Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Airport Flughafen Hamburg | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Hamburg (51%) AviAlliance (49%) | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Flughafen Hamburg GmbH | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Eurowings | ||||||||||||||
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Built | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 53 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°37′49″N 009°59′28″E / 53.63028°N 9.99111°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport.de | ||||||||||||||
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Hamburg Airport (IATA: HAM, ICAO: EDDH), known in German as Flughafen Hamburg, is the international airport of Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north[2] of the city center in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a base for Eurowings, Condor and easyJet.[3] Hamburg Airport is the fifth-busiest of Germany's commercial airports measured by the number of passengers and counted 17,622,997 passengers and 159,780 aircraft movements in 2017.[4] Its is named after former senator of Hamburg and chancellor of Germany, Helmut Schmidt.[5] As of July 2017, it featured flights to more than 130 destinations[6] of which four are long-haul routes to Dubai, Newark, Tabriz and Tehran.
The airport is not to be confused with the nearby private Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, where the Airbus factory site is located.
History
Early years
The airport was opened in January 1911 from private funding by the Hamburger Luftschiffhallen GmbH (HLG), making it the oldest airport in the world that still operates today. The original site comprised 45 hectares and was primarily used for airship flights in its early days. In 1913, the site was expanded to 60 hectares, the northern part being used for airship operations, while the southeast area was used for fixed-wing aircraft.[7]
During the First World War, the airship hangar was used extensively by the German military, until it was destroyed by fire in 1916.[7]
During the British occupation, beginning in 1945, the airport was given its current name, Hamburg Airport. It was used extensively during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 as a staging area, as the northern air corridor went between Hamburg and West Berlin.[7]
When Lufthansa launched passenger operations in 1955, Hamburg was used as a hub until Frankfurt Airport took over due to growth constraints posed by the location in the city. Lufthansa Technik still maintains a large presence at the airport due to the early activities of the airline at the airport.[7]
In the 1960s discussions began with the aim of moving the airport to Heidmoor by Kaltenkirchen. Reasons cited were limited expansion possibilities, capacity constraints due to crossing runways, and noise. Lufthansa had introduced the Boeing 707 in 1960, which made more noise than previous piston engined aircraft. The plans were dropped due to bad experiences in other cities with airports being moved far from city centres and Lufthansa's move to Frankfurt.[7]
Development since the 1990s
In the early 1990s, the airport began an extensive modernization process. The plan, called HAM21, included a new 500 m pier extension, a new terminal (Terminal 1), and the Airport Plaza between Terminals 1 and 2, which includes a consolidated security area.[7] The airport's shareholders are the City of Hamburg and AviAlliance.
The Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg Airport was added in 2009, combined with new roadside access and a station and connection to the rapid transit system Hamburg S-Bahn.[7]
In January 2016, TUIfly announced it was leaving Hamburg Airport entirely due to increasing competition from low-cost carriers. While the summer seasonal routes will not resume, all remaining destinations will be cancelled by March 2016.[8] A few weeks later, it has been officially announced to christen the airport after Helmut Schmidt, a former Senator of Hamburg and chancellor of West Germany.[5] Since 10 November 2016, the airport is named Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt.[9]
In October 2016, Air Berlin announced the closure of its maintenance facilities at the airport due to cost cutting and restructuring measures.[10]
In June 2017, easyjet announced it would close its base at Hamburg by March 2018 as part of a refocus on other base airports. While over half of the former services were cut, several routes remained in place as they are served from other easyJet bases.
