Hannover Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hannover, Lower Saxony (Germany)

IATA: HAJ ICAO: EDDV

Longest Active Runway

12,434 ft

3,790 meters

Field Elevation

183 ft

56 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

52.4611°, 9.6851°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#134 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#212 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Germany)

#6 of 9 in DE

#6 of 83 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HAJ in numbers: 12,434 ft longest runway · #134 of 650 published · #212 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #6 in Germany.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HAJ lies at 56 m (183 ft), #383 of 650 published airports by elevation and 35.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 181 ft below the Germany median (364 ft, 9 airports); HHN is highest at 1,649 ft, 1,466 ft higher than HAJ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 71.1 NM, 12,028 ft. HAJ has the longest runway in this radius, 406 ft over HAM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,434 ft (3,790 m)

HAJ runways: 09L/27R 12,434 × 148 ft concrete (con); 09R/27L 7,677 × 148 ft concrete (con); 09C/27C 2,548 × 75 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 9 in Germany; BER leads by 689 ft (13,123 ft). +24.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09L/27R	12,434 ft (3790 m / 3.790 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09R/27L	7,677 ft (2340 m / 2.340 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09C/27C	2,548 ft (777 m / 0.777 km)	75 ft (23m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (Hamburg)	`HAM`	71.1 NM (131.7 km)	12,028 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →