Hanover International Airport

The culturally diverse and the artistically eclectic city of Hanover attracts tourists from all over the world by the hordes and the point of entry for most of them is the Hanover International Airport. The Hanover International Airport is the eighth largest airport in Germany and is increasingly handling greater amounts of traffic.

About The Hanover International Airport

The Hanover International Airport is also known as the Langenhagen Airport, after the nearby town of Langenhagen. The airport lies 11 kilometers from the city center of Hanover.

The Hanover International Airport, Germany started operations in 1952 at the site of an old airfield within the Hanover city boundaries. The first phase of modernization of the Hanover International Airport took place in 1973 when two advanced terminals with a combined capacity for 12 aircrafts were opened. They are still functional today.

The second significant phase of modernization of the Hanover International Airport took place in 1998 whence a larger terminal was built with a capacity for 33 aircrafts, including 20 that can accommodate aircraft stands fitted with a Jetway. The new terminal could handle more passengers and had 8 more gates.

All the three terminals at the Hanover International Airport can handle a Boeing 747 while there’s a fourth terminal whose hangar is solely used by the Royal Air Force.

The Hanover International Airport connects the city of Hanover to most of the major cities of Europe like London, Paris, Brussels and also to holiday destinations like Egypt and Mallorca, making the air route one of the most convenient modes of getting to Hanover. There are countless flights to Hanover from these places operated by major airlines like Aeroflot, Air Europa, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss and Turkish Airlines.

Reaching Hanover by air is also easy from many countries of the former Eastern bloc for the Hanover International Airport is the second most important airport after the Frankfurt International Airport to provide flight services to these countries.

There are two transatlantic routes from the Hanover International Airport to Moncton and Toronto in Canada.

The increasing importance of Hanover as a tourist destination of choice has also meant that the skies over the Hanover International Airport are getting busier.