HAM

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport

Hamburg, Germany

Operated by Flughafen Hamburg GmbHmixed

ICAOEDDHElev53 ft

The Verdict

46/100The definition of 'meh'

Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. And it's getting worse.

Ranked #189 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

67Solidly average

Sentiment25%

5A cautionary tale

Infrastructure15%

54Passable

Sent. Velocity15%

28Rock bottom

Connectivity15%

84Reliably good

What People Think

We'd love to tell you about HAM, but apparently nobody else has.

1.8Avg Rating / 10

ReviewsSkytrax 10

0%Positive

Positive0%

Neutral27%

Negative73%

Queuing

1.0

Cleanliness

3.5

Staff

1.3

Food & Bev

2.5

Wifi

3.6

Wayfinding

2.5

Transport

3.5

Shopping

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The Numbers

14.8MPassengers (2025)

-0.4%YoY Growth

14.8M passengers in 2025 — still 14% below the 2019 peak, though up 224% from the 2020 COVID crater.

11.8MInternational (80%)

3.0MDomestic (20%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Hamburg Airport

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 104,353 flights

0.2%Flights Delayed186 of 104,353 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

Delays? What delays? This place runs like clockwork.

+0.1pp vs prior year+0.1min vs prior year

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather48%

Carrier6%

ATC29%

Airport17%

Where You Can Escape To

Condor·Focus City

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Wizz Air·Focus City

125 routes · 5 regions

Europe9

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Middle East1

Dubai International Airport (DXB)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

2 Runways

05/2310,663ft × 150ft · ASP · Lighted

15/3312,028ft × 150ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

HistoryIn March 1990 Lufthansa launched a daily flight from Hamburg to Newark and added another non-stop flight to Miami in 1992. This lasted for only one summer season and was then suspended together with the Newark flight in late 1992, which left Delta Ai...

Skytrax World Airport Awards

2021🏆

SkytraxBest Regional Airport In Europe

2018🏆

SkytraxBest Regional Airport In Europe