Top 10 Busiest Airports in Germany

This page contains airport passenger statistics for most airports in Germany. See and compare the top 10 airports in Germany including airport rank by passenger volume with increases/decreases shown against previous years in the first table, and below are tables for all German airports displaying passenger volumes by year with percentage increases/decreases when compared to the previous year.

Rank Name Chart 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 59,302,749
21.54% Rank 1
48,792,319
97.02% Rank 1
24,765,459
32.17%
18,738,019
-73.40% Rank 1
70,435,867
1.51% Rank 1
69,385,941
7.76% Rank 1
64,390,215
6.13% Rank 1
60,668,733
-0.36% Rank 1
60,889,154
2.48% Rank 1
59,414,039
2.65% Rank 1
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 37,024,823
17.12% Rank 2
31,613,270
153.44% Rank 2
12,473,832
12.45%
11,092,820
-76.84% Rank 2
47,891,776
3.65% Rank 2
46,205,919
3.75% Rank 2
44,535,370
5.64% Rank 2
42,159,064
3.18% Rank 2
40,860,798
3.26% Rank 2
39,571,115
2.73% Rank 2
3 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 22,939,388
15.68% Rank 3
19,829,647
99.69% Rank 3
9,930,417
208.50%
3,218,931
-71.77% Rank 5
11,404,275
-10.30% Rank 7
12,713,281
-1.08% Rank 6
12,851,748
10.55% Rank 5
11,625,476
36.63% Rank 6
8,508,934
16.99% Rank 7
7,273,504
8.37% Rank 7
4 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 19,109,932
19.07% Rank 4
16,048,768
139.05% Rank 4
6,713,575
2.31%
6,561,798
-74.24% Rank 3
25,476,454
5.03% Rank 3
24,256,317
-1.44% Rank 3
24,610,242
4.74% Rank 3
23,496,699
4.67% Rank 3
22,448,170
2.89% Rank 3
21,816,954
2.93% Rank 3
5 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 13,557,388
22.26% Rank 5
11,088,811
140.17% Rank 5
4,617,045
1.35%
4,555,728
-73.63% Rank 4
17,274,029
0.44% Rank 4
17,198,168
-2.22% Rank 4
17,589,357
8.64% Rank 4
16,190,625
3.91% Rank 4
15,581,451
5.72% Rank 4
14,739,041
9.32% Rank 4
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 9,401,327
31.05% Rank 6
7,173,649
104.37% Rank 6
3,510,168
14.12%
3,075,977
-75.09% Rank 7
12,350,829
-4.53% Rank 6
12,937,346
4.62% Rank 5
12,365,940
4.10% Rank 6
11,878,984
15.18% Rank 5
10,313,149
9.51% Rank 6
9,417,623
4.05% Rank 6
7 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 7,963,004
14.22% Rank 7
6,971,496
142.58% Rank 7
2,873,868
-10.14%
3,198,299
-74.82% Rank 6
12,700,428
7.67% Rank 5
11,795,732
7.81% Rank 7
10,941,508
3.23% Rank 7
10,598,755
1.07% Rank 7
10,486,576
8.23% Rank 5
9,689,236
1.51% Rank 5
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 4,363,892
10.34% Rank 8
3,955,111
133.71% Rank 8
1,692,325
17.05%
1,445,754
-77.00% Rank 8
6,287,084
-0.30% Rank 8
6,306,155
7.73% Rank 8
5,853,514
8.72% Rank 8
5,384,142
-0.88% Rank 8
5,432,217
3.16% Rank 8
5,265,590
1.08% Rank 8
9 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 2,933,843
13.56% Rank 10
2,583,612
52.80% Rank 10
1,690,807
38.73%
1,218,779
-55.14% Rank 9
2,717,067
19.16% Rank 10
2,280,134
14.18% Rank 12
1,996,877
4.30% Rank 13
1,914,527
-2.98% Rank 13
1,973,308
0.99% Rank 13
1,953,872
1.98% Rank 13
10 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 2,624,843
32.03% Rank 11
1,988,016
103.26% Rank 11
978,052
42.01%
688,742
-59.93% Rank 11
1,718,703
15.56% Rank 13
1,487,280
26.50% Rank 16
1,175,752
18.38% Rank 17
993,212
14.32% Rank 17
868,789
16.25% Rank 17
747,346
-10.72% Rank 19

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Busiest Airports in Germany

This table contains passenger data for all of the major German airports shown by year from 2012 to 2021 - including change in rank and passenger numbers. 

