Editing Hahn Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany}}
{{for|the previous NATO military use of this facility|Hahn Air Base}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Hahn Airport<ref name=FlugH />
| nativename          = {{small|{{lang|de|Flughafen Hahn}}}}
| image               = Hahn Airport logo.svg
| image-width         = 250
| image2              = Aerial_image_of_the_Frankfurt-Hahn_airport.jpg
| image2-width        = 250
| IATA                = HHN
| ICAO                = EDFH
| type                = Public
| owner               = 
| operator            = Flughafen Hahn [[GmbH]]
| operating_base      = [[Ryanair]]
| city-served         = [[Frankfurt Rhine-Main]]
| location            = [[Lautzenhausen]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]
| opened              = {{start date and age|1993|09|30|df=yes}}
| elevation-f         = 1649
| elevation-m         = 503
| metric-elev         = yes
| coordinates         = {{coord|49|56|54|N|007|15|51|E|region:DE|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map         = Germany Rhineland-Palatinate#Germany#Europe
| pushpin_mapsize     = 200
| pushpin_label       = '''HHN'''/EDFH
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Rhineland-Palatinate
| website             = {{URL|www.hahn-airport.de}}
| r1-number           = 03/21
| r1-length-f         = 12,467
| r1-length-m         = 3,800
| r1-surface          = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy          = yes
| stat1-header        = Passengers
| stat1-data          = 1,377,087 {{increase}}+103,5%
| stat2-header        = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data          = {{0|0,0}}15,965 {{increase}}{{0|0}}+27,2%
| stat3-header        = Cargo (metric tons)
| stat3-data          = {{0|0,}}220,836 {{decrease}}{{0|0}}-14,7%
| stat-year           = 2022
| footnotes           = Statistics at ADV.,<ref name="adv_2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919&nbsp;KB}}</ref><br />[[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[Deutsche Flugsicherung|German air traffic control]].<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=https://aip.dfs.de/BasicIFR/pages/C0023D.html|title=AIP VFR online|website=dfs.de|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH|language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''Hahn Airport'''<ref name=FlugH>[https://www.hahn-airport.de/en/home hahn-airport.de] retrieved 30 April 2025</ref> ({{langx|de|Flughafen Hahn}}) {{airport codes|HHN|EDFH}}, also colloquially known and formerly officially branded as '''Frankfurt-Hahn Airport''', is an [[international airport]] in the municipality of [[Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate|Hahn]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany.

The airport is {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the town of [[Kirchberg (Hunsrück)|Kirchberg]] and {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from both [[Simmern]] and [[Traben-Trarbach]]. The airport is equidistant between [[Frankfurt]] and [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]] – about {{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} to each city by road. The closest major cities are [[Koblenz]] at about {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}} and [[Mainz]] at about {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The airport served 1.4&nbsp;million passengers in 2019, down from 2.60&nbsp;million in 2016.<ref name="2019figures"/><ref name=traffic>{{cite web | url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=traffic_data&cc=en | title=FrankfurtHahn Airport: Traffic Data | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport}}</ref> Most airlines that operate commercial passenger service to and from the airport are [[low-cost carrier]]s. It is also a prominent cargo airport as a result of its location and 24-hour operating licence.<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2076455/hna-buy-majority-stake-hahn-airport-germany South China Morning Post: "HNA to buy majority stake in Hahn airport in Germany – If deal goes ahead, it will help take the owner of Hainan Airlines take a step closer to becoming one of the world’s top 100 companies" by Sandy Li] 6 March 2017</ref> It had a turnover of 156,000 tons of cargo in 2019.<ref name="2019figures"/> As of 2024, the airport is jointly owned by Triwo Travvex Group (82.5%) and by the state of [[Hesse]] (17.5%).

