Weeze Airport , less commonly known as Niederrhein Airport and sometimes marketed as Düsseldorf-Weeze, is a minor international airport in the Lower Rhine region of Germany. It is used by Ryanair. The airport is situated southwest However, Ryanair still refers to it as "Düsseldorf-Weeze". Compared to Düsseldorf, the airport is actually closer to the Dutch cities of Venlo, Nijmegen and Arnhem, the German cities of Duisburg and Essen, and the immediate Weeze area.

Weeze was served by the short-lived, Dutch low-cost carrier V Bird, which opened a base here and operated flights to Berlin, Munich and several international destinations, from its inception in 2003 until bankruptcy in 2004. During this time, passenger numbers doubled from 200,000 to 400,000 within a year. Between 2008 and 2013, this was one of Germany's fastest-growing airports.

Development since 2010

After peaking at nearly three million passengers in 2010, Weeze Airport began experiencing a steady decline in throughput, partially due to stiff competition from neighboring airports such as Eindhoven and Dortmund. In February 2014, Ryanair announced the cancellation of 18 routes from Weeze for the 2014 summer season, citing a lack of aircraft.

In 2019, the airport faced severe financial difficulties due to a fall in passenger numbers by 30 percent over the previous year as a result of the cancellation of several Ryanair routes. This was best exemplified by the cancellation of the London-Stansted route, which was one of the most popular destinations from Weeze airport for most of the 2000s and early 2010s.

After passenger numbers collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Weeze Airport has experienced a minor resurgence in popularity, driven by Ryanair's introduction of several new routes and the re-emergence of many destinations. In 2025, Weeze airport welcomed over two million passengers for the first time in over a decade.

Facilities

Weeze Airport has one passenger terminal building with restaurants, shops, and check-in facilities. The apron, which is to the west of the terminal building, features nine aircraft stands for mid-sized aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800. As there are no jet bridges due to the location of the apron to the west side of the terminal building instead in front of it, bus-boarding is used for six stands. Only three stands are close enough to the terminal to be accessed on foot.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights at Weeze Airport:

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The nearest larger international airport is Düsseldorf Airport, located south east of Weeze Airport.

Statistics

thumb|right|Direct flight destinations from Weeze Airport (Apr 2026)

thumb|Terminal exterior

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:200px;" align="center"

|+

|-

! style="width:75px"| !!

|-

!2008

| 1,523,990

|-

!2009

| 2,402,083

|-

!2010

| 2,896,730

|-

!2011

| 2,421,108

|-

!2012

| 2,208,429

|-

!2013

| 2,487,843

|-

!2014

| 1,807,543

|-

!2015

| 1,909,704

|-

!2016

| 1,854,108

|-

!2017

| 1,885,811

|-

!2018

| 1,700,711

|-

!2019

| 1,231,100

|-

!2020

| 299,711

|-

!2021

| 587,478

|-

!2022

| 1,030,000

|-

!2023

| 1,595,785

|-

!2024

| 1,970,431

|-

!2025

| 2,245,735

|-

| colspan=5 style="text-align:right;"| <sup>Source: ADV</sup>

|}

2.245.735

Ground transportation

Coach

Direct buses serve Düsseldorf Main Station up to 7 times a day, also covering early flight departures and late arrivals. The journey takes 1h 15min. Airexpressbus offered from June 2007 until spring 2017 a service between Weeze Airport and Amsterdam with stops at Eindhoven Airport, Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch.

Train

Bus shuttles serve the railway stations of Weeze, Kevelaer and Goch on a frequent basis. Travellers for Düsseldorf Main Station will need to catch a bus or taxi to either Weeze or Kevelaer railway stations.

Buses

In addition to coaches serving Düsseldorf, Weeze airport is served by local buses connecting it to most towns in the Lower Rhine region (Kleve, Emmerich, Goch, Geldern) and to Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

See also

  • Transport in Germany
  • List of airports in Germany

References

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