Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (German: Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt) is a minor international airport in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite its name, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around from Paderborn city centre. It mainly serves flights to European leisure destinations.
History The airport company was founded in 1969, the actual Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opened in 1971.
In 2010, 1.03 million passed through the airport. Ever since, passenger numbers have been decreasing. In September 2015, German leisure airline Condor announced the termination of all operations at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport. All ten year-round and seasonal routes to destinations around the Mediterranean ceased by 26 October 2015.airliners.de - "Condor leaves Paderborn Lippstadt Airport" (German) 29 September 2015
In January 2019, Adria Airways announced it would end its short-lived operations at the airport which consisted of routes to London (which already ceased in late 2018), Vienna and Zürich."Paderborn announces route termination for Adria" 1 February 2019 In October 2019, Lufthansa announced the termination of their route to Frankfurt Airport by March 2020, leaving Paderborn/Lippstadt with a sole hub connection to Munich Airport.nw.de - "Lufthansa terminates Paderborn-Frankfurt connection" (German) 4 November 2019
In August 2020, the airport company announced its intention to file for insolvency while maintaining business operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.airliners.de (German) 28 August 2020
In 2024, the airport celebrated its 55th anniversary.airliners.de (German) 4 September 2024 In November 2024, Lufthansa announced it would end the airport's sole remaining hub connection to Munich in March 2025.airliners.de (German) 27 November 2024
Facilities The terminal offers several facilities for travelers: travel agencies, a restaurant, shops, car rental agencies and a visitors deck. The apron features five stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 of which three are equipped with jet bridges. There are also several stands for smaller general aviation aircraft.
A conference centre with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006. An industrial park with several companies is located in the close vicinity.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport:airport-pad.com - Flightplan (German) retrieved 21 December 2024
The nearest larger international airport is Düsseldorf Airport approx. to the south west.
Statistics
+ 2008 1,137,0432009 983,7062010 1,028,3012011 974,7752012 873,2442013 794,8892014 760,0442015 771,7492016 706,2682017 738,4742018 736,1582019 693,4042020 92,5742021 129,2922022 502,6212023 723,3552024 818,378 Source: ADVadv.aero - Download archive traffic statistics (German) retrieved 1 February 2024
Ground transportation The airport is located next to the Autobahn A 44 (exit Büren) and can also be reached via Autobahn A 33 (exit Salzkotten). There is a bus shuttle from the main station in Paderborn.airport-pad.com - Getting here retrieved 5 October 2017
See also Transport in Germany List of airports in Germany
References
External links
Official website
Accident history for PAD at Aviation Safety Network