PAD

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport

Büren, Germany

Operated by Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt GmbHpublic

Opened1971ICAOEDLPElev699 ft

The Verdict

54/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #135 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2002–2026

Operational30%

71Pleasantly competent

Sentiment25%

65Unremarkable

Infrastructure15%

30Not great

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

29Impressively bad

What People Think

The staff at PAD seem different lately. Happier. It's contagious.

8.7Avg Rating / 10

590

ReviewsGoogle 590

41%Positive

★ 4.3on Google Maps (590 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.40 over 3 years

Then: 8.6/5 (493 reviews)Now: 9.0/5 (88 reviews)

Positive41%

Neutral58%

Negative1%

Queuing

2.5

Cleanliness

2.2

Staff

2.5

Food & Bev

1.8

Wifi

2.4

Wayfinding

2.6

Transport

2.3

Shopping

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The Numbers

709KPassengers (2025)

-12.9%YoY Growth

Record year! 709K passengers in 2025, up 3% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 677% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

669KInternational (94%)

40KDomestic (6%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 0 flights

—Flights Delayed

—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

8 routes · 2 regions

Europe7

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Middle East1

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

06/247,152ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1971

Opened

Awards

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