Luxembourg Airport
Luxembourg Airport Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg Aéroport de Luxembourg Flughafen Luxemburg | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Société de l'Aéroport de Luxembourg S.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||||||||||
| Location | Niederanven | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,234 ft / 376 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°37′24″N 006°12′16″E / 49.62333°N 6.20444°E | ||||||||||
| Website | lux-airport.lu | ||||||||||
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Luxembourg Airport (IATA: LUX, ICAO: ELLX) serves as the principal airport of Luxembourg and the sole international airport within the country. Formerly known as Luxembourg Findel Airport (French: Aéroport de Luxembourg-Findel) due to its location in the Findel area, it remains the only airport in Luxembourg equipped with a paved runway. The airport is approximately 3.25 nautical miles (6.02 km; 3.74 mi) to the east of Luxembourg City.
In 2024, Luxembourg Airport accommodated over five million passengers. Additionally, it is recognized as a major cargo hub, ranking as the fifth-busiest airport in Europe by cargo tonnage and ranking the 28th-busiest globally in 2010. Both Luxair, the national flag carrier, and Cargolux, a leading cargo airline, maintain their headquarters on the airport premises.