==History==
===Military base===
{{Main|Hahn Air Base}}
During the [[Cold War]], at which time an invasion of [[West Germany]] was a possibility, [[Hahn Air Base]] was a frontline air base, and home of the [[United States Air Force]] 50th Tactical Fighter Wing (now the [[50th Space Wing]]), in various designations, as part of the [[United States Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE). It was one of several USAFE bases in Germany within {{convert|100|km|mi}} of each other including [[Zweibrücken Air Base]], [[Ramstein Air Base]], [[Sembach]], [[Bitburg Air Base]], [[Spangdahlem Air Base]], and [[Rhein-Main Air Base]]. These air bases were well situated to reach all locations within Europe and the [[Mediterranean Basin]]. Hahn Air Base had more than 13,000 people and three squadrons of F-16 tactical fighters.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} At the end of the Cold War, the United States was left with a huge excess capacity of expensive airfields in Europe.

As a result, the squadrons at the base were inactivated: the [[496th Tactical Fighter Squadron]] was inactivated on 15 May 1991, the [[313th Tactical Fighter Squadron]] was inactivated on 1 July 1991, and the [[10th Flight Test Squadron|10th Tactical Fighter Squadron]] was inactivated on 30 September 1991. The 50th Tactical Fighter Wing was inactivated on 30 September 1991 and then activated as the [[50th Space Wing]] at Falcon AFB (now [[Schriever Air Force Base]]) in [[Colorado]] on 30 January 1992. The inactivations had a significant effect on the local economy.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/07/02/cold-wars-end-chills-small-german-towns/ | title=Cold War's End Chills Small German Towns | first=Alice | last=Siegert | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=2 July 1992}}</ref>

Most of Hahn Air Base was turned over to German civil authorities on 30 September 1993, though USAFE retained a small portion as a radio communications site until its final turnover to German authorities in 2012. It is still frequently used for military charters operated by, amongst others, Atlas Air, [[Delta Air Lines]], and [[United Airlines]].

The German government decided to turn Hahn Air Base into a civil airport with the goal of reducing traffic to [[Frankfurt Airport]] (which is located in the neighbouring state of [[Hesse]]). One of the main investors in the development of the airport was [[Fraport AG]], the operator of Frankfurt International Airport, which received a 65% [[ownership]] stake in the airport.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

In 1996, the faculty and police training school of the [[Rheinland-Pfalz State Police]] were combined at a new joint facility located at the air base's former housing area.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Name controversy===
In 2001, [[Ryanair]] began flying to the airport, using it as a second base for its European operations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1006349849135482800 | title=Ryanair to Use Frankfurt's Hahn Airport As Its Second Base on the Continent | first=Paulo | last=Prada | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=22 November 2001}}{{subscription required}}</ref> At the request of Ryanair, the name of the airport was officially changed from ''Hahn Airport'' to ''Frankfurt–Hahn Airport''. [[Lufthansa]] began legal proceedings against Ryanair in 2002, claiming the usage of "Frankfurt" in the name to be [[false advertising]]. Ryanair was allowed to keep the name but was forced to clarify in its advertising that the airport is actually 120 kilometers (75 miles) by road from Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/court-rules-ryanair-misled-customers-1.1054386 | title=Court rules Ryanair misled customers | first=Derek | last=Scally | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=20 March 2002}}</ref> In March 2023, the new owners, Triwo, changed the name to "Hahn Airport".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Triwo schaut positiv in die Zukunft |url=https://www.aerointernational.de/aviation-nachrichten/masterplan-2024-triwo-chef-sieht-flughafen-hahn-auf-gutem-weg.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=AERO International |language=de-DE}}</ref>

===Losses and ownership transfers===
In 2003, the airport reported a loss of €17&nbsp;million, compared to €20&nbsp;million in 2002.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/ryanair-flies-to-rescue-of-frankfurt-hahn-airport-1.1137073 | title=Ryanair flies to rescue of Frankfurt-Hahn airport | first=Siobhan | last=Creaton | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=26 March 2004}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Etihad Cargo]] switched its German freighter services from Frankfurt International airport to Frankfurt-Hahn airport.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=press_archive&cc=en&dataid=509621 | title=Etihad Crystal Cargo Switches to Frankfurt-Hahn | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport | date=27 April 2007}}</ref>

