberg
marsberg · 23 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bad Lippspringe
bad-lippspringe · 23 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brilon
brilon · 24 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rietberg
rietberg · 25 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Dortmund (DTM), Greven (FMO), Köln (Cologne) (CGN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 7,152 ft / 2,180 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1971.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PAD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Dortmund AirportDTM
Dortmund · large airport
- Distance
- 70 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 425 ft (130 m)
Compare against DTM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Münster Osnabrück AirportFMO
Greven · large airport
- Distance
- 86 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.
Cologne Bonn AirportCGN
Köln (Cologne) · large airport
- Distance
- 132 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 302 ft (92 m)
Compare against CGN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Düsseldorf AirportDUS
Düsseldorf · large airport
- Distance
- 133 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 147 ft (45 m)
Compare against DUS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Weeze (Niederrhein) AirportNRN
Weeze · large airport
- Distance
- 171 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 106 ft (32 m)
Compare against NRN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) in?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Paderborn Lippstadt Airport?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport uses IATA code PAD and ICAO code EDLP.
Where is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport located?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is located in Büren, Germany at coordinates 51.6125° N, 8.6175° E, with an elevation of 699 ft (213 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport from central Büren?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport sits roughly 80 km from the nearest mapped city center for Büren.
Which route reference is most useful from PAD?▾
Dortmund (DTM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Europe/Berlin, and a +0h difference from PAD.
Which authority regulates PAD?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to PAD?▾
PAD's curated peers in Germany on this site include DTM Dortmund, FMO Greven, CGN Köln (Cologne), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Paderborn Lippstadt Airport have?▾
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 7,152 ft / 2,180 m; identifiers include 06/24.