Leipzig/Halle Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Schkeuditz, Saxony (Germany)

IATA: LEJ ICAO: EDDP

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

465 ft

142 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

51.4207°, 12.2327°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#377 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Germany)

#8 of 9 in DE

#8 of 83 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LEJ in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #377 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #8 in Germany.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LEJ lies at 142 m (465 ft), #284 of 650 published airports by elevation and 50.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 101 ft above the Germany median (364 ft, 9 airports); HHN is highest at 1,649 ft, 1,184 ft higher than LEJ.

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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: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 73.5 NM, 13,123 ft. BER has the radius's longest runway, 1,312 ft more than LEJ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

LEJ runways: 08L/26R 11,811 × 148 ft concrete (con); 08R/26L 11,811 × 198 ft concrete (con). National standing: #8 of 9 in Germany; BER leads by 1,312 ft (13,123 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08L/26R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08R/26L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	198 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (Berlin)	`BER`	73.5 NM (136.1 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted

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