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'''Bremen Airport'''
{{Infobox airport
Airport code BRE
| name        = Bremen Airport
| nativename  = ''<small>Flughafen Bremen</small>''
| image        = <!--airport logo-->
| image-width  = 200
| image2      = 2012-08-08-fotoflug-bremen zweiter flug 0201a.JPG
| image2-width = 250
| caption      =
| IATA        = BRE
| ICAO        = EDDW
| type        = Public
| owner        =
| operator    = Flughafen Bremen GmbH
| city-served  = [[Bremen]], [[Germany]]
| location    = <!--if different than above-->
| focus_city  = <div>
* [[Germania (airline)|Germania]]
* [[Ryanair]]
* [[Sun-Air of Scandinavia|SUN-AIR]] (begins 31 October)
</div>
| elevation-f  = 14
| elevation-m  = 4
| website      = [http://www.airport-bremen.de/index.php?L=1 airport-bremen.de]
| coordinates  = {{coord|53|02|51|N|008|47|12|E|region:DE|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map            = Germany Bremen
| pushpin_mapsize        = 200
| pushpin_label          = '''EDDW'''
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Bremen
| metric-rwy  = Yes
| r1-number    = 09/27
| r1-length-m  = 2,634
| r1-length-f  = 8,642
| r1-surface  = [[Asphalt]]
| r2-number    = 23
| r2-length-m  = 700
| r2-length-f  = 2,297
| r2-surface  = Asphalt
| h1-number    = H1
| h1-length-m  = 30
| h1-length-f  = 98
| h1-surface  = Grass
|stat-year    = 2015
|stat1-header = Number of Passengers
|stat1-data  = 2,660,754
| footnotes    = Source: German [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation|EUROCONTROL]]<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp |title=EAD Basic |publisher=Ead.eurocontrol.int |date=}}</ref>
}}
 
'''Bremen Airport''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Flughafen Bremen'') {{Airport codes|BRE|EDDW|p=n}}) is the [[international airport]] of the city and [[Bremen (state)|state]] of [[Bremen]] in [[Northern Germany]]. It is located {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} south of the city<ref name="AIP"/> and handled 2.66 million passengers in 2015. It mainly features flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations and serves as a base for [[Germania (airline)|Germania]] and [[Ryanair]].
 
==History==
 
===Early years===
The beginnings of the airport date back to the early 20th century. The ''Bremer Verein für Luftschiffahrt'', a local aerospace club, conducted the first experimental flights at the present site in the summer of 1910, on what was then the parade ground of the local garrison. The [[Senate of Bremen]] supported the establishment of an airfield to connect Bremen to the growing airship route network. Official permission for the opening of an airport was granted on 16 May 1913. The initial infrastructure was geared towards aircraft operations instead of the initially envisaged airships. Several wooden hangars were erected.<ref name="Relikte">{{cite web|url=http://www.relikte.com/brm_flgh/index.htm |title=Fliegerhorst Bremen-Neuenlander Feld |publisher=Relikte.com |date=17 January 2002 |accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref>
 
During [[World War I]], the airport was taken into military administration, and civilian operations ceased. The military erected a wooden hangar, but conducted only a small number of operations from the airfield.<ref name="Relikte" /> After the war, the airport only reopened on 18 July 1920, with Dutch airline [[KLM]] beginning scheduled flights to [[Amsterdam]] soon thereafter. In the same year, the [[Weimar National Assembly]] authorised investment into upgraded facilities at the airport. Administration of the airport was transferred to the newly founded ''Bremer Flughafengesellschaft''.<ref name="Airport history">{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-bremen.de/en/city-airport-bremen/facts-and-figures/history/ |title=City Airport Bremen &#124; History |publisher=Airport-bremen.de |date= |accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> In 1923, the aeroplane manufacturer [[Focke-Wulf]] was founded on a site adjacent to the airfield.
 
===World War II===
In the 1930s, several new terminal buildings and hangars were constructed, with the largest to date being completed in 1937. In the same year, four new runways were built. These were arranged in a star-like pattern. The increasing military buildup under the rule of the [[Nazi Party|Nazis]] also began to show itself at the airport, with the [[Luftwaffe]] establishing a flight training base there. Civilian operations again came to a standstill with the beginning of [[World War II]]. For a short period between November 1939 and June 1940, the airport served as the base for a squadron of [[Focke-Wulf Fw200]] bombers. In the later stages of the war, the airport came under repeated bombardment due to co-location with the Focke-Wulf plant. This left most of the infrastructure destroyed or severely damaged by the end of the war.<ref name="Relikte" />
 