Rank Name Chart 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 59,302,749
21.54% Rank 1
48,792,319
97.02% Rank 1
24,765,459
32.17%
18,738,019
-73.40% Rank 1
70,435,867
1.51% Rank 1
69,385,941
7.76% Rank 1
64,390,215
6.13% Rank 1
60,668,733
-0.36% Rank 1
60,889,154
2.48% Rank 1
59,414,039
2.65% Rank 1
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 37,024,823
17.12% Rank 2
31,613,270
153.44% Rank 2
12,473,832
12.45%
11,092,820
-76.84% Rank 2
47,891,776
3.65% Rank 2
46,205,919
3.75% Rank 2
44,535,370
5.64% Rank 2
42,159,064
3.18% Rank 2
40,860,798
3.26% Rank 2
39,571,115
2.73% Rank 2
3 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 22,939,388
15.68% Rank 3
19,829,647
99.69% Rank 3
9,930,417
208.50%
3,218,931
-71.77% Rank 5
11,404,275
-10.30% Rank 7
12,713,281
-1.08% Rank 6
12,851,748
10.55% Rank 5
11,625,476
36.63% Rank 6
8,508,934
16.99% Rank 7
7,273,504
8.37% Rank 7
4 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 19,109,932
19.07% Rank 4
16,048,768
139.05% Rank 4
6,713,575
2.31%
6,561,798
-74.24% Rank 3
25,476,454
5.03% Rank 3
24,256,317
-1.44% Rank 3
24,610,242
4.74% Rank 3
23,496,699
4.67% Rank 3
22,448,170
2.89% Rank 3
21,816,954
2.93% Rank 3
5 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 13,557,388
22.26% Rank 5
11,088,811
140.17% Rank 5
4,617,045
1.35%
4,555,728
-73.63% Rank 4
17,274,029
0.44% Rank 4
17,198,168
-2.22% Rank 4
17,589,357
8.64% Rank 4
16,190,625
3.91% Rank 4
15,581,451
5.72% Rank 4
14,739,041
9.32% Rank 4
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 9,401,327
31.05% Rank 6
7,173,649
104.37% Rank 6
3,510,168
14.12%
3,075,977
-75.09% Rank 7
12,350,829
-4.53% Rank 6
12,937,346
4.62% Rank 5
12,365,940
4.10% Rank 6
11,878,984
15.18% Rank 5
10,313,149
9.51% Rank 6
9,417,623
4.05% Rank 6
7 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 7,963,004
14.22% Rank 7
6,971,496
142.58% Rank 7
2,873,868
-10.14%
3,198,299
-74.82% Rank 6
12,700,428
7.67% Rank 5
11,795,732
7.81% Rank 7
10,941,508
3.23% Rank 7
10,598,755
1.07% Rank 7
10,486,576
8.23% Rank 5
9,689,236
1.51% Rank 5
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 4,363,892
10.34% Rank 8
3,955,111
133.71% Rank 8
1,692,325
17.05%
1,445,754
-77.00% Rank 8
6,287,084
-0.30% Rank 8
6,306,155
7.73% Rank 8
5,853,514
8.72% Rank 8
5,384,142
-0.88% Rank 8
5,432,217
3.16% Rank 8
5,265,590
1.08% Rank 8
9 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 2,933,843
13.56% Rank 10
2,583,612
52.80% Rank 10
1,690,807
38.73%
1,218,779
-55.14% Rank 9
2,717,067
19.16% Rank 10
2,280,134
14.18% Rank 12
1,996,877
4.30% Rank 13
1,914,527
-2.98% Rank 13
1,973,308
0.99% Rank 13
1,953,872
1.98% Rank 13
10 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 2,624,843
32.03% Rank 11
1,988,016
103.26% Rank 11
978,052
42.01%
688,742
-59.93% Rank 11
1,718,703
15.56% Rank 13
1,487,280
26.50% Rank 16
1,175,752
18.38% Rank 17
993,212
14.32% Rank 17
868,789
16.25% Rank 17
747,346
-10.72% Rank 19
11 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 3,913,039
26.33% Rank 9
3,097,466
272.05% Rank 9
832,542
-7.12%
896,369
-78.07% Rank 10
4,087,347
-7.85% Rank 9
4,435,627
6.61% Rank 9
4,160,555
20.62% Rank 9
3,449,433
2.91% Rank 9
3,351,766
3.55% Rank 9
3,236,913
-1.73% Rank 9
12 Bremen Airport (BRE) 1,812,782
21.58% Rank 13
