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Cologne/Bonn Airport, also called Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen and Flughafen Köln-Wahn is the sixth largest airport in Germany. In terms of cargo flights it is No. 2.
Cologne/Bonn Airport, also called Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen and Flughafen Köln-Wahn is the sixth largest airport in Germany. In terms of cargo flights it is No. 3.


It is situated in the Wahner Heide nature reserve, 15 km south-east of Cologne and 20 km north-east of Bonn.
It is situated in the Wahner Heide nature reserve, 15 km south-east of Cologne and 20 km north-east of Bonn.
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icao=EDDK|
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aptype=Mixed-Use Commerical|
aptype=Mixed-Use Commerical|
website=http://www.airport-cgn.de|
website=https://www.airport-cgn.de|
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During the 50s and 60s two more runways and a new terminal were constructed. On 1 November 1970 a Boeing 747 took off for New York for the first time.
During the 50s and 60s two more runways and a new terminal were constructed. On 1 November 1970 a Boeing 747 took off for New York for the first time.


In 1986 Cologne/Bonn Airport was chosen by United Parcel Service|UPS as the location for their European hub.
In 1986 Cologne/Bonn Airport was chosen by United Parcel Service as the location for their European hub.


In the late 90s the Airport started an expansion program. Several new parking lots and a second terminal were built, and in 2004 a railway station on the new InterCity Express|ICE-high-speed-track Cologne-Frankfurt was opened.
In the late 90s the Airport started an expansion program. Several new parking lots and a second terminal were built, and in 2004 a railway station on the new InterCity Express|ICE-high-speed-track Cologne-Frankfurt was opened.


Coinciding with the start of several low-cost airlines in Germany, Cologne/Bonn opened new capacity. This enabled the airport to make competitive offers to the airlines. Consequently, [http://www.germanwings.com Germanwings] and [http://www.hlx.com Hapag-Lloyd Express] started operations from Cologne/Bonn as their hub in the fall of 2002. They were joined by [http://www.easyjet.com easyJet] in late 2003.
Coinciding with the start of several low-cost airlines in Germany, Cologne/Bonn opened new capacity. This enabled the airport to make competitive offers to the airlines. Consequently, [http://www.germanwings.com Germanwings] and [http://www.hlx.com Hapag-Lloyd Express] started operations from Cologne/Bonn as their hub in the fall of 2002. They were joined by [http://www.easyjet.com easyJet] in late 2003.
As a result, the number of passengers in 2003 rose by 43% compared to 2002.


As a result, the number of passengers in 2003 rose by 43% compared to 2002.
Cologne Bonn Airport has closed 2016 with a record result. For the first time in the airport’s history, 11.9 million passengers were recorded in the period from January to December.


==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==
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*[http://www.airarabia.com/ Air Arabia Maroc (3O)] A320
*[http://www.airarabia.com/ Air Arabia Maroc (3O)] A320
*[http://www.airberlin.com Air Berlin (AB)]: 737-800, A320/A321, A330, Q400


*[http://www.austrianairlines.de Austrian Airlines (OS)]: EMB, A319, A320
*[http://www.austrianairlines.de Austrian Airlines (OS)]: EMB, A319, A320


*[http://www.blueairweb.com Blue Air (0B)]: 737-800
*[http://www.condor.de Condor (DE)]: A320, 757-300,


*[http://www.borajet.com.tr/ Borajet (BRJ)]: EMB170/190
*[http://www.corendon-airlines.com/ Corendon Airlines (CAI)]: B738, A320


*[http://www.condor.de Condor (DE)]: A320, 757-300, 767-200
*[http://www.eurowings.com Eurowings (EWG)]: A319, A320,


*[http://www.corendon-airlines.com/ Corendon Airlines (CAI)]: B738
*[http://www.iran-air.com Iran Air (IR)]: A300 , A330
 
*[http://www.eurowings.com Eurowings (EWG)]: A319, A320, A330, CRJ
 
*[http://www.germanwings.com germanwings (4U)]: A319, A320, CRJ
 
*[http://www.iran-air.com Iran Air (IR)]: A310, A300
 
*[http://www.lgw.de Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (HE) for Airberlin]: Q400


*[http://www.lufthansa.com Lufthansa (LH)]: CRJ, A319, A320, A321, E-195
*[http://www.lufthansa.com Lufthansa (LH)]: CRJ, A319, A320, A321, E-195


*[http://www.mngairlines.com MNG Airlines (MNB)]: A300F
*[http://www.mngairlines.com MNG Airlines (MNB)]: A300F, A330F
 
*[http://www.norwegian.com/de Norwegian (D8)] B737-800
 
*[http://www.nouvelair.com/ Nouvelair Tunisie (BJ)] : A320
 
*[http://www.onurair.com/en/ Onur Air (8Q)]: A321


*[http://www.pegasusairlines.com Pegasus (PGT)]: 737-800
*[http://www.pegasusairlines.com Pegasus (PGT)]: 737-800
*[http://www.pobeda.aero/en/ Pobeda (DP)]: 737-800


