CGN

Cologne Bonn Airport

Köln (Cologne), Germany

Operated by Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbHpublic

Opened1957ICAOEDDKElev302 ft

The Verdict

67/100Solid. Not spectacular, but solid.

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #18 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

65Unremarkable

Sentiment25%

48Room for improvement

Infrastructure15%

54Passable

Sent. Velocity15%

100Suspiciously good

Connectivity15%

81Actually decent

What People Think

CGN went from 'never again' to 'actually, maybe again.' Growth.

3.5Avg Rating / 10

1,510

ReviewsGoogle 1500Skytrax 10

19%Positive

SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★☆

★ 3.2on Google Maps (1,500 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+1.82 over 3 years

Then: 5.2/5 (985 reviews)Now: 7.0/5 (396 reviews)

Positive19%

Neutral47%

Negative35%

Queuing

1.9

Cleanliness

2.6

Staff

1.9

Food & Bev

2.0

Wifi

3.2

Wayfinding

2.4

Transport

3.3

Shopping

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The Numbers

10.0MPassengers (2025)

+0.5%YoY Growth

10.0M passengers in 2025 — still 19% below the 2019 peak, though up 227% from the 2020 COVID crater.

9.4MInternational (93%)

694KDomestic (7%)

Passenger History

Lounges

2 available

The Lounge Koeln-Bonn

Terminal 2

priority pass

The Lounge Koeln-Bonn

Terminal 1

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 217,155 flights

4.2%Flights Delayed9,109 of 217,155 flights

0.8minAvg Delay

Delays are genuinely rare here. We're suspicious.

Delay Causes (ATFM)

74%

Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.

Weather20%

Carrier0%

ATC3%

Airport74%

Where You Can Escape To

Corendon Airlines Europe·Base

Eurowings·Base

FedEx Express·Hub

Ryanair·Base

UPS Airlines·Hub

115 routes · 5 regions

Europe8

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Middle East2

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

3 Runways

06/248,067ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

13L/31R12,516ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted

13R/31L6,112ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1957

Opened

HistoryCoinciding with the start of several low-cost airlines in Germany, Cologne/Bonn opened new capacities. This enabled the airport to make competitive offers to the airlines. Consequently, Germanwings and TUIfly started operations from Cologne/Bonn as t...

Skytrax World Airport Awards

2019🏆

SkytraxBest Regional Airport In Europe