Featured Airport: Nuremberg Airport

Richard Maslen August 12, 2010

Attracting 3.96 million passengers last year Nuremberg Airport ranks 10^th in Germany in terms of passengers. Nuermberg is the center of a metropolitan region and a exciting destination for tourists.

CATCHMENT AREA:

Nuremberg is Bavaria´s second largest city and the centre of North Bavaria. The metropolitan region Nuremberg has 3.5 million inhabitants and is a trendsetting centre of national and international importance for Europe. In 100 km radius it comprises a population of more than 5 million inhabitants with purchase power above average.

MARKET INFO:

Catchment GDP: 103 Mrd. Euro (number 19 in Europe)
Nuremberg is the economic and service metropolis of Northern Bavaria and ranks in the Top 20 of European economic regions
approx. 150,000 companies and enterprises
Nürnberg Messe exhibition centre is Europe's most modern congress centre with 21,000 exhibitors and 1.3 million visitor's p.a.

Mix of Trade

The economic structure of the region is marked by technologically efficient industrial plants with a remarkably high export share of 42 % (above German average)
Main industry sectors: medical, electrical, mechanical and automation engineering

Major corporations with headquarters based in Nuremberg include; Worldwide headquarters of Siemens, Adidas, Bosch, Diehl, Faber-Castell, GfK, Nestlé Schöller, Puma, Schaeffler Group, Uvex...

TOURISM:

Nuremberg offers a wide and varied range of events throughout the year and the city's many sights, historical buildings and the extensive museum landscape attract numerous visitors from all around the world. NUE is the biggest touristic hub in Germany - with a special in winter daily hub operated by Air Berlin bringing 1.0 million transfer pax per season via NUE to Mediterrean destinations (up to 20 B 737/A 330).

NETWORK:

Nuremburg is served by 11 carriers with its largest airline being Air Berlin which operates 44% of all scheduled flights. Other key network carriers include Air France, KLM and Turkish Airlines whilst Lufthansa operates over 150 weekly flights to over 55 destinations. Its network is mostly short and medium haul European focused with some services into North Africa.

FACILITIES:

The 2,700m runway at Nuremberg Airport is operational 24 hours a day with no slot restrictions and full service handling capabilities.

The terminal building has a capacity of 6 million passenger p.a. and comprises of 2 departure halls and one arrivals hall

UNSERVED ROUTES/KEY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES:

Oneworld hubs LHR, MAD, HEL and Eastern European destinations like Budapest, Moscow, Kiev, Bucharest are key.

For further information regarding these key opportunities from NUE please click here.