Facilities
Hamburg Airport originally covered 440,000 m2 (4,700,000 sq ft). Since then, the site has grown more than tenfold to 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). The main apron covers 320,000 m2 (3,400,000 sq ft) and features 54 parking positions, the passenger terminals provide 17 jetways. As of July 2016 the airport only has three routes served with Wide-body aircraft, however during 2016 three gates were upgraded with double-Jet bridges to provide faster boarding and de-boarding for large planes like Airbus A380.[11] The runways, taxiways and aprons are able to accommodate large aircraft, up to and including the Airbus A380. Emirates plans to replace one B777 daily with such aircraft in route.[11] On 28 May 2018, Emirates announced to commence services from Dubai International Airport to Hamburg with Airbus A380.[12]
Terminals
Hamburg has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, connected by the Airport Plaza and the baggage claim area that extends through the lower levels of all three buildings. These three buildings were designed by Gerkan, Marg, and Partner. Both terminals have a high, curved ceiling designed to emulate the shape of a wing. In all buildings level 1 is the departure level, while level 0 is arrivals. Hamburg Airport offers 12 baggage claim belts on the arrivals level.
The Airport Plaza hosts the central security check as well as shops, restaurants, lounges and other service facilities. It houses the S-Bahn station (suburban railway) and was completed in December 2008.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 was completed in 2005 and is highly similar to Terminal 2 in terms of design and size. It has numerous energy and water saving features like rain water collection for use in restrooms and a ThermoLabyrinth, which uses ground temperature to help regulate the building's temperature and reduce loads on the air conditioning systems. Terminal 1 houses most of the airlines including those from the Oneworld and SkyTeam alliances.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is, despite its name, the older facility and was completed in 1993. It houses Eurowings including Lufthansa together with its Star Alliance partners amongst some others.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Hamburg Airport:[13]
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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FedEx Feeder | Cologne/Bonn, Paris–Charles de Gaulle[citation needed] |
Statistics
Passengers and movements
Passengers | Movements | Freight (in t) | |||
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2000 | 9,949,269 | 164,932 | 48,669 | ||
2001 | 9,490,432 | 158,569 | 43,076 | ||
2002 | 8,946,505 | 150,271 | 40,871 | ||
2003 | 9,529,924 | 149,362 | 36,018 | ||
2004 | 9,893,700 | 151,434 | 37,080 | ||
2005 | 10,676,016 | 156,180 | 32,677 | ||
2006 | 11,954,117 | 168,395 | 38,211 | ||
2007 | 12,780,631 | 173,516 | 44,204 | ||
2008 | 12,838,350 | 172,067 | 37,266 | ||
2009 | 12,229,319 | 157,487 | 31,595 | ||
2010 | 12,962,429 | 157,180 | 27,330 | ||
2011 | 13,558,261 | 158,076 | 27,588 | ||
2012 | 13,697,402 | 152,890 | 28,174 | ||
2013 | 13,502,553 | 143,802 | 28,302 | ||
2014 | 14,760,280 | 153,879 | 28,948 | ||
2015 | 15,610,072 | 158,398 | 31,294 | ||
2016 | 16,223,968 | 160,904 | 35,284 | ||
2017 | 17,622,997 | 159,780 | 36,863 | ||
Sources: ADV,[41] Hamburg Airport[42] |
Busiest routes
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Operating airlines |
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1 | Munich | 1,738,973 | Eurowings, Lufthansa |
2 | Frankfurt | 1,394,973 | Lufthansa |
3 | Stuttgart | 690,451 | Eurowings |
4 | Düsseldorf | 607,141 | Eurowings |
5 | Cologne/Bonn | 486,034 | Eurowings |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Operating airlines |
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1 | Palma de Mallorca | 982,336 | Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, Ryanair, Small Planet Airlines (Germany), TUI fly Deutschland |
2 | Zürich | 707,970 | Eurowings, Swiss International Air Lines |
3 | Vienna | 590,638 | Austrian Airlines, Eurowings |
4 | London-Heathrow | 580,721 | British Airways, Eurowings |
5 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 483,763 | Air France, Eurowings |
Rank | Destination | Passengers | Operating Airlines |
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1 | Dubai-International | 430,290 | Emirates |
2 | Antalya | 295,178 | Condor Flugdienst, Corendon Airlines, Freebird Airlines, SunExpress, Tailwind Airlines, Turkish Airlines |
3 | Istanbul-Sabiha Gökcen | 114,079 | Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines |
4 | Hurghada | 76,928 | Condor Flugdienst, FlyEgypt, Small Planet Airlines (Germany) |
5 | Izmir | 60,804 | SunExpress, Turkish Airlines |
Ground transportation
Train
The airport is located ca. 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Hamburg city centre and 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Norderstedt in the borough of Fuhlsbüttel. S-Bahn service S1, operated by Deutsche Bahn operates every ten minutes between the airport, Ohlsdorf, Wandsbek, Hamburg central station, Altona, Blankenese and Wedel. It is part of the HVV fare organisation offering tickets for all modes of public transportation in Hamburg. Going towards the airport, S1 trains split at Ohlsdorf station, with one portion going to the airport and the other going to Poppenbüttel.
