Airport guide
Bremen AirportIATA code BRE
Bremen Airport (BRE/EDDW) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bremen, Germany in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Bremen, Germany
- Codes
- BRE · EDDW
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Region
- Europe
Bremen Airport (BRE/EDDW) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Bremen, Germany in Europe. Operating on Europe/Berlin local time at coordinates 53.050°, 8.790°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Bremen Airport (BRE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Bremen, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Bremen Airport details
- IATA code
- BRE
- ICAO code
- EDDW
- City
- Bremen
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.047°, 8.789°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Bremen Airport’s own pages.
BRE airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 1.49 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing adv.aero (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase FCN · 81 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at BRE
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 09/27: 2,634 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,634 m8,642 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 05/23 | 700 m2,297 ft | 23 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from BRE
Originfacts does not track any routes from BRE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at BRE
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names BRE, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where BRE is
3.4 km south-southwest
Bremen Airport lies 3.4 km south-southwest of Bremen city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at BRE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Bremen, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Bremen Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:bremen-airport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Bremen
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- HanoverHannover AirportHAJ89 km
- HamburgHamburg Finkenwerder AirportXFW91 km
- HamburgHamburg AirportHAM104 km
- MuensterMunster Osnabruck International AirportFMO126 km
- GroningenEelde AirportGRQ148 km
- HamburgLubeck BlankenseeLBC152 km
- PaderbornPaderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD161 km
- KasselKassel-Calden AirportKSF186 km
- DortmundDortmund AirportDTM189 km
Bremen Airport: common questions
Where is Bremen Airport?
Bremen Airport serves Bremen, Germany. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 53.047°, 8.789°.
What are the airport codes for Bremen Airport?
The IATA code is BRE and the ICAO code is EDDW.
What time zone is BRE in?
Bremen Airport is in the Europe/Berlin time zone.
What is the official website of Bremen Airport?
The airport’s official website is bremen-airport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Bremen Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at BRE: 09/27 (2,634 m (8,642 ft), asphalt); 05/23 (700 m (2,297 ft), asphalt).
When did Bremen Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1913 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Bremen Airport?
Wikidata records 1.49 million passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at BRE?
Wikidata lists BRE as a hub of Atlas Air Service and Sundair.
How far is BRE from Bremen city centre?
Bremen Airport is about 3.4 km south-southwest of Bremen city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Bremen Airport?
OurAirports gives BRE’s elevation as 4 m (14 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Bremen Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q665365 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)