Weeze Airport

Weeze Airport

Flughafen Weeze/Niederrhein
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFlughafen Niederrhein GmbH
ServesKreis Kleve and Nijmegen
LocationWeeze, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
OpenedMay 2003; 21 years ago (2003-05)
Operating base forRyanair
Elevation AMSL106 ft / 32 m
Coordinates51°36′09″N 006°08′32″E / 51.60250°N 6.14222°E / 51.60250; 6.14222 (Weeze Airport)
Websitewww.airport-weeze.com
Map
NRN/EDLV is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
NRN/EDLV
NRN/EDLV
NRN/EDLV is located in Germany
NRN/EDLV
NRN/EDLV
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,440 8,005 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,036,882 Increase+76,5%
Aircraft movements0,015,533 Increase+68,6%
Cargo (metric tons)0,000,000 Steady+00,0%
Sources: Statistics at ADV[1]
AIP at German air traffic control.[2]

Weeze Airport (IATA: NRN, ICAO: EDLV), less commonly known as Niederrhein Airport, is a minor international airport in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. It is used by Ryanair. The airport is situated 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southwest[2] of the municipality of Weeze (German pronunciation: [ˈveːt͡sə]) and 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest[2] of Kevelaer, about 33 km (21 mi) southeast of the Dutch city of Nijmegen, and 48 km (30 mi) northwest of the German city of Duisburg.

  1. ^ "ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022" (PDF; 919 KB). adv.aero (in German). Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "AIP VFR online". dfs.de. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. Retrieved 21 February 2023.