Frankfurt-Hahn Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen), Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)

IATA: HHN ICAO: EDFH

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

1,649 ft

503 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

49.9464°, 7.2617°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#193 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Germany)

#5 of 9 in DE

#5 of 83 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HHN in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #193 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · #5 in Germany.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

HHN lies at 503 m (1,649 ft), #142 of 650 published airports by elevation and 77.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,285 ft above the Germany median (364 ft, 9 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 45 NM, 13,123 ft. Next: FRA 50.3 NM, CGN 55.4 NM. LUX has the radius's longest runway, 656 ft more than HHN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

HHN runway: 03/21 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 9 in Germany; BER leads by 656 ft (13,123 ft). +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (Luxembourg)	`LUX`	45 NM (83.3 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Frankfurt Main Airport (Frankfurt am Main)	`FRA`	50.3 NM (93.2 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Cologne Bonn Airport (Köln (Cologne))	`CGN`	55.4 NM (102.6 km)	12,516 ft	✅ Lighted

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