The [[United States Army]] took over the airport and the adjacent aircraft plant in 1945 for use as an airbase. After conducting the necessary repairs, it operated mostly transport aircraft into and out of the American enclave within otherwise British-occupied northern Germany. Control was handed back to the Bremen authorities in 1949. Civilian operations resumed that year with [[Scandinavian Airlines]] using Bremen Airport as a stopover on routes from [[Scandinavia]] to [[Geneva]] and [[Vienna]].<ref name="SAS Timetable">{{cite web|url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/sk49/ |title=Scandinavian Airlines System Timetable May 1, 1949 |publisher=Airline Timetable Images |year=2013}}</ref> Runway 09-27 was extended to 2.000 m.<ref name="Relikte" />
 
===Development since the 1950s===
In the mid-1950s, the terminal buildings were reconstructed and [[Lufthansa]] began scheduled flights to the airport. The German airline also established its pilot training operations ([[Lufthansa Flight Training]]) at the airport. During the 1960s, scheduled jet flights began to be operated at Bremen. In 1971, a large radar system was installed on the southern perimeter of the airport.<ref name="Relikte" />
 
1989 was the first year that the airport had more than one million passengers. The current terminal building was opened in 1998.<ref name="redesign"/>
 
In January 2016, the airports operator announced that the main terminal building will undergo major redesign and renovation works until 2018. The three current terminal sections 1, 2 and 3 will be merged amongst several other changes.<ref name="redesign">[http://www.aerotelegraph.com/flughafen-bremen-umbau-terminal-1-2-3 aerotelegraph.com - Flughafen Bremen frischt sein Terminal auf] (German) 26 January 2016</ref> In May 2016, the airport introduced its new [[brand]] which replaced the marketing name ''City Airport Bremen'' with the new ''BRE Bremen Airport''.<ref>http://news.fluege.de/flughafen-infos/warum-der-flughafen-bremen-einen-neuen-namen-braucht/78725.html</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport consists of one main passenger terminal building, split into sections ''Terminal 1, 2'' and ''3''<ref name="redesign"/> that features several shops, restaurants and service facilities as well five aircraft stands equipped with [[jet bridge]]s and some additional stands for mid-sized aircraft on the apron. [[Ryanair]] uses another more basic facility to the west of the main terminal called ''Terminal 5''<ref name="redesign"/> which only features walk-boarding.
The airport consists of one main passenger terminal building, split into sections ''Terminal 1, 2'' and ''3''<ref name="redesign"/> that features several shops, restaurants and service facilities as well five aircraft stands equipped with [[jet bridge]]s and some additional stands for mid-sized aircraft on the apron. [[Ryanair]] uses another more basic facility to the west of the main terminal called ''Terminal 5''<ref name="redesign"/> which only features walk-boarding.


The ''Bremenhalle'' inside the airport hosts a little aviation and space exploration museum, displaying the [[Junkers W33]] [[Bremen (airplane)|''Bremen'']] and the first [[Spacelab]] module.
==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Bremen Airport:<ref>http://www.airport-bremen.de/en/flight-info/flights/overall-flight-schedule/</ref>
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| [[Air France]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[HOP!]]}} | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]]
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| [[BMI Regional]] | [[Toulouse Airport|Toulouse]]
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|[[British Airways]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Sun-Air of Scandinavia|SUN-AIR]]}} | [[London City Airport|London-City]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]]
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| [[Brussels Airlines]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[BMI Regional]]}} | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]]
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| [[Eurowings]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Air Berlin]]}} | [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]] (begins 26 March 2017)<ref>http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270670/eurowings-outlines-leased-airberlin-aircraft-operation-in-s17/</ref>
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| [[Eurowings]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Germanwings]]}} | [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]
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| [[Germania (airline)|Germania]] | [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Madeira Airport|Funchal]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]], [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife-South]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Athens Airport|Athens]] (begins May 2017), [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]], [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]], [[Dalaman Airport|Dalaman]] (begins 15 May 2017),<ref>https://www.flygermania.com/de/fluginformation/streckennetz/</ref> [[Gazipaşa Airport|Gazipasa]], [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]], [[Ibiza Airport|Ibiza]], [[Kos Island International Airport|Kos]], [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavik-Kelflavik]], [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Varna Airport|Varna]]
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| [[KLM]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[KLM Cityhopper]]}} | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]]
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| [[Lufthansa Regional]] <br>{{nowrap|operated by [[Lufthansa CityLine]]}} | [[Munich Airport|Munich]]
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| [[Ryanair]] | [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]], [[Girona-Costa Brava Airport|Girona]], [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]], [[London-Stansted]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Riga International Airport|Riga]], [[Stockholm-Skavsta]], [[Vilnius International Airport|Vilnius]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Orio al Serio Airport|Bergamo]], [[Chania Airport|Chania]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Faro Airport|Faro]], [[Fuerteventura Airport|Fuerteventura]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Naples International Airport|Naples]] (begins 5 May 2017),<ref>http://www.napolike.it/ryanair-napoli-voli-low-cost-aeroporto-capodichino</ref> [[Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport|Porto]], [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]], [[Tampere-Pirkkala Airport|Tampere]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife-South]], [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]]
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| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]] (ends 24 March 2017)<ref>[http://www.flysas.com/ flysas.com - Book a trip] retrieved 14 October 2016</ref>
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| [[Small Planet Airlines (Germany)|Small Planet Airlines Germany]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]], [[Kos Airport|Kos]], [[Heraklion Airport|Heraklion]], [[Menorca Airport|Menorca]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Rhodes Airport|Rhodes]]
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| [[SunExpress]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Adnan Menderes Airport|Izmir]]
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul-Atatürk]]<br>'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]
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==Statistics==
[[File:Bremen Airport.JPG|thumb|Inside the terminal]]
[[File:FlughafenBremen-03.jpg|thumb|Apron overview]]
[[File:Ryanair Hub in Bremen.jpg|thumb|Several [[Ryanair]] [[Boeing 737-800]]s at Bremen Airport]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:250px;" align=
|+
|-
! style="width:75px"| !! style="width:200px"|Passengers !! style="width:200px"|Movements !! style="width:200px"|{{nowrap|Freight (in [[Tonne|t]])}}
|-
!2000
| 1,918,064 || – || –
|-
!2008
| {{increase}} 2,486,337 || 46,876 || 723
|-
!2009
| {{decrease}} 2,448,851 || {{decrease}} 43,650 || {{increase}} 731
|-
!2010
| {{increase}} 2,676,297 || {{increase}} 46,409 || {{decrease}} 539
|-
!2011
| {{decrease}} 2,560,023 || {{decrease}} 45,412 || {{increase}} 612
|-
!2012
| {{decrease}} 2,447,007 || {{decrease}} 44,737 || {{increase}} 643
|-
!2013
| {{increase}} 2,612,627 || {{decrease}} 44,263 || {{decrease}} 567
|-
!2014
| {{increase}} 2.773.129 || {{increase}} 45.987 || {{increase}} 721
|-
!2015
| {{decrease}} 2.660.754 ||  {{decrease}} 42.263 || {{decrease}} 608
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| <sup>''Source: ADV''</sup><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adv.aero/verkehrszahlen/archiv/|title=German Airport Statistics (German)|work=}}</ref>
|}


