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Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (EDLP) is a minor international airport in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area of North Rhine-Westphalia, lying near the town of Büren some 18 km from Paderborn city centre. It offers a single long, ILS-equipped runway and full air traffic services, making it a straightforward destination for both airline traffic and general aviation visitors flying VFR or IFR in the region.
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport serves the Paderborn and Lippstadt area of North Rhine-Westphalia, despite its name being located near the town of Büren rather than Paderborn itself. It is operated by Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH and has functioned as a public airport since 1971, handling scheduled and seasonal charter airline traffic alongside general aviation movements. For a simulator pilot it is a useful mid-sized German field, notable for its single substantial hard runway with full instrument approach capability and a mix of airline and light aircraft parking.
The airport lies in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area of North Rhine-Westphalia, close to the town of Büren and around 18 km (11 mi) from Paderborn city centre. It sits adjacent to the A44 autobahn (Büren exit) and can also be reached via the A33 (Salzkotten exit). The nearest larger international airport is Düsseldorf, approximately 147 km (91 mi) to the south-west.
The airport has one physical runway, 06/24, measuring 7,141 ft in length with a hard (asphalt) surface. It is lit and equipped with an ILS, supporting instrument approaches from either direction.
Air traffic services at Paderborn are provided across several frequencies: AFIS on 129.875 MHz, Langen Information; ATIS on 125.73 MHz, Paderborn ATIS; Ground/Rollkontrolle on 121.93 MHz; Dispatch/Operations on 130.425 MHz; Langen Radar on 125.225 MHz; and Tower/Turm on 133.38 MHz. The field is equipped with an ILS to support instrument approaches to runway 06/24.
The airport company was founded in 1969 and Paderborn Lippstadt Airport itself opened in 1971. Passenger numbers peaked around 2010 at roughly 1.03 million before entering a long decline. German leisure carrier Condor withdrew all operations in 2015, ending ten year-round and seasonal Mediterranean routes by 26 October of that year. Adria Airways ended its short-lived services, including a London route already ceased in late 2018, in January 2019. Lufthansa terminated its Frankfurt connection by March 2020, leaving the airport with a sole hub link to Munich, and in August 2020 the airport company announced its intention to file for insolvency while continuing operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport marked its 55th anniversary in 2024, shortly before Lufthansa announced in November 2024 that it would end the remaining Munich hub connection by March 2025.
Paderborn Lippstadt today handles a mix of scheduled and seasonal charter airline services, including routes operated by Corendon Airlines, SunExpress, Eurowings, Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines, Air Cairo, Air Nostrum and others to Mediterranean and leisure destinations such as Antalya, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Málaga and Hurghada. Passenger numbers have recovered somewhat since the pandemic low of 2020, reaching around 816,000 to 818,000 in 2024. The apron includes five stands for mid-sized jet aircraft, three with jet bridges, as well as several stands for smaller general aviation aircraft.
