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Leipzig / Halle Airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport is a modern transport hub seamlessly interlinking rail, road and air transport.

6.8 million people live in the area of 100 km from the airport. Much of the industrial output and economic muscle of eastern Germany is concentrated in this conurbation.

Leipzig / Halle Airport:

  • on Deutsche Bahn's long-distance railway network
  • on the A9 and A14 motorways
  • 24-hour operation makes for ideal flexibility
  • 2 parallel 3.6km runways
  • additional cargo potentials with GVZ freight dispatch centre close to the airport


 


Global logistics leader DHL has new European air freight hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

  • Leipzig is one of the three central air freight hubs
  • DHL's network interconnects more than 120,000 destinations in 220 countries
  • hub operationsince 2008
  • DHL invests about €300 million


AeroLogic, a joint venture between DHL and Lufthansa Cargo, will transport air freight on eleven Boeing 777s from Base Leipzig/Halle Airport to Asia and North America. (www.aerologic.aero)

 
 
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Leipzig/Halle Airport  - Taxiway bridge crossing the A14 motorways

Leipzig/Halle Airport - Taxiway bridge crossing the A14 motorways
© Uwe Schoßig, Leipzig/Halle Airport


Additional information and schedules

 
Leipzig/Halle Airport - DHL freighter

Leipzig/Halle Airport - DHL freighter
© Uwe Schoßig, Leipzig/Halle Airport


 
 

Flights (take-offs and landings)(Number]

Passengers (Persons)

Air freight (Tons)

2000

47,030

2,288,931

11,273

2001

42,408

2,185,130

9,252

2002

41,209

1,988,854

9,675

2003

40,303

1,995,070

9,342

2004

39,316

2,041,046

5,700

2005

37,905

2,127,895

12,054

2006

42,417

2,348,011

29,330

2007

50,972

2,723,748

101,283

2008

59,924

2,462,256

442,406

2009

60,150

2,421,382

524,083

2010

62,247

2,352,827

663,024


Source: Leipzig City Council, Office for Statistics and Elections

 
 

deli.cio.us Mister Wong

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