==Ground transportation==
==Ground transportation==
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The airport can be reached via motorway [[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]] ([[Baltic Sea]] – [[Ruhr|Ruhr area]]; Exit ''Arsten'') and the yet only partly completed city motorway [[Bundesautobahn 281|A281]] which crosses the city of Bremen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-bremen.de/service/anreise-parken/anreise/ |title=Anreise – Einfache und schnelle Fahrt zum City Airport Bremen |publisher=Airport-bremen.de |date=}}</ref>
The airport can be reached via motorway [[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]] ([[Baltic Sea]] – [[Ruhr|Ruhr area]]; Exit ''Arsten'') and the yet only partly completed city motorway [[Bundesautobahn 281|A281]] which crosses the city of Bremen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-bremen.de/service/anreise-parken/anreise/ |title=Anreise – Einfache und schnelle Fahrt zum City Airport Bremen |publisher=Airport-bremen.de |date=}}</ref>


==See also==
[[Category:Airport]]
 
[[Category:Germany]]
* [[List of airports in Germany]]
[[Category:Bremen]]
* [[Transport in Germany]]
{{2016}}
 
==References==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
 
{{Commonscat-inline|Bremen_Airport|Airport Bremen}}
* [http://www.airport-bremen.de/index.php?L=1 Official website]
* {{NWS-current|EDDW}}
* {{ASN|BRE}}
 
{{Portalbar|Germany|Aviation|World War II}}
{{Airports in Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
 
{{Authority control}}
 
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bremen (city)|Airport]]
[[Category:Airports in Germany]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1913]]
[[Category:Transport in Bremen (city)|Airport]]
[[Category:Transport in Bremen (state)]]
[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the European Theater]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Germany]]

Revision as of 11:42, 3 April 2017

Bremen Airport Airport code BRE

Facilities

The airport consists of one main passenger terminal building, split into sections Terminal 1, 2 and 3[1] that features several shops, restaurants and service facilities as well five aircraft stands equipped with jet bridges and some additional stands for mid-sized aircraft on the apron. Ryanair uses another more basic facility to the west of the main terminal called Terminal 5[1] which only features walk-boarding.


Ground transportation

Tram

Tram line 6 departs every 5 to 10 minutes (on Sunday evenings up to 20 min) to the city centre. The ride takes 11 minutes.[2]

Car

The airport can be reached via motorway A1 (Baltic Sea – Ruhr area; Exit Arsten) and the yet only partly completed city motorway A281 which crosses the city of Bremen.[3]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named redesign
  2. ↑ BSAG Bremer Straßenbahn AG
  3. ↑ {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
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