Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (German: ''Flughafen Paderborn Lippstadt'') is a minor

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in the

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area in the

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state of

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. While the name implies a location within the city of

Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for t ...

or the town of

Lippstadt Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn. Ge ...

, the airport is actually located near the town of Büren, around from Paderborn city centre. It mainly serves flights to European leisure destinations.

History

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport opened in 1971. The terminal offers several facilities for travelers: travel agencies, a restaurant, shops, car rental agencies and a visitors deck. The apron features five stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the

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of which three are equipped with

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s. There are also several stands for smaller general aviation aircraft. A conference centre with several conference rooms can be found at the airport and a hotel was opened there in October 2006. An industrial park with several companies is located in the close vicinity. In 2010, 1.03 million passed through the airport. Ever since, passenger numbers have been decreasing. In September 2015, German leisure airline

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announced the termination of all operations at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport. All ten year-round and seasonal routes to destinations around the Mediterranean ceased by 26 October 2015.airliners.de - "Condor leaves Paderborn Lippstadt Airport"
(German) 29 September 2015 In January 2019,

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announced it would end its short-lived operations at the airport which consisted of routes to

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(which already ceased in late 2018),

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and

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. In October 2019,

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announced the termination of their route to

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by March 2020, leaving Paderborn/Lippstadt with a sole hub connection to

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.nw.de - "Lufthansa terminates Paderborn-Frankfurt connection"
(German) 4 November 2019 In August 2020, the airport company announced its intention to file for

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while maintaining business operations in the wake of the

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Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Paderborn Lippstadt Airport:airport-pad.com - Flightplan
(German) retrieved 4 August 2022 The nearest larger international airport is

Dortmund Airport Dortmund Airport is a minor international airport located east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, and is mainly used for low-cost and leisure charter flight ...

approx. to the west.

Statistics

Ground transportation

The airport is located next to the Autobahn A 44 (exit Büren) and can also be reached via Autobahn A 33 (exit Salzkotten). There is a bus shuttle from the main station in Paderborn.airport-pad.com - Getting here
retrieved 5 October 2017

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