Effective 1 January 2009, [[Fraport]] sold its 65% interest in the airport to the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] for the symbolic price of €1. The airport had been losing money and Fraport did not want to continue to fund losses. The transaction increased the stake owned by the government to 82.5%.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.joc.com/air-cargo/fraport-sells-germanys-hahn-airport_20090203.html | title=Fraport Sells Germany's Hahn Airport | first=Bruce | last=Barnard | work=[[The Journal of Commerce]] | date=3 February 2009 | access-date=16 June 2018 | archive-date=16 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103301/https://www.joc.com/air-cargo/fraport-sells-germanys-hahn-airport_20090203.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2009, a cargo flight departing from Hahn using the [[Antonov 225]] made the world record for the heaviest single piece of air cargo, a 189.98 [[tonne]] generator for a [[Fossil-fuel power station]] in Armenia.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=press_archive&cc=en&dataid=510506 | title=FrankfurtHahn Airport sets world record in air freight | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport | date=12 August 2009}}</ref>

In 2013, Etihad Cargo, a major customer of the airport, announced the relocation of its cargo operations from Hahn to Frankfurt Airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/etihad-cargo-verlaesst-frankfurt-hahn/28842 | title=Umzug nach Frankfurt/Main – Etihad Cargo verlässt Frankfurt-Hahn | work=airliners.de | date=16 January 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, the airport announced it had accumulated debts of €125&nbsp;million while passenger and cargo traffic were decreasing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-international/news-detail/datum/2014/01/30/frankfurt-hahn-vor-dem-aus.html | title=Frankfurt-Hahn vor dem Aus? | work=austrianaviation.net}}</ref> The same year, the government pledged €80&nbsp;million to the airport so that it would avoid bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dw.com/en/germany-questions-use-of-regional-airports/a-16725429 | title=Germany questions use of regional airports | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | date=6 April 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, security staff at the airport initiated a strike action.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/frankfurt-hahn-airport-staff-on-strike-over-wage-dispute-1392811965 | title=Security Staff Strike at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | first=Caitlan | last=Reeg | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=19 February 2014}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
In the summer of 2014, Ryanair reduced capacity on several routes for and removed 3 of 9 aircraft based at the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/ryanair-streicht-angebot-am-hahn-weiter-zusammen/31186 | title=Ryanair streicht Angebot am Hahn weiter zusammen | work=airliners.de | date=15 January 2014}}</ref>

In March 2015, [[Yangtze River Express]], the largest freight customer of the airport with 4 cargo destinations and accounting for 50,000 of the airport's 130,000 tons of annual volume, announced it would cease its cargo operations at Frankfurt–Hahn Airport in favor of [[Munich Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airliners.de/flughafen-hahn-frachtkunden/35185 | title=Größter Frachtkunde am Flughafen Hahn zieht sich zurück | work=airliners.de}}</ref> Months earlier, [[Qatar Airways]] and [[Aeroflot]] had also ceased their cargo operations at the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.airliners.de/rheinland-pfalz-flughafen-hahn/35211 | title=Rheinland-Pfalz will Flughafen Hahn weiterhin verkaufen | work=airliners.de | date=18 March 2015}}</ref>

