Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (German: Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden) is the international airport of Karlsruhe, the third-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and also serves the spa town of Baden-Baden. It is the state's second-largest airport after Stuttgart Airport, and the 12th-largest in Germany with 2,257,542 passengers as of 2025 Technically, the airport itself today is part of the Baden Airpark, which also includes business facilities.

Public operations

The first commercial flight from Hapag-Lloyd Flug (now TUI fly Deutschland) took place in April 2001 with service to Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza. In 2008 the airport counted over one million passengers within a year for the first time. In July 2018, TUI fly Deutschland announced that it would terminate its operations at the airport, cancelling seven year-round and seasonal leisure routes to the Canaries and the Mediterranean.

Since March 2025, Ryanair has stationed a fourth aircraft at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport.

Facilities

Terminal

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport consists of one passenger terminal building equipped with 20 check-in counters and eight departure gates as well as some shops and restaurants.

Runway

The apron features eight aircraft stands of which most can be used by mid-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737. Due to the location of the terminal building walk stands and buses are used for boarding. Due to its extensive runway and facilities, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport is frequently used by major airlines for training flights.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport:

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The closest other international airport is Stuttgart Airport, located approximately to the east.

Statistics

thumb|Landside area inside the terminal

thumb|Apron overview

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!2008

| 1,141,070

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!2009

| 1,087,909

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!2010

| 1,177,201

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!2011

| 1,114,535

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!2012

| 1,287,382

|-

!2013

| 1,059,227

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!2014

| 983,451

|-

!2015

| 1,051,435

|-

!2016

| 1,105,103

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!2017

| 1,240,551

|-

!2018

| 1,246,969

|-

!2019

| <sub></sub> 1,335,957

|-

!2020

| 401,000

|-

!2021

| 609,459

|-

!2022

|<sub></sub> 1,301,002

|-

!2023

|<sub></sub> 1,731,055

|-

!2024

|<sub></sub> 1,800,355

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!2025

|<sub></sub> 2,257,542

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Ground transportation

The airport can be reached via motorway A5 which leads from Hesse to Basel (Exit Baden-Baden). There are local bus connections to Baden-Baden and Rastatt as well as their respective train stations.

See also

  • Transport in Germany
  • List of airports in Germany

References

  • Official website
  • Accident history for FKB at Aviation Safety Network