Where is PAD airport?

PAD is a large airport in Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at 51.6125, 8.6175, 213 m above sea level. It serves Paderborn.

What time zone is PAD in?

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

How many passengers use PAD?

709,475 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–May 2026: 153,048 passengers, −18.5% on the same months of 2025.

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opened in 1971.

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Large airport in Paderborn, Germany.

IATA code: PAD
ICAO code: EDLP
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 709,475; 2025 · −12.9% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 9; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Berlin
Elevation: 213 m; 699 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,180 m

Jan–May 2026: 153,048 passengers, −18.5% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About PAD

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport is a large airport serving Paderborn, Germany. It opened in 1971. 709,475 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 9 nonstop routes from PAD.

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Busiest nonstop routes from PAD

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PAD → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	2,393 km	300,769
PAD → PMI	Palma, Spain	1,416 km	222,449
PAD → MUC	Munich, Germany	428 km	104,646
PAD → ALC	Alicante, Spain	1,646 km	36,606
PAD → HER	Heraklion, Greece	2,239 km	30,050
PAD → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	3,437 km	28,520
PAD → RHO	Rhodes, Greece	2,286 km	21,235
PAD → AGP	Málaga, Spain	1,957 km	21,130
PAD → GRO	Girona, Spain	1,167 km	19,329

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
KSF	Kassel Airport	Kassel, Germany	58 km
DTM	Dortmund Airport	Dortmund, Germany	70 km
FMO	Münster Osnabrück Airport	Münster, Germany	86 km
HAJ	Hannover Airport	Hanover, Germany	119 km
CGN	Cologne Bonn Airport	Cologne, Germany	132 km
DUS	Düsseldorf Airport	Düsseldorf, Germany	133 km

Distance from PAD to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PAD → LHR	London, United Kingdom	630 km	—
PAD → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,899 km	—
PAD → CDG	Paris, France	520 km	—
PAD → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	176 km	—
PAD → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,915 km	—
PAD → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	276 km	—
PAD → JFK	New York, United States	6,138 km	—
PAD → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,356 km	—
PAD → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,215 km	—
PAD → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,263 km	—
PAD → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,244 km	—
PAD → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,652 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05/23	2,180 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · 51.6125, 8.6175

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Questions

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport has the IATA code PAD and the ICAO code EDLP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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