In June 2016, the cargo subsidiary of [[Air France–KLM]] announced it would shut down its cargo reloading point at the airport, which was used to collect freight and transfer it to Paris by truck.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.aero.de/news-24497/Air-France-KLM-Cargo-verlaesst-Hahn.html | title=Air France KLM Cargo Verlaesst Hahn | work=aero.de | language=de | date=4 July 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, [[RAF-Avia]] from [[Latvia]] announced basing two aircraft at the airport to operate ad-hoc charter flights.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airline/freighter-operator/single-view/news/raf-avia-adds-freight-to-hahn-operation.html | title=RAF Avia adds freighter to Hahn operation | work=Air Cargo News | date=2 September 2016}}</ref> Also in June 2016, the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] announced the sale of its 82.5% interest in the airport to Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hahn-m-a-china-idUSKCN0YS1G1 | title=Chinese buy Germany's Hahn airport for tourists, freight | first=Peter | last=Maushagen | work=[[Reuters]] | date=6 June 2016}}</ref> However, the deal fell apart a month later after the buyer failed to get approval to make the payment.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-airport-hahn-idUSKCN0ZM1ZT | title=Sale of Germany's Hahn airport to Chinese firm close to collapse | first=Tina | last=Bellon | work=[[Reuters]] | date=6 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Suparna, formerly known as Yangtze River Express, began operating a 747-400F at the airport and [[AirBridgeCargo]] and Etihad also expanded cargo operations.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://theloadstar.co.uk/frankfurt-hahn-gets-back-track-new-services/ | title=Frankfurt-Hahn gets back on track with new services | first=Alex  | last=Lennane | work=The Load Star | date=5 September 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, [[HNA Group]], a [[Fortune Global 500]] company based in China acquired the 82.5% stake in the airport owned by the government of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] for €15.1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/631f9a22-7da5-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/631f9a22-7da5-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription | title=HNA buys German airport despite pressure on debt | first=Don | last=Weinland | work=[[Financial Times]] | date=10 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/285450/chinas-hna-takes-over-frankfurt-hahn | title=China's HNA takes over Frankfurt Hahn | first=Ian | last=Taylor | work=Travel Weekly | date=10 August 2017}}</ref> In conjunction with the acquisition, the [[European Commission]] agreed to cover up to €25.3&nbsp;million of losses between 2017 and 2021 while HNA makes improvements to the airport.<ref name=ecpublic>{{cite press release | url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2221_en.htm | title=State aid: Commission approves public support to Frankfurt-Hahn airport | publisher=[[European Commission]] | date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

In February 2018, Ryanair announced the shift of part of its operations from Hahn to [[Frankfurt Airport]], where it opened a base in 2017. One of five aircraft were moved to Frankfurt Airport and four routes were cut at Frankfurt-Hahn.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/ryanair-moves-routes-from-frankfurt-hahn-to-frankfurt-am-main/ | title=Ryanair moves routes from Frankfurt-Hahn to Frankfurt am Main | work=Aviator | date=24 February 2018}}</ref> A year later, Ryanair announced further major cuts with a reduction to just 16 routes — from over 40 in earlier years — for the 2019/2020 winter season.<ref>[https://www.eifelzeitung.de/region/ryanair-verabschiedet-sich-in-raten-vom-hahn-212943/ eifelzeitung.de] 2 May 2019</ref> In July 2020, [[Ryanair]] announced plans to close their Hahn base by November 2020 after a labour union dispute. Hahn has been Ryanair's second base in continental [[Europe]], inaugurated in 2002.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ryanair-will-basis-in-hahn-zum-november-schliessen aerotelegraph.com] 22 July 2020</ref> However, as of September 2020, no final decision had been made.{{Update inline|date=October 2022}}