*[http://www.ryanair.com/ Ryanair (FR)]: 737-800
*[http://www.ryanair.com/ Ryanair (FR)]: 737-800
*[http://www.flyskywork.com SkyWork Airlines (SX)] Do328


*[http://www.sunexpress.de Sun Express (XQ)]: 737-800
*[http://www.sunexpress.de Sun Express (XQ)]: 737-800


*[http://www.sunexpress.de Sun Express Germany (XG)]: 737-800
*[http://www.tuifly.de TuiFly (X3)]: 737-800
 
*[http://www.tuifly.de TuiFly (X3)]: 737-800, B767-300 (for Sunexpress/Eurowings)
 
*[http://www.turkishairlines.com Turkish Airlines (TK)]: 737-800, A320, A321
*[http://www.turkishairlines.com Turkish Airlines (TK)]: 737-800, A320, A321
*[http://www.wizzair.com/ Wizz Air (W6)]: A319, A320
*[http://www.wizzair.com/ Wizz Air (W6)]: A319, A320
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'''Flight destinations: (Apr.2016)'''
'''Flight destinations: (Feb. 2024)'''


A complete list of all destinations can be found here :
A complete list of all destinations can be found here :
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*[http://www.enterprise.de/ enterprise] +49 (0)2203 369800
*[http://www.enterprise.de/ enterprise] +49 (0)2203 369800


*[http://www.europcar.de/ Europcar] +49 (0)2203 955 88-0
*[https://flextogo.com/de/ FlexRent] +49 2202 868 96 05


*[http://www.hertz.de/ Hertz] +49 (0)2203 40-2501
*[http://www.hertz.de/ Hertz] +49 (0)2203 40-2501


*[http://www.sixt.de/mietwagen/deutschland/koeln/koeln-bonn-flughafen Sixt] +49 (0)180 6 262525
*[http://www.sixt.de/mietwagen/deutschland/koeln/koeln-bonn-flughafen Sixt] +49 (0)180 6 262525
*[https://www.starcar.de/ Starcar] +49 2203 6993910
*[https://www.wheego-mobility.com/de Wheego ]  +49 203 57077777


=== Rail & Bus services ===
=== Rail & Bus services ===
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'''By bus to the airport'''
'''By bus to the airport'''


From Cologne, take the S-Bahn [suburban railway) No. 7 to Porz Markt, from there with Bus No. 161 to the Airport and back. Bus stops are T1 / A Untergeschoss, T2 / D, Busbahnhof, Verwaltung and Luftfrachtzentrum.
From Cologne, take the S-Bahn [suburban railway, KVB) No. 7 to Porz Markt, from there with Bus No. 161 to the Airport and back. Bus stops are T1 / A Untergeschoss, T2 / D, Busbahnhof, Verwaltung and Luftfrachtzentrum.


=== Hotel ===
=== Hotel ===
*[http://www.leonardo-hotels.de/deutschland-hotels/hotel-koln/leonardo-hotel-koeln-airport Leonardo Hotel Köln Bonn Airport] +49 (0)2203 5610
*[https://www.leonardo-hotels.de/cologne/leonardo-hotel-koln-bonn-airport Leonardo Hotel Köln Bonn Airport] +49 22 035610
*[https://www.marriott.com/de/hotels/cgnoa-moxy-cologne-bonn-airport/overview/ Moxy Hotel Köln Bonn Airport] +49 221 650 83300


== External Links ==
== External Links ==


=== Spotters ===
=== Spotters ===
*http://www.aviation-friends-cologne.de/
*https://www.spotter.koeln/ (formerly www.spotter-cgn.de)
*http://www.spotter-cgn.de/
** CGN Spotter-Guide https://spotter.koeln/index.php/cgn/cgn-spotterguide
** Spotter-Guide (in german) http://www.spotter-cgn.de/spotterstuff/spotterguides/cgn-koeln-bonn
*http://cgncommunity.com/
*http://www.widebodies.de/
*http://www.trains-planes.de/
*http://www.trains-planes.de/
*http://www.cgn-spotter.com/


=== Misc. ===
=== Misc. ===
*http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/cgn
*https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/cgn
*https://spotterlead.net/EDDK/live
*[https://spotterlead.net/EDDK/spotting Cologne Bonn Planespotting Timetables] SpotterLead.net, Live flights, weather reports, runway usage, lighting conditions.
*http://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/en/airport/airport-webcam.html Webcam Airport CGN/EDDK
*https://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/en/airport/airport-webcam.html Webcam Airport CGN/EDDK
*http://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/en/airport/services-for-visitors.html Service for Visitors, Guided tours of the Airport
*https://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/en/airport/services-for-visitors.html Service for Visitors, Guided tours of the Airport
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