Leipzig/Halle Airport
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Leipzig/Halle Airport (IATA: LEJ, ICAO: EDDP) (German: Flughafen Leipzig/Halle) is an international airport located in Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, and serves both Leipzig, Saxony, and Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Leipzig and Halle | ||||||||||||||
Location | Schkeuditz, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 470 ft / 143 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°25′26″N 012°14′11″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | mdf-ag.com | ||||||||||||||
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It is Germany's 14th largest airport by passengers and handled more than 2.61 million passengers in 2019 mainly with flights to European leisure destinations. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the fifth-busiest in Europe and the second-busiest in Germany after Frankfurt Airport, having handled 1,238,343 metric tonnes of cargo in 2019. The airport serves as the main European hub for DHL Aviation and the main hub for AeroLogic. Military installations have also been built at the airport for NATO and EU military aircraft.[6]