The airport filed for [[bankruptcy]] on 19 October 2021 while continuing normal operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-hub-frankfurt-hahn-airport-files-for-bankruptcy/a-59550808 | title=Ryanair hub Frankfurt-Hahn Airport files for bankruptcy | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]}} 19 October 2021</ref> In June 2022, it was sold to a German investor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/flughafen-hahn-kaeufer-bekannt-gegeben-rlp-100.html |website=swr.de |language=de |trans-title=Hahn Airport sold to Swift Conjoy |date=2022-06-29 |title=Flughafen Hahn an Swift Conjoy verkauft}}</ref><ref name="SoldARGS">{{cite web |last1=Saunders |first1=Eddie |date=2022-06-30 |title=Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group sells to SWIFT CONJOY |url=https://airlinergs.com/frankfurt-hahn-airport-group-sells-to-swift-conjoy/ |website=airlinergs.com}}</ref> which however did not transfer the agreed sales price by late 2022 raising doubt about the airport's future again.<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/hahn-kaeufer-zahlt-insolvenzverwalter-prueft-massnahmen/66900 airliners.de - "Hahn buyer does not pay"] (German) 17 November 2022</ref> Shortly after, the administrator signed preliminary contracts with two new potential buyers, one of them being the owner of nearby [[Nürburgring]].<ref>[https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/flughafen-hahn-zweiter-kaufvertrag-100.html swr.de] (German) 4 February 2023</ref> If the purchase is approved, the new owner of the airport will be NR Holding, owned by Russian billionaire [[Viktor Kharitonin]], a major figure in the Russian pharmaceutical industry. The purchase price is 20 million euros.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.rbc.ru/business/04/02/2023/63de655a9a7947a624fdf11d|title=Миллиардер Харитонин купил в ФРГ обанкротившийся аэропорт за €20 млн|language=ru|date=2023-02-04|website=rbc.ru}}</ref>

In April 2023, the administrator announced that the airport had been sold to the Trier-based company Triwo, which already owns and operates several smaller airports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=deutschlandfunk.de |date=2023-04-04 |title=Insolvenzverfahren - Trierer Immobilienfirma kauft Flughafen Hahn |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/trierer-immobilienfirma-kauft-flughafen-hahn-100.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Die Nachrichten |language=de}}</ref> The sale was subject to conditions from the time of the announcement until its definitive closing around 20 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aktuell |first=S. W. R. |date=2023-04-04 |title=Endlich Käufer für den Flughafen Hahn gefunden |url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/trierer-triwo-ag-uebernimmt-hunsrueck-flughafen-hahn-100.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=SWR Aktuell |language=de}}</ref> Triwo AG has officially been the owner of the airport company TRIWO Hahn Airport GmbH since May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website of the airport company |url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/de/unternehmen/ueber-uns |language=de}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Terminals===
The airport consists of two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The passenger terminals, designated A and B, include shops and restaurants including a [[McDonald's]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=restaurants&cc=en | title=FrankfurtHahn Airport: Restaurants | publisher=Frankfurt–Hahn Airport}}</ref> The apron has 11 stands for mid-sized aircraft, such as the [[Boeing 737]], which are reached on foot. The cargo apron has three stands for large aircraft such as the [[Boeing 747-8F]].

===Runway===
Frankfurt–Hahn has a long runway of {{convert|3800|m|ft|0}} in the direction of 03/21. This, combined with a large apron, allows it to handle some of the world's biggest aircraft, such as the [[Antonov An-124]] or the [[Boeing Dreamlifter]]. While the Antonov is a frequent visitor, the Dreamlifter has only landed twice at the airport, both times in 2010. An [[Instrument Landing System]] is available, with runway 21 being [[Instrument Landing System#ILS categories|category 3 approved]]; low-visibility conditions are a frequent problem at the airport, especially in autumn and winter.

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Hahn:<ref name=hahn-airport.de>[http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=destinations hahn-airport.de – Destinations] retrieved 29 October 2022</ref>

