Nuremberg Airport (NUE)

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Country Germany | Continent Europe | IATA: NUE | ICAO: EDDN | Elevation 1046 ft · 319 m | Local time —

Destinations
47
Flights / day
44
Busiest route
Amsterdam
Top airline
Ryanair

Nuremberg Airport averages 44 flights per day to 47 destinations, with four domestic routes and 41 international routes. A total of 23 airlines operate at NUE, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 22 countries across two continents, with Spain representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Nuremberg connects to Marsa Alam, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 0 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Nuremberg Airport connects 45 destinations worldwide, with Amsterdam standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Tenerife Island, and the shortest flight is to Frankfurt-am-Main.

Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
336 mi · 541 km
5
per day
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
118 mi · 191 km
5
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
2 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
385 mi · 620 km
4
per day
Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt
5 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,958 mi · 3,151 km
3
per day
London (STN) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
501 mi · 807 km
2
per day
Istanbul (SAW) – Türkiye
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
1,064 mi · 1,713 km
2
per day
Palma De Mallorca (PMI) – Spain
2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
799 mi · 1,286 km
2
per day
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
1,025 mi · 1,650 km
2
per day
Tenerife Island (TFS) – Spain
3 airlines
5 hr 25 mins
2,079 mi · 3,345 km
1
per day
Alicante (ALC) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
965 mi · 1,553 km
1
per day
Thessaloniki (SKG) – Greece
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
848 mi · 1,365 km
1
per day
Fuerteventura Island (FUE) – Spain
3 airlines
5 hr 10 mins
1,959 mi · 3,152 km
7
per week
Bari (BRI) – Italy
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
640 mi · 1,030 km
6
per week
Sofia (SOF) – Bulgaria
1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
754 mi · 1,213 km
6
per week
Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,314 mi · 2,115 km
5
per week
Gran Canaria Island (LPA) – Spain
3 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,042 mi · 3,286 km
5
per week
Bremen (BRE) – Germany
1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
264 mi · 425 km
4
per week
Prishtina (PRN) – KS
2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
675 mi · 1,087 km
4
per week
Valencia (VLC) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
894 mi · 1,438 km
4
per week
Westerland (GWT) – Germany
1 airline
—
NUE → GWT
4
per week
Bucharest (OTP) – Romania
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
784 mi · 1,261 km
3
per week
Budapest (BUD) – Hungary
1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
401 mi · 645 km
3
per week
Chişinău (RMO) – Moldova
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
839 mi · 1,351 km
3
per week
Málaga (AGP) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,179 mi · 1,898 km
3
per week
Palermo (PMO) – Italy
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
789 mi · 1,269 km
3
per week
Sibiu (SBZ) – Romania
1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
657 mi · 1,058 km
3
per week
Skopje (SKP) – North Macedonia
1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
727 mi · 1,170 km
3
per week
Tirana (TIA) – Albania
1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
697 mi · 1,123 km
3
per week
Varna (VAR) – Bulgaria
1 airline
—
NUE → VAR
3
per week
Vilnius (VNO) – Lithuania
1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
699 mi · 1,124 km
3
per week
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
714 mi · 1,149 km
2
per week
Beirut (BEY) – Lebanon
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,649 mi · 2,653 km
2
per week
Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
541 mi · 870 km
2
per week
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) – Romania
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
610 mi · 982 km
2
per week
Faro (FAO) – Portugal
1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,282 mi · 2,063 km
2
per week
İzmir (ADB) – Türkiye
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,110 mi · 1,786 km
2
per week
Marsa Alam (RMF) – Egypt
2 airlines
5 hr 0 mins
2,079 mi · 3,345 km
2
per week
Seville (SVQ) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,187 mi · 1,910 km
2
per week
Timişoara (TSR) – Romania
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
541 mi · 871 km
2
per week
Brașov (GHV) – Romania
1 airline
—
NUE → GHV
1
per week
Brussels (CRL) – Belgium
1 airline
—
NUE → CRL
1
per week
Funchal (FNC) – Portugal
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,839 mi · 2,959 km
1
per week
Hanover (HAJ) – Germany
1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
213 mi · 343 km
1
per week
Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt
1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,931 mi · 3,107 km
1
per week
Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden
1 airline
—
NUE → ARN
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Nuremberg Airport is served by 23 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 24% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 44% of routes. 12 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 21 airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. MBU is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Tenerife Island with a flight time of 5 hrs 25 mins.

Ryanair (15 routes)
Wizz Air Malta (8 routes)
Corendon Airlines Europe (5 routes)
Eurowings (5 routes)
Norwegian Air UK (4 routes)
MBU (3 routes)
World Ticket Ltd (3 routes)
Air Cairo (2 routes)
Pegasus (2 routes)
Sun Express (2 routes)
Wizz Air (2 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Lufthansa (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
ASL Airlines Belgium (1 routes)
Ryanair UK (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)
Caspian Airlines (1 routes)
GP Aviation (1 routes)
Vueling (1 routes)
SundAir (1 routes)
Air Serbia (1 routes)
FAI rent-a-jet (1 routes)

Nuremberg Airport provides direct service to 22 countries across two continents. The route network is 9% domestic and 91% international. Spain is the primary international destination.

Spain - 8/day
Germany - 7/day
Netherlands - 5/day
Türkiye - 5/day
France - 4/day
Egypt - 3/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Romania - 2/day
Greece - 1/day
Italy - 1/day
Bulgaria - 1/day
KS - 1/day
Hungary - 0/day
Moldova - 0/day
North Macedonia - 0/day
Albania - 0/day
Lithuania - 0/day
Lebanon - 0/day
Serbia - 0/day
Portugal - 0/day
Belgium - 0/day
Sweden - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,839 ft 2,694 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,839 ft 2,694 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

65 aircraft cannot operate at Nuremberg Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,839 ft (2,694 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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