Where is BRE airport?

BRE is a large airport in Bremen, Bremen, Germany, at 53.0468, 8.7893, 4 m above sea level.

What time zone is BRE in?

BRE is in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use BRE?

1,991,086 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–May 2026: 682,737 passengers, −6.7% on the same months of 2025.

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BRE — Bremen Airport

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Large airport in Bremen, Germany.

IATA code: BRE
ICAO code: EDDW
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,991,086; 2025 · +5.6% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 18; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Berlin
Elevation: 4 m; 13 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,634 m

Jan–May 2026: 682,737 passengers, −6.7% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About BRE

Bremen Airport is a large airport serving Bremen, Germany. It opened in 1913. 1,991,086 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from BRE.

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Busiest nonstop routes from BRE

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BRE → MUC	Munich, Germany	563 km	359,547
BRE → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	336 km	283,474
BRE → PMI	Palma, Spain	1,569 km	211,610
BRE → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	284 km	171,630
BRE → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	2,477 km	158,454
BRE → STN	London, United Kingdom	595 km	156,682
BRE → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,988 km	131,266
BRE → ALC	Alicante, Spain	1,792 km	44,363
BRE → AGP	Málaga, Spain	2,093 km	38,134
BRE → VNO	Vilnius, Lithuania	1,098 km	36,538
BRE → SKP	Skopje, North Macedonia	1,562 km	35,544
BRE → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	622 km	33,266
BRE → ADB	İzmir, Turkey	2,164 km	30,084
BRE → STR	Stuttgart, Germany	486 km	28,958
BRE → HER	Heraklion, Greece	2,352 km	27,903
BRE → OPO	Porto, Portugal	1,855 km	22,713
BRE → FUE	Fuerteventura, Spain	3,304 km	21,288
BRE → VIE	Vienna, Austria	777 km	20,628

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
FCN	Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase	Cuxhaven, Germany	81 km
HAJ	Hannover Airport	Hanover, Germany	89 km
AGE	Wangerooge Airport	Wangerooge, Germany	100 km
HAM	Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport	Hamburg, Germany	103 km
EME	Emden Airport	Emden, Germany	111 km
BMR	Baltrum Airport	Baltrum, Germany	120 km
HEI	Heide-Büsum Airport	Heide, Germany	123 km
NOD	Norden-Norddeich Airport	Norddeich, Germany	125 km
FMO	Münster Osnabrück Airport	Münster, Germany	126 km
NRD	Norderney Airport	Norderney, Germany	127 km
JUI	Juist Airport	Juist, Germany	135 km
HGL	Helgoland-Düne Airport	Heligoland, Germany	139 km

Distance from BRE to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BRE → LHR	London, United Kingdom	655 km	—
BRE → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,940 km	—
BRE → CDG	Paris, France	627 km	—
BRE → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	336 km	283,474
BRE → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,988 km	131,266
BRE → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	284 km	171,630
BRE → JFK	New York, United States	6,086 km	—
BRE → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,301 km	—
BRE → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,104 km	—
BRE → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,237 km	—
BRE → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,111 km	—
BRE → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,704 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	2,634 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
05/23	700 m	23 m	Asphalt	No

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Location

Bremen, Bremen, Germany · 53.0468, 8.7893

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Questions

Bremen Airport has the IATA code BRE and the ICAO code EDDW. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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