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Flights from Frankfurt Hahn (HHN)] retrieved 2 April 2025</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/> [[Treviso Airport|Treviso]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/> [[Zagreb Airport|Zagreb]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/10/ryanair-adds-over-100000-seats-on.html|title=Ryanair adds over 100.000 seats on Zagreb flights this winter|website=ExYUAviation}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Alghero Airport|Alghero]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-frns24 | title=Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24 }}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://airportal.hu/juniustol-ujra-repul-hahn-es-budapest-kozott-a-ryanair/ | title=Júniustól újra repül Hahn és Budapest között a Ryanair | date=13 January 2024 }}</ref> [[Cagliari Elmas Airport|Cagliari]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Chania International Airport|Chania]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250114-frns25gro|title=Ryanair Boosts CONNECT Route Development Forum Host Girona Network in NS25|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 January 2025|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-frnw24 | title=Ryanair NW24 Network Additions – 14JUL24 }}</ref> [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Falcone Borsellino Airport|Palermo]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Rijeka Airport|Rijeka]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=2024-12-01}}</ref>  [[Valencia Airport|Valencia]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/> [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_367_378"/><ref name=flightcon/>
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| [[Trade Air]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Pristina International Airport|Pristina]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/deutschland-trade-air-mit-drei-weiteren-kosovo-strecken | title=Deutschland: Trade Air mit drei weiteren Kosovo-Strecken | date=27 February 2024 }}</ref>
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| [[Wizz Air]] | [[Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest–Otopeni]] (begins 1 August 2025),<ref> https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-rute-noi-de-la-otopeni-si-baneasa-si-baza-operationala-la-baneasa</ref> [[Cluj International Airport|Cluj-Napoca]], [[Kutaisi International Airport|Kutaisi]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/32174059.html#0_8_9004_7769_2169_245109647 | title=2023 წლის ივნისიდან Wizz Air ქუთაისის აეროპორტიდან 5 ახალი მიმართულებით იფრენს | date=13 December 2022 }}</ref> [[Sibiu International Airport|Sibiu]] (begins 2 August 2025),<ref> https://boardingpass.ro/wizz-air-sase-rute-noi-de-la-sibiu-din-august-2025</ref> [[Skopje International Airport|Skopje]], [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]], [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]], [[Varna Airport|Varna]]<ref>[https://www.hahn-airport.de/de/ hahn-airport.de - News] retrieved 21 December 2024</ref>
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===Cargo===
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| [[Aerotranscargo]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.atc-md.aero/|website=[[Aerotranscargo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=First Flight to GIG Airport — Brazil|url=https://www.atc-md.aero/first-flight-to-gig-airport-brazil/|work=[[Aerotranscargo]]|date=23 March 2021|access-date=17 June 2023|language=en}}</ref> | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro–Galeão]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
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| [[Atlas Air]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=[[Atlas Air]]|access-date=22 December 2023|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813134854/http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
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| [[Silk Way West Airlines]]<ref>[https://www.silkwaywest.com/schedule/ silkwaywestairlines.com - Schedule] retrieved 21 May 2022</ref> | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]]
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| [[Suparna Airlines]]<ref>[https://www.welt.de/regionales/rheinland-pfalz-saarland/article178151502/Neue-Frachtfluege-von-China-zum-Flughafen-Hahn.html welt.de - Neue Frachtflüge von China zum Flughafen Hahn] (German) 25 June 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/suparna-adds-new-b747-xian-hahn-flight/ aircargonews.net - Suparna adds new B747 Xi’an-Hahn flight] 29 August 2017</ref> | [[Sunan Shuofang International Airport|Wuxi]], [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]]
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The airport is also used by further cargo carriers on an irregular basis, e. g. for ad-hoc charter or military operations.<ref>[http://www.hahn-airport.de/default.aspx?menu=cargo_airlines_on_site&cc=en hahn-airport.de - Airlines on site] retrieved 3 November 2019</ref>

