Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Hannover Airport (ICAO: EDDV / IATA: HAJ)
Location (City, Country)
Hannover (Langenhagen), Germany - Lower Saxony
Airport Type & Size
Medium-sized international airport with 2 parallel runways, handles wide-body aircraft, ~6 million passengers per year. Aircrafts such as the A380 and AN124 we‘re also visitors + Hannover is officially A380 certified :).
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Hannover Airport is a key airport in northern Germany with diverse European and charter traffic. In real life, planes can land 24/7 here, being an important diversion Airport for flights going to nearby cities such as Hamburg, Berlin & many more, in case planes arrive too late there!
Its inclusion would enhance regional connectivity, offer realistic feeder routes, and provide a new mid-sized hub for both commercial and cargo operations. Airlines like Challenge Airlines also come over with their Jumbos as they rented a Hangar. For building up a mainly Narrowbody fleet for flights to southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, Hannover is optimal. If you want some Widebodies, no problem, HAJ has enough stands for them :).
Major Airlines & Routes
TUIfly (base), Lufthansa, Eurowings, SunExpress, Turkish Airlines, Corendon — routes to Munich, Frankfurt, Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Vienna, and more across Europe and North Africa.
Unique Features or Challenges
Distinctive Y-shaped terminal layout, mix of scheduled and charter operations, variable seasonal traffic, snow/ice conditions in winter and many spotting locations for great shots! With the parallel runways, which are both used for takeoffs/landings at the same time, it would provide some type of ‘flow’.
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Wikipedia: Hannover Airport - Wikipedia
Official website: https://www.hannover-airport.de/en/