LEJ

Leipzig/Halle Airport

Schkeuditz, Germany

Operated by Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AGpublic
Opened1927ICAOEDDPElev465 ft
The Verdict
64/100Better than expected, honestly

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #38 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1988–2026
Operational30%
83Above average
Sentiment25%
58Solidly average
Infrastructure15%
45Painful
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
70Reliably good

What People Think

LEJ is rising from the ashes. Dramatic, but accurate.

7.6Avg Rating / 10
545
ReviewsGoogle 545
39%Positive
★ 3.8on Google Maps (545 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.67 over 2 years
Then: 7.3/5 (285 reviews)Now: 8.0/5 (225 reviews)
Positive39%
Neutral58%
Negative2%
Queuing
2.6
Cleanliness
2.3
Staff
2.5
Food & Bev
1.8
Wifi
2.4
Wayfinding
2.6
Transport
2.4
Shopping
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The Numbers

2.1MPassengers (2025)
-3.8%YoY Growth

2.1M passengers in 2025 — still 19% below the 2019 peak, though up 301% from the 2020 COVID crater.

1.8MInternational (86%)
290KDomestic (14%)
Passenger History

Lounges

2 available
Marche Movenpick Restuarant
Terminal B
priority pass
The Lounge Leipzig/Halle
Terminal B
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 59,913 flights
1.4%Flights Delayed815 of 59,913 flights
0.3minAvg Delay

Almost nothing is delayed. Either this airport is excellent or the data is lying.

+1.1pp vs prior year+0.1min vs prior year
Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather85%
Carrier0%
ATC11%
Airport4%

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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
08L/26R11,811ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted
08R/26L11,811ft × 198ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1927
Opened
HistoryDespite its name, the airport is located in the town of Schkeuditz, Nordsachsen. A deal between the city of Leipzig and the Landkreis Delitzsch led to a land exchange. In 2007, Leipzig received land outside the airport while ownership of the airport...
Awards

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