==Statistics==
[[File:Inside terminal1 hahn airport.jpg|thumb|Check-in area]]
[[File:Frankfurt-Hahn_Airport_terminal.JPG|thumb|Apron in front of the passenger terminal]]
[[File:Tower,_Flughafen_Frankfurt-Hahn-0299.jpg|thumb|Control tower]]
[[File:Hahn1 DSC7203 (2).jpg|thumb|Overview of the cargo apron]]
<!--{{Airport-Statistics|iata=HHN}}-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:200px;" align="center"
|+
|-
! style="width:75px"| !! {{nowrap|Passengers}}<ref name=traffic/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/12.2018-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf|title=adv.aero}}</ref>
|-
!2004
| 2,751,585
|-
!2005
| {{increase}} 3,076,823
|-
!2006
| {{increase}} 3,704,633
|-
!2007
| {{increase}} 4,014,898
|-
!2008
| {{decrease}} 3,940,159
|-
!2009
| {{decrease}} 3,793,710
|-
!2010
| {{decrease}} 3,493,451
|-
!2011
| {{decrease}} 2,894,109
|-
!2012
| {{decrease}} 2,790,961
|-
!2013
| {{decrease}} 2,667,402
|-
!2014
| {{decrease}} 2,447,140
|-
!2015
| {{increase}} 2,667,000
|-
!2016
| {{decrease}} 2,609,156
|-
!2017 
|{{decrease}} 2,472,198
|- 
!2018 
|{{decrease}} 2,092,868
|- 
!2019<ref name="2019figures">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12.2019-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf|title=adv.aero (German) 14 April 2020}}</ref>
|{{decrease}} 1,496,362
|-
!2020<ref name="adv_2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2020-ADV-Monatsstatistik-1.pdf |title=ADV-Monatsstatistik - ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2020 |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |website=www.adv.aero/ |date=2021-02-02|access-date=2020-09-12 |format=PDF; 298&nbsp;kb}}</ref>
|{{decrease}} {{0|0,}}436,862
|-
!2021<ref name="adv_2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2021-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV-Monatsstatistik - ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2021 |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |website=www.adv.aero/ |date=2022-01-31 |access-date=2022-01-10 |format=PDF; 823&nbsp;kb}}</ref>
|{{increase}} {{0|0,}}678,829
|-
!2022<ref name="adv_2022" />
| {{increase}} 1,377,087
|-
!2023<ref name="adv_2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2023-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf|title=ADV Monatsstastistik Dezember 2023|publisher=ADV}}</ref>
| {{increase}} 1,673,219
|}

==Ground transportation==
===Bus===

As of September 2023, the airport can be reached with the following long-distance bus and regional lines:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hahn-airport.de/en/passengers-visitiors/getting-there/by-bus|title=Getting there - By bus |website=Hahn Airport}}</ref>

* Flibco to [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Frankfurt Airport]] and [[Mainz]].
* Intermezzo lines to [[Saarbrücken]] and [[Saarlouis]].
* Line 615 to [[Koblenz]]
* Line 660 to Simmern
* Line 750 to Bullay

===Rail===
The airport has no railway station. The nearest train station is in [[Traben-Trarbach]] (20 kilometers by road, 10 kilometers [[as the crow flies]]), the terminus of the [[Pünderich–Traben-Trarbach railway]]. The nearest long-distance railway stations are [[Bullay]] (15 kilometers northwest, on the [[Koblenz–Trier railway]]), and [[Idar-Oberstein]] (26 kilometers south) on the Mainz–[[Bad Kreuznach]]–Saarbrücken line. Frequent buses also run to the main railway station of nearby cities, the closest being [[Mainz]] (70 minutes, {{convert|60|km|mi|disp=or|abbr=on}} to the east) and [[Koblenz]] (65 minutes, 50 kilometers northeast). Frankfurt–Hahn Airport is almost equidistant from Frankfurt and [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]].

===Car===
The nearest [[Autobahn]] connections are approximately {{convert|40|km|mi}} to the west ([[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]]) or east (A 61). Parking and car rental are available at the airport.

==See also==
* [[Transport in Germany]]
* [[List of airports in Germany]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Frankfurt-Hahn Airport}}
* {{Official website |https://www.hahn-airport.de/en/home}} 
* {{NWS-current|EDFH}}
* {{ASN|HHN}}

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