Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport, PAD

Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport – Paderborn, Germany (German: Flughafen Paderborn-Lippstadt) (IATA: PAD, ICAO: EDLP) is an airport in Germany that serves the Ostwestfalen-Lippe area in North Rhine-Westphalia. While the name implies a location within the city of Paderborn or the town of Lippstadt, the airport is actually located in the town of Büren, around 18 km from Paderborn city centre. Although the airport technically only serves the Ostwestfalen Lippe region, it is popular among residents of a wider area due to the availability of free long-term parking. It came into being in 1971 as the Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbH, with over 1.3 million passing through the airport in 2004.

Destinations and airlines

Air Berlin (Bournemouth, London-Stansted, Manchester, Nuremberg, Palma Mallorca)
Condor Flugdienst (Las Palmas)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich)
The flights to the UK are primarily intended to serve British military personnel and their families stationed in Paderborn and the surrounding area, but have equally found popularity with German tourists and visitors, as well as visitors from the UK not affiliated with the military.

Technical details

The airport possesses a single runway of 2,180 m length and 45m width and is suited to all medium-range air traffic up to the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A310. In 2006/07 it is planned that this runway be extended to 2,400 m to allow for non-stop flights to the Spanish islands in adverse weather conditions. The airport serves as a diversion destination in case of difficulty, as evidenced by closures of Düsseldorf Airport in the past.

Facilities

The terminal offers several facilities for travelers. There are mainly travel agencies in the airport. A Restaurant is available, too. There are also shops and car rentals at the airport. The airport has got a Visitors terrace from which a full view across the airfield is possible. A conference center with several conference rooms can be found at the airport. At the ground of the airport a hotel has been opened in October 2006. Next to the airport there is an industrial parc with several companies.

Customs

Tel: +49 (0)2955 74 98 40
Fax: +49 (0)2955 74 98 38
Op. Hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-16:15, Fri 08:00-16:00

Passenger Facilities

Annual Capacity 1,300,000, 20 check-in desks, 10 gates, 3 airbridges, 156 short term parking spaces, 6,000 long term parking spaces

Summary

Airport Code : PAD
Airport Name : Paderborn/lippstadt
Runway Length : 5577 ft.
Runway Elevation : 712 ft.

City : Paderborn
Country : Germany
Country Abbrev. : DE
World Area Code : 429
GMT Offset : -1.0

Telephone : +49 (0)2955 7 70, (Operations) +49 (0)2955 7 72-30

Fax : +49 2955 77288 (Airport MD) +49 (0)2955 12 30, +49 (0)2955 7 73-19, (Operations) +49 (0)2955 7 72-40
Email : management@airport-pad.com
Website : www.flughafen-paderborn-lippstadt.de/