1,491,021
136.93% Rank 13
629,313
5.90%
594,225
-74.22% Rank 12
2,305,363
-9.93% Rank 12
2,559,521
0.96% Rank 10
2,535,128
-1.29% Rank 10
2,568,261
-3.35% Rank 10
2,657,391
-3.99% Rank 10
2,767,700
6.22% Rank 10
13 Hahn Airport (HHN) 1,652,312
22.64% Rank 15
1,347,249
120.25% Rank 14
611,697
61.86%
377,916
-72.94% Rank 16
1,396,455
-30.61% Rank 15
2,012,430
-14.67% Rank 13
2,358,423
-6.22% Rank 11
2,514,919
-3.17% Rank 11
2,597,304
9.12% Rank 11
2,380,274
-7.92% Rank 11
14 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 1,731,685
33.13% Rank 14
1,300,772
113.70% Rank 15
608,701
57.57%
386,317
-71.04% Rank 14
1,333,893
7.14% Rank 16
1,245,048
0.72% Rank 17
1,236,117
12.25% Rank 16
1,101,189
5.39% Rank 16
1,044,890
10.38% Rank 16
946,606
-10.22% Rank 16
15 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 1,595,729
53.90% Rank 16
1,036,829
76.57% Rank 16
587,198
113.40%
275,164
-77.64% Rank 17
1,230,515
-26.29% Rank 17
1,669,437
-11.44% Rank 15
1,884,995
1.71% Rank 14
1,853,346
-2.90% Rank 14
1,908,734
5.63% Rank 14
1,806,955
-27.01% Rank 14
16 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 2,097,243
35.36% Rank 12
1,549,396
187.99% Rank 12
538,010
2.29%
525,991
-79.81% Rank 13
2,605,651
1.99% Rank 11
2,554,866
8.84% Rank 11
2,347,318
7.84% Rank 12
2,176,580
-5.53% Rank 12
2,303,984
0.39% Rank 12
2,294,944
7.79% Rank 12
17 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 992,059
18.41% Rank 17
837,835
136.57% Rank 17
354,164
62.24%
218,296
-77.60% Rank 18
974,425
-3.28% Rank 18
1,007,498
6.11% Rank 18
949,442
23.08% Rank 18
771,391
-4.03% Rank 18
803,768
-8.42% Rank 18
877,699
4.18% Rank 17
18 Dresden Airport (DRS) 924,853
10.88% Rank 18
834,101
155.85% Rank 18
326,007
-14.26%
380,222
-76.10% Rank 15
1,591,034
-9.21% Rank 14
1,752,523
3.06% Rank 14
1,700,501
2.67% Rank 15
1,656,301
-3.24% Rank 15
1,711,727
-1.51% Rank 15
1,737,994
-0.23% Rank 15
19 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 310,296
3.45% Rank 20
299,962
100.15% Rank 20
149,870
227.99%
45,694
-86.68% Rank 21
343,156
3.00% Rank 21
333,151
-10.73% Rank 21
373,204
-6.43% Rank 21
398,860
-7.93% Rank 21
433,233
23.32% Rank 21
351,316
-0.74% Rank 21
20 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 720,725
46.02% Rank 19
493,586
291.68% Rank 19
126,019
37.95%
91,352
-86.77% Rank 19
690,396
-5.47% Rank 19
730,311
0.92% Rank 19
723,658
5.55% Rank 19
685,607
-10.38% Rank 19
765,031
1.04% Rank 19
757,125
-3.43% Rank 18
21 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 309,747
5.37% Rank 21
293,975
201.51% Rank 21
97,501
8.04%
90,243
-79.64% Rank 20
443,286
-7.99% Rank 20
481,760
5.54% Rank 20
456,476
-2.35% Rank 20
467,448
-8.50% Rank 20
510,855
-7.19% Rank 20
550,409
10.82% Rank 20
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 135,163
-0.30% Rank 22
135,565
90.05% Rank 22
71,332
167.33%
26,683
-82.17% Rank 22
149,615
-42.52% Rank 22
260,270
-4.89% Rank 23
273,652
21.25% Rank 22
225,701
0.98% Rank 22
223,513
2.17% Rank 22
218,768
6.08% Rank 22
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 52,649
-6.10% Rank 23
56,068
199.81% Rank 23
18,701
-8.17%
20,365
-83.78% Rank 23
125,567
-53.11% Rank 23
267,765
1.70% Rank 22
263,291
20.71% Rank 23
218,111
∞% Rank 23
0
-100.00% Rank 25
111,359
-8.99% Rank 25

