DEB

Debrecen International Airport

Debrecen, Hungary

Operated by Debrecen International Airport (Debreceni Nemzetközi Repülőtér)public

ICAOLHDCElev359 ft

The Verdict

49/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional

Infrastructure is the weak link. And it's getting worse.

Ranked #175 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2013–2026

Operational30%

71Pleasantly competent

Sentiment25%

53Solidly average

Infrastructure15%

38Struggling

Sent. Velocity15%

27Dire

Connectivity15%

35Not great

What People Think

DEB: either very new, very small, or very forgettable. Hard to tell with this little data.

7.2Avg Rating / 10

1,362

ReviewsGoogle 1362

47%Positive

★ 3.6on Google Maps (1,362 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2016–2026)+0.44 over 12 years

Then: 6.5/5 (24 reviews)Now: 6.9/5 (19 reviews)

Positive47%

Neutral42%

Negative11%

Queuing

2.4

Cleanliness

2.1

Staff

2.3

Food & Bev

1.7

Wifi

2.2

Wayfinding

2.4

Transport

2.3

Shopping

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The Numbers

186KPassengers (2025)

-31.8%YoY Growth

186K passengers in 2025 — still 69% below the 2019 peak, though up 148% from the 2021 COVID crater.

186KInternational (100%)

34Domestic (0%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 0 flights

—Flights Delayed

—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

5 routes · 2 regions

Europe4

Munich International Airport (MUC)—

London Luton Airport (LTN)—

Larnaca International Airport (LCA)—

Eindhoven Airport (EIN)—

Middle East1

Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways

04R/22L8,196ft × 131ft · CON · Lighted

05L/23R8,087ft × 230ft · CON · CLOSED

The Backstory

HistoryBy 2004, the city of Debrecen had invested 3.5 billion forints to purchase, operate, and continually develop Debrecen Airport. On 18 June 2012, Wizz Air launched its scheduled service between Debrecen and London-Luton, initially with 3 weekly flights...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.