NUE

Nuremberg Airport

Nuremberg, Germany

Operated by Flughafen Nürnberg GmbHpublic

Opened1955ICAOEDDNElev1,046 ft

The Verdict

68/100Surprisingly not awful

Infrastructure is the weak link. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #9 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1960–2026

Operational30%

90Actually decent

Sentiment25%

56Unremarkable

Infrastructure15%

31Painful

Sent. Velocity15%

85Pleasantly competent

Connectivity15%

67Solidly average

What People Think

The trajectory at NUE suggests someone actually listens to feedback. Revolutionary.

5.9Avg Rating / 10

1,335

ReviewsGoogle 1330Skytrax 5

26%Positive

★ 3.7on Google Maps (1,330 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)-1.10 over 2 years

Then: 6.7/5 (669 reviews)Now: 5.6/5 (662 reviews)

Positive26%

Neutral28%

Negative46%

Queuing

2.3

Cleanliness

2.9

Staff

2.2

Food & Bev

2.5

Wifi

3.3

Wayfinding

3.1

Transport

3.2

Shopping

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The Numbers

4.5MPassengers (2025)

+897.2%YoY Growth

Record year! 4.5M passengers in 2025, up 10% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 401% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

4.2MInternational (94%)

282KDomestic (6%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Duerer Lounge

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 37,332 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 37,332 flights

—Avg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

+0.0pp vs prior year

Where You Can Escape To

Corendon Airlines Europe·Base

Marabu (airline)·Base

Ryanair·Base

54 routes · 3 regions

Europe8

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Africa2

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

10/288,858ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1955

Opened

History===Airport Business Center=== In 2009, it was decided that a new hotel with conference rooms and offices will be built at the airport roundabout. ConTech GmbH and the architect's office Christ, both from Nuremberg, will realize the project with inves...

Awards

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