STR

Stuttgart Airport

Stuttgart, Germany

Operated by Flughafen Stuttgart GmbHpublic

Opened1948ICAOEDDSElev1,276 ft

The Verdict

68/100Surprisingly not awful

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #8 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026

Operational30%

89Reliably good

Sentiment25%

53Solidly average

Infrastructure15%

49Not great

Sent. Velocity15%

64Middling

Connectivity15%

76Pleasantly competent

What People Think

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

3.9Avg Rating / 10

1,098

ReviewsGoogle 1090Skytrax 8

15%Positive

SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★☆

★ 3.9on Google Maps (1,090 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+3.60 over 2 years

Then: 4.2/5 (149 reviews)Now: 7.8/5 (942 reviews)

Positive15%

Neutral24%

Negative62%

Queuing

2.9

Cleanliness

2.7

Staff

1.7

Food & Bev

2.3

Wifi

3.0

Wayfinding

2.8

Transport

3.1

Shopping

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The Numbers

9.6MPassengers (2025)

+4.7%YoY Growth

9.6M passengers in 2025 — still 25% below the 2019 peak, though up 199% from the 2020 COVID crater.

8.4MInternational (88%)

1.1MDomestic (12%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 77,359 flights

1.2%Flights Delayed909 of 77,359 flights

0.3minAvg Delay

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

-0.3pp vs prior year-0.1min vs prior year

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather30%

Carrier2%

ATC62%

Airport0%

Where You Can Escape To

Condor·Base

Eurowings·Base

SunExpress·Base

TUI fly Deutschland·Base

120 routes · 5 regions

Europe7

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Hamburg Airport (HAM)—

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Middle East3

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

3 Runways

07/2510,974ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

H-NORTH98ft × 98ft · ASPH · Lighted

H-SOUTH98ft × 98ft · ASPH · Lighted

The Backstory

1948

Opened

HistoryAfter the death of former mayor Manfred Rommel in November 2013 local politicians proposed renaming the airport after him. This proposal caused public disputes as he was the son of Erwin Rommel but also highly respected for his work on intercultural...

Awards

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