Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany)

IATA: HAM ICAO: EDDH

Longest Active Runway

12,028 ft

3,666 meters

Field Elevation

53 ft

16 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

53.6304°, 9.9882°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#173 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#267 of 7558

Top 3.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Germany)

#7 of 9 in DE

#7 of 83 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HAM in numbers: 12,028 ft longest runway · #173 of 650 published · #267 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.5%) · #7 in Germany.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HAM lies at 16 m (53 ft), #510 of 650 published airports by elevation and 20 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 311 ft below the Germany median (364 ft, 9 airports); HHN is highest at 1,649 ft, 1,596 ft higher than HAM.

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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: Hannover Airport (HAJ), 71.1 NM, 12,434 ft. HAJ has the radius's longest runway, 406 ft more than HAM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,028 ft (3,666 m)

HAM runways: 15/33 12,028 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 05/23 10,663 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 9 in Germany; BER leads by 1,095 ft (13,123 ft). +20.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	12,028 ft (3666 m / 3.666 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05/23	10,663 ft (3250 m / 3.250 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ 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
Hannover Airport (Hannover)	`HAJ`	71.1 NM (131.7 km)	12,434 ft	✅ Lighted

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