Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
IATA: BWE ICAO: EDVE
Summary
Airport type	Public / Private
Operator	Airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg GmbH
Serves	Braunschweig and Wolfsburg
Hub for	Volkswagen Air Services
Elevation AMSL	295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates	52°19′09″N 010°33′19″E / 52.31917°N 10.55528°E / 52.31917; 10.55528
Website	fhbwe.de
Map
EDVE Location of the airport in Lower Saxony
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,300 7,546 Asphalt 08R/26L 900 2,953 Grass
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 63,361 +46,3% Aircraft movements 27,930 +00,4% Cargo (metric tons) 00,001 -03,4%
Source: ADV[1] AIP at German air traffic control.[2]

Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (German: Flughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg) (IATA: BWE, ICAO: EDVE) is an airport in Braunschweig, Germany. Originally constructed by the German Air Ministry in the 1930s, it is located on the northern edge of Braunschweig, which is situated between Hanover and Magdeburg. Braunschweig Airport traditionally has been a major centre of gliding in Germany and is also used for general aviation, especially business traffic.

The headquarters of the German Federal Aviation Office, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt are located at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport. Also, the Braunschweig University of Technology has some of its aeronautical departments on site.