Where is LEJ airport?

LEJ is a large airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, at 51.4207, 12.2327, 142 m above sea level. It serves Leipzig.

What time zone is LEJ in?

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

How many passengers use LEJ?

2,111,512 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–May 2026: 602,904 passengers, −12.6% on the same months of 2025.

Leipzig/Halle Airport opened in 1927.

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Large airport in Leipzig, Germany.

IATA code: LEJ
ICAO code: EDDP
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 2,111,512; 2025 · −3.8% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 21; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Berlin
Elevation: 142 m; 466 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,600 m

Jan–May 2026: 602,904 passengers, −12.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About LEJ

Leipzig/Halle Airport is a large airport serving Leipzig, Germany. It opened in 1927 and is run by Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH. 2,111,512 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 21 nonstop routes from LEJ.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LEJ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LEJ → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	2,181 km	435,210
LEJ → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	3,245 km	279,222
LEJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	302 km	253,416
LEJ → PMI	Palma, Spain	1,511 km	251,733
LEJ → LPA	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	3,483 km	86,822
LEJ → FUE	Fuerteventura, Spain	3,352 km	73,922
LEJ → TFS	Tenerife, Spain	3,538 km	72,135
LEJ → HER	Heraklion, Greece	2,065 km	65,546
LEJ → STN	London, United Kingdom	831 km	63,931
LEJ → VIE	Vienna, Austria	483 km	57,006
LEJ → RHO	Rhodes, Greece	2,089 km	56,583
LEJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,691 km	54,162
LEJ → RMF	Marsa Alam, Egypt	3,441 km	48,696
LEJ → CFU	Corfu, Greece	1,442 km	35,561
LEJ → MUC	Munich, Germany	343 km	34,511
LEJ → KGS	Kos, Greece	2,006 km	34,133
LEJ → VAR	Varna, Bulgaria	1,484 km	30,876
LEJ → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,274 km	27,164
LEJ → BOJ	Burgas, Bulgaria	1,518 km	22,400
LEJ → OTP	Bucharest, Romania	1,282 km	20,341
LEJ → FNC	Funchal, Portugal	3,139 km	20,211

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
ERF	Erfurt-Weimar Airport	Erfurt, Germany	101 km
DRS	Dresden Airport	Dresden, Germany	111 km
BER	Berlin Brandenburg Airport	Berlin, Germany	136 km
KLV	Karlovy Vary Airport	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	144 km

Distance from LEJ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LEJ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	881 km	—
LEJ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,656 km	—
LEJ → CDG	Paris, France	740 km	—
LEJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	302 km	253,416
LEJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,691 km	54,162
LEJ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	524 km	—
LEJ → JFK	New York, United States	6,375 km	—
LEJ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,591 km	—
LEJ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,395 km	—
LEJ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,014 km	—
LEJ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,101 km	—
LEJ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,415 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08L/26R	3,600 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes
08R/26L	3,600 m	60 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany · 51.4207, 12.2327

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Questions

Leipzig/Halle Airport has the IATA code LEJ and the ICAO code EDDP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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