Rostock–Laage Airport

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Rostock Airport

Flughafen Rostock–Laage
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorFlughafen Rostock Laage-Güstrow GmbH
Serves Rostock, Germany
Elevation  AMSL 42 m / 138 ft
Coordinates 53°55′06″N12°16′42″E / 53.91833°N 12.27833°E / 53.91833; 12.27833
Website www.rostock-airport.de
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
RLG
Location of Airport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Rostock-Laage Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/282,5008,202Paved
Statistics (2022)
Passengers60,997 Increase2.svg+185,0%
Aircraft movements15,440 Increase2.svg+139,6%
Cargo (metric tons)00,000 Decrease2.svg-100,0%
Sources: Statistics at ADV. [1]

Rostock Airport, German: Flughafen Rostock-Laage( IATA : RLG, ICAO : ETNL), is the airport of Rostock, the largest city in the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and is named after Laage, within the boundary of which it is located. Laage is a town in the Rostock district. It features flights to major cities throughout Germany as well as some leisure routes. In addition to civil activity, Jagdgeschwader 73 of the German Air Force is stationed on the military side of the airport.

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History

Early years

Construction of the airport began in 1979 as a National People's Army facility. It became operational in 1984 with the Fighter Wing JBG 77 and the Navy Fighter Wing 28. It was deactivated by the Bundeswehr in 1990 and was reactivated in 1993 when Jagdgeschwader 73 was posted there. In the same year the Rostock-Laage-Güstrow GmbH begins civilian operations on a 60 hectare section of the airport.

Development since the 2000s

The airport was expected to post losses of €2.8 million for 2013 while the passenger numbers decreased by 12 percent in the same year. As the government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is not willing to give additional financial aid, the airport operator may face bankruptcy in the near future. [2] In October 2014, Rainer Schwarz, a former general manager of Berlin Brandenburg Airport was appointed to the same position at Rostock–Laage Airport. [3]

After the British airline Flybmi, which operated domestic flights to Munich and Stuttgart ceased the operation and declared bankruptcy, Lufthansa took over the route from Rostock to Munich with up to two daily rotations with Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft. However, this service has since been terminated.

In 2019, the airport suffered a sharp downfall in passenger numbers with a decrease by more than half to just 148,000. [4] This was mainly caused by the shutdown of Germania which operated several leisure routes from Rostock. In February 2021, Lufthansa Aviation Training relocated their practical training from Bremen Airport to Rostock. [5]

On the airfield it is a part of the major maneuver held in June 2023, held under the leadership of the German Air Force Air Defender 23 it is the greatest exercise of air forces since NATO was announced. [6]

In November 2024, Condor announced to terminate their two-weekly, summer seasonal route from Rostock to Palma de Mallorca, citing low rentability. [7]

Facilities

The airport consists of one modern passenger terminal building containing a large check-in hall as well as some shops and restaurants. The building is equipped with two jet bridges and apron positions. Rostock–Laage Airport usually sees traffic by mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 but is equipped to handle wide-body aircraft up to the Boeing 747-400. [8] It also has several stands for smaller general aviation planes.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate scheduled flights at Rostock Airport: [9]

AirlinesDestinations
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Antalya, [10] Heraklion

Additionally, the airport is frequently used for non-public cruise ship charter flights to and from Southern Europe, e. g. operated by ITA Airways, to carry passengers travelling to and from the nearby cruise port of Warnemünde. [11] [12]

The nearest major international airports are Berlin Brandenburg Airport 190 kilometres (120 mi) to the south and Hamburg Airport 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the west.

Statistics

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Aerial view
Check-in hall Flughafen Rostock-Laage2.JPG
Check-in hall
Busiest Flight Routes from RLG by country in 2023 [13]
RankDestination CountryPassengers
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16,998
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4,394
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,677
This statistic includes only departures. (No arrivals)
Busiest Flight Routes from RLG in 2023 [13]
RankDestination AirportDestination CountryPassengers
1AntalyaFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16,998
2HeraklionFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 4,386
3Milan-LinateFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,543
4Las PalmasFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 340
5Tenerife SouthFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 334
This statistic includes only departures. (No arrivals)
Annual passenger traffic at RLG airport. See Wikidata query.
Passengers
2010219.489
2011Increase2.svg 223,516
2012Decrease2.svg 203,990
2013Decrease2.svg 177,464
2014Decrease2.svg 169,946
2015Increase2.svg 190,869
2016Increase2.svg 250,199
2017Increase2.svg 290,654 [14]
2018Increase2.svg 298,000 [4]
2019Decrease2.svg 148,000 [4]
202352,579 [15]
Source: Rostock Airport [16]

Ground transportation

Public transport

For all scheduled and most charter flights, a direct bus connection to Rostock Hauptbahnhof (25 km distance) is provided by the regional public transport company (Rebus). A special fare ("Flughafenticket") is introduced, allowing passengers to use suburban trains and street cars within the City of Rostock for one connecting trip. The same applies for one additional trip on regional busses from Rostock within the integrated fare region of Rostock.

Road

The motorways A19 (Rostock–Berlin) and A20 (Lübeck–Szczecin) are nearby. There are 4 parking areas at the airport with more than 1,000 [17] parking spots in total. Several international as well as local car rental agencies are located at the airport. [18]

See also

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