Car
By road, the airport can be reached from motorway A7 using the state highway B433, which is the third ring road. Motorists from the east of the city must drive through Hamburg.
Bus
The airport is also linked by some local bus routes to nearby areas as well as regular coach services to the cities of Kiel and Neumünster.
Trivia
- Hamburg Airport is the inspiration for Miniatur Wunderland's world's largest miniature airport, named Knuffingen Airport.[44]
See also
References
- ^ Flughafen Hamburg. "Passenger statistics and aircraft movements". Ham-airport.de.
- ^ a b "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int.
- ^ "Latest news – easyJet plc". Corporate.easyjet.com. 25 September 2013.
- ^ Template:En icon Traffic Figures – Official website
- ^ a b ndr.de - Flughafen "Helmut Schmidt" beschlossene Sache (German) 21 January 2016
- ^ - "The news in Hamburg Airport's summer schedule" (German) 17 March 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g "Our history". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ ch-aviation.com - TUIfly to end Hamburg operations over LCC threat 13 January 2016
- ^ aero.de - "Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt from 10 November" (German) 1 September 2016
- ^ rbb-online.de - "Air Berlin wants to cancel nearly 500 staff nationwide"[permanent dead link] (German) 14 October 2016
- ^ a b abendblatt.de - "Fuhlsbüttel gets ready for the superjet A380" (German) 24 June 2016
- ^ "Emirates announces start of scheduled A380 service into Hamburg".
- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg - Destinations & airlines". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Adria plans new expansion in S18". routesonline.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Air Malta kommt nach Hamburg und Leipzig".
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- ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.hamburg-airport.de.
- ^ a b eurowings.com - Route network retrieved 16 September 2018
- ^ https://www.eurowings.com/de/buchen/neue-strecken.html
- ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.hamburg-airport.de.
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- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg - 404 - Inhalt nicht gefunden" (PDF). www.hamburg-airport.de.
- ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.hamburg-airport.de.
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- ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.hamburg-airport.de.
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- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg - Qeshm Airlines startet neue Strecke von Hamburg nach Tabriz". www.hamburg-airport.de.
- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg und Qeshm Air profitieren von Iran-Öffnung". 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Neue Ryanair-Strecken ab Berlin, Hamburg und Nürnberg". 8 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-polen-verbindung-hamburg/46682
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- ^ a b https://www.tuifly.com/schedule/presentation/schedulePdfRH.do[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg - 404 - Inhalt nicht gefunden". Haminfo-terminal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Tunisair bietet Monastir-Routen wieder an".
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- ^ "Flughafen Hamburg - Widerøe verbindet Hamburg neu mit Bergen". www.hamburg-airport.de.
- ^ Flughafenverband ADV. "Flughafenverband ADV – Unsere Flughäfen: Regionale Stärke, Globaler Anschluss". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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- ^ a b c Luftverkehr auf Hauptverkehrsflughäfen 2017, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ "world's largest miniature airport opens". The USA Today. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Hamburg Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Hamburg Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage