Airport guide

Lubeck BlankenseeIATA code LBC

Lubeck Blankensee (LBC/EDHL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Hamburg, Germany in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Hamburg, Germany
Codes: LBC · EDHL; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Europe/Berlin
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Lubeck Blankensee (LBC/EDHL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Hamburg, Germany in Europe. Operating on Europe/Berlin local time at coordinates 53.810°, 10.700°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Lubeck Blankensee (LBC) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Hamburg, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Lubeck Blankensee airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: LBC
ICAO code: EDHL
City: Hamburg
Country: Germany
Region: Europe
Time zone: Europe/Berlin
Coordinates: 53.805°, 10.719°; From OurAirports
Official website: flughafen-luebeck.de (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Lubeck Blankensee’s own pages.

LBC airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Medium airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 16 m (53 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1917; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2022: 82,590; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing adv.aero (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Lübeck; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport HAM · 52 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at LBC

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 07/25: 2,102 m, asphalt.

Runways at LBC: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	2,102 m6,896 ft	60 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from LBC

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from LBC yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Where LBC is

Calculated

55 km east-northeast

Lubeck Blankensee lies 55 km east-northeast of Hamburg 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 OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at LBC

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Hamburg, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Lubeck Blankensee’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:flughafen-luebeck.de (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 Hamburg

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Lubeck Blankensee: common questions

Where is Lubeck Blankensee?

Lubeck Blankensee serves Hamburg, Germany. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 53.805°, 10.719°.

What are the airport codes for Lubeck Blankensee?

The IATA code is LBC and the ICAO code is EDHL.

What time zone is LBC in?

Lubeck Blankensee is in the Europe/Berlin time zone.

What is the official website of Lubeck Blankensee?

The airport’s official website is flughafen-luebeck.de. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Lubeck Blankensee have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at LBC: 07/25 (2,102 m (6,896 ft), asphalt).

When did Lubeck Blankensee open?

Wikidata gives 1917 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Lubeck Blankensee?

Wikidata records 82,590 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

How far is LBC from Hamburg city centre?

Lubeck Blankensee is about 55 km east-northeast of Hamburg city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Lubeck Blankensee?

OurAirports gives LBC’s elevation as 16 m (53 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 Lubeck Blankensee’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 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 Q706450 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (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)