Top Airports in Germany by Passenger Numbers in 2023

Rank Name Annual Passengers Change from 2022
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 59,302,749 21.54%
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 37,024,823 17.12%
3 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 22,939,388 15.68%
4 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 19,109,932 19.07%
5 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 13,557,388 22.26%
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 9,401,327 31.05%
7 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 7,963,004 14.22%
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 4,363,892 10.34%
9 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 3,913,039 26.33%
10 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 2,933,843 13.56%
11 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 2,624,843 32.03%
12 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 2,097,243 35.36%
13 Bremen Airport (BRE) 1,812,782 21.58%
14 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 1,731,685 33.13%
15 Hahn Airport (HHN) 1,652,312 22.64%
16 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 1,595,729 53.90%
17 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 992,059 18.41%
18 Dresden Airport (DRS) 924,853 10.88%
19 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 720,725 46.02%
20 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 310,296 3.45%
21 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 309,747 5.37%
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 135,163 -0.30%
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 52,649 -6.10%

Top Airports in Germany by Passenger Numbers in 2022

Rank Name Annual Passengers Change from 2021
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 48,792,319 97.02%
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 31,613,270 153.44%
3 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 19,829,647 99.69%
4 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 16,048,768 139.05%
5 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 11,088,811 140.17%
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 7,173,649 104.37%
7 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 6,971,496 142.58%
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 3,955,111 133.71%
9 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 3,097,466 272.05%
10 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 2,583,612 52.80%
11 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 1,988,016 103.26%
12 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 1,549,396 187.99%
13 Bremen Airport (BRE) 1,491,021 136.93%
14 Hahn Airport (HHN) 1,347,249 120.25%
15 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 1,300,772 113.70%
16 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 1,036,829 76.57%
17 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 837,835 136.57%
18 Dresden Airport (DRS) 834,101 155.85%
19 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 493,586 291.68%
20 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 299,962 100.15%
21 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 293,975 201.51%
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 135,565 90.05%
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 56,068 199.81%

Top Airports in Germany by Passenger Numbers in 2021

Rank Name Annual Passengers Change from 2020
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 24,765,459 32.17%
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 12,473,832 12.45%
3 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 9,930,417 208.50%
4 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 6,713,575 2.31%
5 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 4,617,045 1.35%
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 3,510,168 14.12%
7 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 2,873,868 -10.14%
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 1,692,325 17.05%
9 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 1,690,807 38.73%
10 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 978,052 42.01%
11 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 832,542 -7.12%
12 Bremen Airport (BRE) 629,313 5.90%
13 Hahn Airport (HHN) 611,697 61.86%
14 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 608,701 57.57%
15 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 587,198 113.40%
16 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 538,010 2.29%
17 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 354,164 62.24%
18 Dresden Airport (DRS) 326,007 -14.26%
19 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 149,870 227.99%
20 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 126,019 37.95%
21 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 97,501 8.04%
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 71,332 167.33%
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 18,701 -8.17%

Top Airports in Germany by Passenger Numbers in 2020

Rank Name Annual Passengers Change from 2019
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 18,738,019 -73.40%
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 11,092,820 -76.84%
3 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 6,561,798 -74.24%
4 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 4,555,728 -73.63%
5 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 3,218,931 -71.77%
6 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 3,198,299 -74.82%
7 Cologne Airport (CGN) 3,075,977 -75.09%
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 1,445,754 -77.00%
9 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 1,218,779 -55.14%
10 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 896,369 -78.07%
11 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 688,742 -59.93%
12 Bremen Airport (BRE) 594,225 -74.22%
13 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 525,991 -79.81%
14 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 386,317 -71.04%
15 Dresden Airport (DRS) 380,222 -76.10%
16 Hahn Airport (HHN) 377,916 -72.94%
17 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 275,164 -77.64%
18 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 218,296 -77.60%
19 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 91,352 -86.77%
20 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 90,243 -79.64%
21 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 45,694 -86.68%
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 26,683 -82.17%
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 20,365 -83.78%

Top Airports in Germany by Passenger Numbers in 2019

Rank Name Annual Passengers Change from 2018
1 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 70,435,867 1.51%
2 Munich Airport (MUC) 47,891,776 3.65%
3 Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) 25,476,454 5.03%
4 Hamburg Airport (HAM) 17,274,029 0.44%
5 Stuttgart Airport (STR) 12,700,428 7.67%
6 Cologne Airport (CGN) 12,350,829 -4.53%
7 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 11,404,275 -10.30%
8 Hanover Airport (HAJ) 6,287,084 -0.30%
9 Nuremberg Airport (NUE) 4,087,347 -7.85%
10 Dortmund Airport (DTM) 2,717,067 19.16%
11 Leipzig halle Airport (LEJ) 2,605,651 1.99%
12 Bremen Airport (BRE) 2,305,363 -9.93%
13 Memmingen Airport (FMM) 1,718,703 15.56%
14 Dresden Airport (DRS) 1,591,034 -9.21%
15 Hahn Airport (HHN) 1,396,455 -30.61%
16 Karlsruhe Baden Baden Airport (FKB) 1,333,893 7.14%
17 Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) 1,230,515 -26.29%
18 Muenster Osnabrueck Airport (FMO) 974,425 -3.28%
19 Paderborn Airport (PAD) 690,396 -5.47%
20 Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) 443,286 -7.99%
21 Saarbruecken Airport (SCN) 343,156 3.00%
22 Erfurt Airport (ERF) 149,615 -42.52%
23 Rostock laage Airport (RLG) 125,567 -53.11%
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