Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (German: Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg) (IATA: BWE, ICAO: EDVE) is an airport in Braunschweig, Germany. Originally constructed by the German Air Ministry in the 1930s, it is located on the northern edge of Braunschweig, which is situated between Hanover and Magdeburg. Braunschweig Airport traditionally has been a major centre of gliding in Germany and is also used for general aviation, especially business traffic.

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport

Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
Summary
Airport typePublic / Private
OperatorAirport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg GmbH
ServesBraunschweig and Wolfsburg
Hub forVolkswagen Air Services
Elevation AMSL295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates52°19′09″N 010°33′19″E
Websitefhbwe.de
Map
EDVE
Location of the airport in Lower Saxony
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
08R/26L 900 2,953 Grass
Statistics (2023)
Passengers63,361 +46,3%
Aircraft movements27,930 +00,4%
Cargo (metric tons)00,001 -03,4%

The headquarters of the German Federal Aviation Office, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt are located at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport. Also, the Braunschweig University of Technology has some of its aeronautical departments on site.

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